Domestic Assistant

Dorset Healthcare; Poole; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A community healthcare provider in Poole is seeking reliable Domestic Assistants to join their Facilities team at St Ann's Hospital. Candidates will perform essential cleaning duties adhering to NHS standards, such as dusting and mopping, with part-time shifts available. The role requires flexibility in working hours, offering additional pay for weekend work. Full training and support will be provided, along with an Enhanced DBS check. Join our vibrant community to make a difference in healthcare services.

Benefits

Generous annual leave allowance

Full training and support

Uniform provided

Qualifications

• Must hold valid right to work in the UK.
• Full training and support will be provided.
• Enhanced DBS check required for employment.

Responsibilities

• Perform cleaning duties to maintain NHS standards.
• Dust, clean lavatories, and mop floors.
• Replenish product dispensers and clean clinical areas.
• Work flexible shifts to cover service needs.

Skills

Reliable

Motivated

Attention to detail

Ability to work flexibly

Job description

Are you a reliable and motivated individual? Dorset HealthCare are looking for Domestic Assistants to join the friendly Facilities team at St Ann's Hospital. You will be working within our new state of the art Chaddesley House facility!

Cleaning duties include dusting, cleaning of lavatories and basins, kitchen, vacuuming carpeted floors/mopping of clinical floors, cleaning of clinical areas, internal windows/glass panels, replenishing product dispensers, wiping of window blinds and ensuring the National Cleaning Standards are constantly maintained.

Part-time Shift Options

• 20 hours per week Monday to Friday 3pm-7pm
• 35 hours per week Monday to Friday 7.30pm - 3pm
• 15 hours per week Saturday and Sunday 7.30am - 3.30pm
• 25 hours per week Monday to Friday 9.30am to 2.30pm

The requirement may be a need to change this pattern to work flexibly within the team to cover the needs of the service. Additional hours are usually available to cover annual leave and sickness absence.

Additional hours where worked at weekends attract additional enhanced levels of pay as well as a generous annual leave allowance.

Please note visa sponsorship for this role is unfortunately not available. Please ensure you hold valid right to work in the UK and will not require sponsorship if successful.

Cleaning - duties across the site, working to NHS cleaning standards, as the cleaning rota requires. - weekly duties supporting the delivery of items throughout the site

For all duties, full training, support and uniform will be provided, shadowing current experienced staff to enable the successful candidate to become confident in their role.

Employment in this post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of. Applicants who subscribe to the DBS update service are able to present a valid DBS certificate instead of requiring a new check.

At Dorset HealthCare we're on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We're a dynamic, forward looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.

We do things differently here - it's one of the reasons the CQC rated us 'outstanding' in 2019. It's also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you're looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.

Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We're an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.

Working with us you'll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don't know. And you'll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.