Domestic Assistant

NTW Solutions Limited; Sunderland; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25% weekend uplift

Band A £12.92 per hour

Job summary

NTW Solutions Limited is seeking a Domestic cleaner to join our NHS support teams in Sunderland. You will clean hospital wards, patient bedrooms and office areas, contributing to a high standard of cleanliness for patients, visitors and staff.

You will follow COSHH rules, use cleaning equipment safely, and complete paperwork and quality checks. Training is provided, and you will work as part of a compassionate team dedicated to patient care.

Qualifications

• Previous cleaning experience welcome; full training provided.
• Ability to lift and move equipment such as trolleys and hoovers.
• Able to follow a routine and work with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Carry out cleaning tasks in offices, corridors and patient areas.
• Clean walls, furniture, floors and clinical spaces to a high standard.
• Follow safety rules and infection control procedures.
• Complete quality checks and relevant paperwork as required.
• Participate in training and adhere to company communications.

Skills

Lifting equipment

Follow procedures

Flexibility

Communication

Teamwork

Patient interaction

Mobility requirements

Education

Basic literacy & numeracy

Tools

COSHH training

Job description

Job Summary

Our team of Domestics keep our buildings clean and tidy and provide a great service to patients, visitors and staff. You could be cleaning a hospital ward, patient bedroom or office areas and corridors.

Job Summary

Our team of Domestics keep our buildings clean and tidy and provide a great service to patients, visitors and staff. You could be cleaning a hospital ward, patient bedroom or office areas and corridors.
Because we provide services to the NHS your work supports better patient care. It's important work and you will need to take pride in what you do and complete tasks to a high standard.
If you are in a community building you will be working alongside patients who have mental health illness, learning disabilities or brain injuries. You could be cleaning their rooms and the shared areas on the ward and you will get to know them and the clinical staff and you'll feel part of the team. It can be a real challenge working on wards like these but we also know that our staff find it rewarding.

Main duties of the job

• Carrying out a range of cleaning tasks in areas such as offices, public areas such as corridors, areas which patients use such as clinic and consultation rooms.
• Cleaning tasks can include things like dusting of walls, ceilings and curtain rails, dusting and polishing of furniture and paintwork, hoovering of carpets, mopping floors
• Being able to follow instructions and follow a routine work schedule which sets out your tasks and carry out those duties often without supervision
• Being aware of the patients that you will be working alongside and work in a way that is respectful, caring and compassionate
• You will use equipment and cleaning products safely, adhering to all control of substances harmful to health (COSHH) rules and regulations
• Understanding infection prevention and control rules and adhering to them
• Completing any paperwork such as quality checks and any other documentation required
• Help with any cleaning audits or other surveys and inspections that take place
• Taking part in any training that you need to do and keep up to date with all company communications
• You will be respectful of other people and work in a way that supports equality, diversity and inclusion
• You will demonstrate our company values our values of being caring and compassionate, respectful, and honest and transparent in all that you do

About us

NTW Solutions Limited is proud to provide services to the NHS. We keep hospitals clean and patients fed and we keep buildings running and grounds tidy. Our digital teams support the vital systems the NHS relies on, our pharmacy team ensures patients get the medicine they need, and our workforce team recruits people onto the frontline. We transcribe thousands of important medical letters, provide a lease car service to keep people on the move, and ensure suppliers are paid on time.
We are dedicated to being a great inclusive place to work. We provide a wide range of benefits including a good rate of pay and pension and an extensive range of discounts. We care about health and wellbeing and offer a range of support for the people who work here.
We believe everyone has potential and welcome applications from people from a culturally diverse background, those who are LGBTQ+, people with disabilities, anyone who is unemployed or has been out of work for a period of time, or those who have served in our armed forces.
We were set up by Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust to provide support services. As a limited company we have built a commercial ethos onto our NHS values and now provide our services to other NHS organisations and beyond.

Job Description

Job responsibilities
Pay: Band A (£12.92 per hour)
We pay 25% enhancement, time and a quarter, on hours worked during a Saturday and Sunday.

Person Specification

Experience Essential

• Any previous cleaning experience is welcome but we will train you fully if you don't have any experience (it is an essential requirement of this job to either have experience or be willing to learn)

Skills and Knowledge Essential

• An ability to lift and move a variety of equipment such as trolleys, floor polishing equipment and hoovers
• Ability to adhere to standards and procedures and to accept and prioritise instructions
• An ability to be flexible and able to adapt to new or different working practices, or work in other departments to meet the needs of the service
• An ability to communicate well with others such as other colleagues, clinical staff, or patients
• Able to work well as part of a team but also to work unsupervised
• Able to work alongside patients who might display challenging or upsetting behaviour
• You will need to be able to meet the mobility requirements of the job

Education and Qualifications Essential

• In order to follow safety notices and work with cleaning products you will need basic levels of literacy and numeracy (this is an essential requirement of this job)

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.

Employer details

Employer name
NTW Solutions Limited
Address
Hopewood Park Hospital
Waterworks road
Sunderland
SR2 0NB
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.ntwsolutions.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)