Domestic Assistant

Swansea Bay University Health Board; Swansea; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 15,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Free specialist training

Job summary

Swansea Bay University Health Board is recruiting for a Hospital Cleaning Team at Morriston Hospital to ensure a spotless environment for patients and to support ward teams alongside clinical staff. This role emphasizes infection control and patient wellbeing within a busy hospital setting.

We offer part-time permanent contracts with hours from 20 to 32.5 per week and provide free specialist training to develop your cleaning skills.

Qualifications

• Cleaning in a Hospital requires skills beyond a typical cleaning job.
• Free specialist training provided to enhance knowledge.
• Part-time permanent contracts with hours from 20 to 32.5 per week.
• Welsh language skills are desirable.

Responsibilities

• Undertake duties to ensure the upkeep of a clean and hygienic environment within the hospital and Health Board premises, including inpatient and non-patient areas.
• Follow departmental procedures and Health & Safety policies, and provide a responsive cleaning and decontamination service.
• Work across traditional staff group boundaries to maintain a safe and pleasant environment.

Job description

We're looking for more people to join our Hospital Cleaning Team at Morriston Hospital to help us provide a spotless environment for patients.

Being a cleaner in our Hospitals is a special job. Our cleaners are key members of ward teams, working together with clinical staff to support the wellbeing of patients while they are in hospital.

This is because a sparkling clean environment not only makes a hospital stay more pleasant - it also helps keep infections at bay.

Cleaning in a Hospital requires skills over and above a typical cleaning job, so we also provide free specialist training to give you that extra knowledge.

We are offering part time permanent contracts with hours from 20 Hours - 32.5 Hours per week.

You will be required to undertake duties to ensure the upkeep of a clean and hygienic environment within the hospital and other Health Board premises, inclusive of in-patient and non-patient environments under the direction of the Domestic Services Supervisor.

Due to unforeseen circumstances, on occasions, the post holder may be required to work at a unit other sites across the Health Board., Follow departmental procedures and provide a responsive cleaning and decontamination service for patient and non-patient areas throughout the healthcare premises. The post holder will work across traditional staff group boundaries to provide an effective and timely service and maintain a safe and pleasant environment.

All work to be undertaken in line with Health & Safety, COSHH and cleanliness policies and procedures, and with a commitment to customer care, following on the job training.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

We believe staff are our best asset and wewant you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.

As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.

You might be a nurse ordoctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - wehave a job for you.

There are also apprenticeships, work placementsand volunteering roles available.

We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex; religion or belief; race; age; sexual orientation; gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled.

Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show thatour commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.

If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery, with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.