Domestic Assistant

NHS; Colwyn Bay; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Colwyn Bay is looking for enthusiastic Domestic Assistants to join their team. You will focus on maintaining cleanliness in patient areas and support various cleaning tasks. The role is part-time, requiring weekend hours, and provides on-the-job training. Experience is beneficial but not essential. Candidates should have a strong sense of customer care and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Ability to work part-time hours on weekends.
• Enthusiasm and motivation to maintain cleanliness standards.
• Flexibility to handle cleaning equipment and tasks.

Responsibilities

• Maintain cleanliness of floors, furniture, and fittings.
• Handle refuse for disposal and replenish supplies.
• Complete documentation to record hygiene standards.

Skills

Customer care focus

Ability to follow cleaning standards

Communication skills

Job description

We currently have opportunities in our Domestic Services Department at Bryn Hesketh Unit, Colwyn Bay for enthusiastic, motivated individuals.

The Domestic Services team have responsibility for ensuring that standards of environmental cleanliness are maintained and we are seeking additional Domestic Assistants to carry out these duties within our hospital.

Previous experience of working within the cleaning industry will be beneficial but it is not essential as the successful candidates will receive on the job training and supervision. Uniform/protective clothing will also be provided.

Part time post (15 hours a week) - 5pm to 8pm Saturday and Sunday

If this all sounds like you and you have the drive and enthusiasm to make a difference with a key sense of customer care and focus to deliver, we want to hear from you today. Please click to apply, indicating which post (or posts) you feel would suit you best in the Supporting Information in the Application Form. Also, please indicate in the Supporting Information the transferrable skills you have which you feel would be beneficial to this role.

Main duties of the job

• Maintain standards of cleanliness of floors, furniture and fittings, as well as removal of marks from walls/partitions/doors etc in accordance with set methods, standards and frequencies.
• Carry out non-cleaning tasks i.e. washing of patients crockery, jugs and glasses and making of beds with clean linen (within staff accommodation) in accordance with set standards and frequency.
• Operate cleaning equipment, including electrical in order to achieve the specified standards of cleanliness.
• Handling of refuse for disposal purposes.
• Replenish supplies of paper hand towels, toilet tissue, soap and hand moisturiser as required.
• Monitor the stocks of cleaning materials, refuse bags, toilet tissue, paper hand towels, hand soap and hand moisturiser and request as supply as necessary.
• Organise own day to day workload within work scheduling guidelines to ensure that all cleaning tasks are completed to the set standard.
• Complete documentation to record 'full clean' completed.
• Demonstrate an understanding of specified cleaning methods and frequencies.
• Communicate with Domestic Supervisors, patients, visitors, ward and departmental staff in order to achieve the specified standard of cleanliness.
• Ensure compliance with Health Board and Departmental policies, procedure and good practices.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and 'Proud to Lead' competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the "Disability Confident Employer" scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Person Specification

Experience

• Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification

Qualifications

• Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification

Skills

• Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification

Knowledge

• Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.