259052 - Domestic Assistant

NHS Ayrshire & Arran; Wishaw; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Leave 35 days

NHS Pension

Incremental salary progression

Paid sick leave

NHS discounts

Job summary

NHS Lanarkshire is seeking a dedicated Cleaning Support Worker to provide domestic services across its premises, ensuring a safe, welcoming environment that meets HAI standards.

The role involves cleaning with equipment, adhering to DWCS schedules, and using CAFM for tasks; weekend shifts 6am-10pm depending on service.

On-the-job training (4-6 weeks) and mandatory safety and PaMOVA training are provided to achieve full competency.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of cleaning standards and related procedures.

Responsibilities

• 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 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.

Skills

Knowledge of cleaning standards

Health & Safety awareness

Risk assessment understanding

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.

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

As a valued employee of NHS Lanarkshire, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:

• 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.

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.

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