261842 (AJM) Domestic Assistant

NHS National Services Scotland; Scotland; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

NHS National Services Scotland is recruiting a part-time domestic services role based at Dedridge Health Centre. The post involves providing a range of domestic services across clinical and non-clinical areas, ensuring compliance with quality standards, health and safety, and infection control policies.

Work pattern is 14.4 hours per week, Mon-Thu 17:00-20:00 and Fri 17:00-18:54. Salary will be pro-rata for part-time hours.

Qualifications

• Experience in healthcare setting preferred.
• Ability to follow quality standards and safety policies.
• Teamwork and good communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide a range of domestic services across clinical and non-clinical areas.
• Ensure compliance with quality standards, Health & Safety, infection control, and related policies.
• Support audits and adhere to national cleaning specifications.

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.

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14.4 hours per week based at Dedridge Health Centre - 17:00-20:00 Mon-Thurs 17:00-18:54 Fri

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. If after reading this information you have any questions, please contact Eleanor Cleland, 01506 522172 or email [e-mail]

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

In line with the current UK Immigration Rules, this post does not meet the eligibility criteria for a Certificate of Sponsorship to support a Skilled Worker Visa or a Health & Care Worker Visa. Overseas nationals should review alternative immigration options before applying for this role. Further information: www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration.

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.

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.