Domestic Assistant

The Methodist Church in Britain; Grimsby; Sur place; GBP 12 000 - 15 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Regular overtime available

Résumé du poste

Royal Liverpool University Hospital is seeking a Domestic Assistant to join the Domestic Department to support cleaning of wards, clinics and offices to the National Standards of Cleaning 2025. Shifts vary and overtime is regularly available; previous cleaning experience is essential and the role is physically demanding, involving mopping and lifting.

You will perform general cleaning duties, follow infection control policies, and may be required to carry out floor maintenance and deep cleaning

Qualifications

• GCSE or equivalent is required.
• Previous domestic or cleaning experience is desirable.
• Physically fit for mopping, damp dusting, lifting and carrying.

Responsabilités

• Clean wards, clinics and offices to high standards.
• Carry out general cleaning duties to the National Standards of Cleaning 2025.
• Carry out enhanced and deep cleaning of patient areas, clinics and offices.
• Follow infection control policies and procedures.
• Carry out floor maintenance, including mopping and damp dusting.
• Clean external areas across the trust.
• Lift and carry as part of the cleaning work.

Connaissances

Healthcare cleanliness

Health & safety basics

Teamwork

Initiative

Communication skills

Numeracy & literacy

Formation

GCSE or equivalent

Description du poste

This Domestic Assistant post sits in the Domestic Department at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital, where staff clean clinical wards for Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The work centres on cleaning wards, clinics and offices to the National Standards of Cleaning 2025, including floor maintenance, enhanced and deep cleaning, and infection control. Shifts vary and overtime is regularly available. Previous cleaning experience is essential, and the role is physically demanding, with mopping and lifting.

What the job involves

• Clean wards, clinics and offices to high standards
• Carry out general cleaning duties to the National Standards of Cleaning 2025
• Carry out enhanced and deep cleaning of patient areas, clinics and offices
• Follow infection control policies and procedures
• Carry out floor maintenance, including mopping and damp dusting
• Clean external areas across the trust
• Lift and carry as part of the cleaning work

What’s required

Qualifications

• GCSE or equivalent

Experience

• Previous domestic or cleaning experience

Skills & knowledge

• General understanding of why cleanliness matters in a healthcare environment
• Basic health and safety knowledge
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
• Written and verbal communication skills
• Basic numeracy and literacy

Other

• Physically fit for mopping, damp dusting, lifting and carrying
• Willingness and ability to undertake further training
• Flexibility

Nice to have

• Previous healthcare environment experience
• Previous use of cleaning and floor polishing machinery
• Knowledge of colour coding systems

What’s offered

• Regular overtime available