259052 - Domestic Assistant

NHS Scotland; Wishaw; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Leave 35 days

NHS pension scheme

Annual incremental salary progression

Paid sick leave increasing with length

NHS discounts

Job summary

NHS Lanarkshire is seeking a weekend cleaner to provide domestic services across NHS premises. Work hours range from 6am to 10pm, with shifts varying by service delivery. You will help maintain a safe, welcoming environment and support new staff in the work setting.

The role requires knowledge of cleaning standards, on-the-job training (4–6 weeks), and familiarity with health and safety practices including risk assessment. Training in PaMOVA is included if identified by risk assessment.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of cleaning standards and related procedures.
• On-the-job induction will take 4–6 weeks to achieve full competency.
• Experience with health and safety practices including risk assessment.

Responsibilities

• Undertake a range of cleaning tasks using machinery and manual methods.
• Ensure cleaning meets required standards and report any access issues.
• Use cleaning materials in line with COSHH guidelines.
• Complete duties as scheduled in the Daily Weekly Cleaning Schedules (DWCS) and sign off daily.
• Record task completion in the CAFM system and maintain audit evidence.
• Assist in onboarding new staff and support in a busy clinical environment.

Skills

Cleaning standards

Health & Safety

Risk assessment

PaMOVA training

Tools

COSHH guidelines

Job description

About The Organisation

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

About The Organisation

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

The Role

Provide domestic service to patients, staff and visitors of NHS Lanarkshire, (NHSL) premises through the use of effective and efficient methods, which deliver a ‘safe’ and welcoming environment and meet the required NHSL and Hospital Acquired Infections (HAI )standards. To work alongside and support new staff in the working environment. Weekend only, any shift pattern between 6am to 10pm, this will depend on service delivery and where you would be required to work.

In This Key Role, You Will

• Undertake a range of cleaning tasks which require the use of machinery, equipment and cleaning appliances involving manual handling and lifting
• To ensure all cleaning is undertaken to the required standards and report to supervisor any areas not cleaned due to access issues etc
• Utilise cleaning materials and agents in keeping with Health & Safety responsibilities and Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) guidelines.
• To undertake the full range of duties, cleaning all equipment, furniture/fittings and surfaces including the arm of the bedside communication systems, bed frames, patient chairs etc, as identified in the Daily Weekly Cleaning Schedules (DWCS)/ job schedules.
• To complete and comply with all tasks as requested and allocated through the Computer Aided Facilities Management (CAFM) system
• Undertake the accurate completion and signing off the DWCS on a daily basis to ensure the departments audit/monitoring arrangements are being achieved and evidenced.

What You’ll Bring

• Knowledge of cleaning standards and related procedures.
• Required to undertake on the job training and induction (this will generally take 4-6 weeks, depending on hours/days worked ), to achieve full competency across a range of duties
• Working knowledge Health & Safety including participation in risk assessing individual tasks
• Required to undertake Prevention, Assessment & Management Of Violence & Aggression (PaMOVA) training level 1 and level 2, if identified following a appropriate risk assessment
• Undertake NHS Lanarkshire compulsory training
• Undertake mandatory Health Care Support Workers (HCSW) standards

What We Offer

• Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Annual incremental salary progression
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• NHS discounts and more.

Care Experienced Applicants

• Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.

NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent - regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

For informal discussion, please contact Sharon Williamson, Customer Support Manager on [e-mail]

If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact Anna.Zastawnik-Baran, Recruitment Administrator on [e-mail]