231496 Domestic Assistant (KA)

NHS National Services Scotland; Livingston; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Livingston is seeking a part-time domestic services provider to ensure compliance with quality and health safety standards in clinical and non-clinical departments. The ideal candidate will have experience in a healthcare setting and a requirement for PVG Scheme membership. This position offers 17.3 hours of work per week on a backshift schedule, with a pro-rata salary.

Qualifications

• PVG Scheme membership/record required.
• Experience in providing domestic services in healthcare.
• Knowledge of Health & Safety and infection control standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide domestic services within Clinical / Non Clinical Departments.
• Ensure compliance with quality standards and Health & Safety requirements.
• Control of infection and audit compliance.

Job description

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.

We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service. Further information on what NHS Scotland Boards are required to do to check this as well as what your responsibilities include can be found in the further information for this vacancy.

This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.

The hours for this post are Backshift • 16:30 – 20:00 • Monday – Friday • 17.3 Hours per week

Please note: As this post is part-time, the salary will be pro‑rata.

Responsible for providing a range of domestic services within Clinical / Non Clinical Departments throughout all areas of the Hospitals and Health Centres ensuring compliance with quality standards, Health & Safety, control of infection, Audit Scotland and HAI task force requirements, National Cleaning Services Specification and other requirements as specified by the Division.

For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions, please contact Eleanor Cleland, 01506 522172