Domestic Assistant

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust is seeking Domestic Assistants to join the relief pool across all wards and departments in Manchester. You will help maintain a clean, hygienic environment and support clinical staff with infection cleans, under the supervision of the domestic supervisor.

We are looking for reliable, enthusiastic and flexible individuals with cleaning experience to join a team that complies with the National Cleaning Standards, covering 37.5 hours per week on a 5 over 5 days

Qualifications

• Reliable and flexible individuals with experience in cleaning.

Responsibilities

• Provide rapid response to maintain high cleanliness standards on wards and departments.
• Assist in infection and discharge cleans per local standards.
• Support nurses and staff, and operate cleaning equipment safely after training.
• Work under supervision of the domestic supervisor across the Trust site.

Skills

Reliable

Flexible

Cleaning experience

Job description

o 4 weekly fixed roster,08:00-16:00, including weekends and bank holidays (37.5 hours per week), working 5 over 5 days.

The Domestic Services Team based at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust is looking for Domestic Assistants to be part of the relief pool working in all wards and departments across the Trust site, including Covid 19 areas and other infection areas.

We are looking for reliable, enthusiastic and flexible individuals who have experience in cleaning and wish to develop whilst working with a team in a department that is embracing the revised National Cleaning Standards., You will assist in maintaining a clean, hygienic and safe environment for patients and clinical staff, while assisting Nurses and other stakeholders, such as Bed Managers, with discharge/infection cleans as per local RAG poster, in line with the National Standards of Cleanliness.

The successful candidate will be responsible for providing a rapid response service to a high standard of cleanliness to all wards and departments, under the supervision of the domestic supervisor, including the safe use of mechanical and electrical equipment following appropriate training.

The Christie is one of Europe's leading cancer centres, looking after more than 64,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 25% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country.

We are the largest radiotherapy provider in the NHS with one in 20 treatments delivered at The Christie. We have up to 15 linear accelerators operating across our network of sites. We operate the largest chemotherapy unit in the UK on our main site and treatments are also provided at 13 other networked sites, and in patients homes. And as a specialist tertiary surgical centre, we focus on rare cancers, complex procedures, and multidisciplinary approaches to cancer surgery, specialising in colorectal, peritoneal, gynaecological, urological and plastic surgery.

We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years. We have been named by the UK's National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), as one of the best hospitals providing opportunities for patients to participate in clinical research studies, with more than 800 studies open at any time, caring for over 3,000 patients.