Cleaning Assistant

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust; Salisbury; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Salisbury is seeking Cleaning Assistants to maintain cleanliness in clinical and non-clinical areas. The role offers flexible shifts including evenings and part-time options, with a competitive hourly rate of £12.36. Full training and uniform provided, along with a range of NHS benefits such as generous holiday entitlement and discounts.

Benefits

Holiday entitlement starting at 27 days

Access to NHS discounts

Pension scheme

On-site health and fitness club

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in cleaning in clinical and non-clinical areas.
• Knowledge of hygienic practices and cleaning standards.

Responsibilities

• Maintain cleanliness in wards and public areas.
• Adhere to Trust Policies and Procedures.
• Conduct periodic floor maintenance and deep cleaning.

Skills

Good understanding of English

Previous Cleaning Experience

Job description

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Previous applicants need not apply. Unfortunately we cannot accept applications from those who need sponsorship to work in this role due to government guideline's.

The Housekeeping Department are looking for Cleaning Assistants to join the Team, working onsite at Salisbury District Hospital.The role involves cleaning in Clinical and non-clinical areas providing and maintaining the highest standard of cleaning to all areas such as wards and departments. Ensuring at all times the highest degree of cleanliness, safety and care.

Flexible working options will be considered for this role. Shift patterns include: evening shifts, part time, and early shifts. Start and finish times can be flexible for some shifts, please ask for more details.

Full training and uniform is provided for your role. The base hourly rate is £12.36.

Shift Patterns as follows:

7am - 3pm 37.5 hrs per week band 2 Monday - Friday

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The Trusts refer a friend scheme applies to this vacancy.

Main duties of the job

Our Team provides a safe and clean environment for our Patients and visitors by:

Adhering to Trust Policies and Procedures, ensuring the use of safe working practices and that the highest standards are maintained.

Maintaining clean and hygienic conditions in all allocated areas including wards, offices, and public areas, to ensure cleaning quality standards are met and complied with.

Observing the Trust’s ‘Colour Coding’ for cleaning equipment and materials.

Taking responsibility for the stores, cleaning equipment and associated products, following the prescribed Housekeeping, Security and Health and Safety guidelines, ensuring stock is stored in a secure and safe manner. Replenishing stock as and when required.

Conducting periodic floor maintenance and deep clean in order to achieve and maintain pre-determined cleaning standards and to set up HPV equipment .

Helping to support the Prevention and Control of infection by maintaining a clean and safe environment.

Please see attached job description for a full list of roles and responsibilities.

Working for our organisation

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we’re driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated “Good” by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Shift Patterns as follows:

7am - 3pm 37.5 hrs per week band 2 Monday - Friday

Person specification

Experience

• Good understanding of English
• Previous Cleaning Experience

We offer excellent benefits that help make SDH a great place to work. These include but aren't limited to:-

• Holiday starting at 27 days plus Bank Holidays rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years for Agenda for Change staff
• Holiday entitlement for Medical and Dental staff starts at 27 days for Junior/Senior Clinical Fellows, Specialty Doctors and rises to 32 days after 5 years. Consultant entitlement starts at 32 days and rises to 34 days after 7 years
• An additional day's leave to celebrate your birthday (after 12 months & non contractual) pro rata
• Access to a career average revalued earnings pension scheme
• Life assurance if a member of the pension scheme
• An extensive Health and Wellbeing offer to help you deal with life's challenges
• Exclusive deals and discounts websites saving you money on everyday purchases, treats for the family, eating out and utility bills for home
• Cycle to work scheme
• Uniform provided (where required)
• On site Day Nursery and Holiday Play scheme
• On site health and fitness club
• On site car parking (fee's and restrictions apply)
• Opportunities to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and training, to help you achieve the job and career you want.