Domestic Assistant

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board; Halstead; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Halstead Hospital is seeking a Domestic Assistant to maintain a clean, safe, welcoming and patient-focused environment. You will work with the Team Leader to deliver domestic, cleaning and catering services, ensuring high standards of cleanliness, food safety and patient care.

Responsibilities include cleaning across wards, assisting catering, taking meal orders, and adhering to infection prevention guidelines in a supportive hospital team.

Qualifications

• GCSE English and Maths (C or above) or equivalent.
• NVQ Level 3 in Admin/RSA 3 or equivalent.
• City and Guild certificate or equivalent level of experience.

Responsibilities

• Carry out routine, specific and deep-cleaning across wards and departments in line with guidelines.
• Support patient-focused catering and hospitality duties.
• Receive cook/freeze deliveries and ensure safe food storage.
• Take patients' meal orders with allergies and dietary needs.
• Demonstrate NHS knowledge and travel between locations.

Skills

Communication with patients

Infection prevention

Driving licence

Education

GCSE English/Maths (C+)

NVQ Level 3 in Admin/RSA 3

City and Guild certificate

Job description

As a Domestic Assistant at Halstead Hospital, you will play a vital role in maintaining a clean, safe, welcoming and patient-focused environment. Working closely with the Team Leader, colleagues and clinical teams, you will contribute to the smooth running of the hospital by delivering high standards of domestic, cleaning and catering services. Above all, you will be an important part of the hospital team, helping to create an environment where patients feel safe, cared for and respected, while ensuring the highest standards of cleanliness, food safety and service are maintained.

Main duties of the job Working as part of a supportive team, you will combine high standards of domestic cleaning with patient-focused catering and hospitality duties. Your responsibilities will include:

• Carrying out routine, specific and deep-cleaning duties across wards and departments in line with hospital cleaning guidelines, infection prevention standards and organisational procedures.
• Keeping the health, wellbeing, dignity and comfort of patients at the heart of everything you do, communicating with patients in a friendly and respectful manner.
• Supporting the hospital's catering service by receiving cook/freeze food deliveries, checking quantities and ensuring food is stored safely.
• Taking patients' meal orders while carefully considering allergies, dietary requirements and textured meals.
• oGCSE grade C or above in English and Maths or equivalent qualification. oNVQ Level 3 in Admin/RSA 3. City and Guild certificate or equivalent level of experience
• Work Related Knowledge and Experience, Full UK Driving licence or ability to travel between locations
• Knowledge of the NHS
• Experience in a similar role,
• 1 year experience in a similar role.

Provide is a Community Interest Company (social enterprise). We deliver a broad range of health and social care services in the community, and are committed to making sure that they are safe, responsive and of high quality. Provide is owned by its employees and has primarily social objectives. Any profits we make are reinvested into the local community or back into delivering services.

We work from a variety of community settings, such as community hospitals, community clinics, schools, nursing homes and primary care settings, as well as within people's homes to provide more than 40 services to children, families and adults across Essex, Dorset, East Anglia and the North of England. A highly respected, award winning health and social care provider.

We expect our staff to demonstrate and uphold our values at all times: Vision:Transforming Lives Values:Care, Innovation and Compassion Mission:An ambitious, employee owned social enterprise, growing in size and influence. We transform lives by treating, caring and educating people. Provide is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills, proud to have LGBT+, Ethnic Minority and Men's Networks.