Domestic Assistant- BANK

NHS; Wales; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health organization in Wales is seeking Domestic Assistants to ensure high standards of cleanliness in community and acute hospitals. The role offers on-the-job training and includes various responsibilities such as monitoring cleaning supplies and carrying out sanitation tasks. Applicants should be motivated and customer-focused, with a desire to make a difference. Welsh speakers are encouraged to apply.

Benefits

Generous paid holiday

Enhanced pay for weekend work

Opportunity to join the Superannuation Pension Scheme

Qualifications

• Previous experience in the cleaning industry is beneficial but not essential.
• Ability to speak Welsh is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Maintain cleanliness of floors, furniture, and fittings.
• Carry out non-cleaning tasks like washing patient crockery and making beds.
• Operate cleaning equipment to achieve cleanliness standards.
• Monitor and replenish stock of cleaning supplies.
• Organise workload to complete tasks to set standards.

Skills

Motivated

Customer care

Job description

We currently have opportunities in our Domestic Services Department for enthusiastic, motivated individuals. The Domestic Services team have responsibility for ensuring that standards of environmental cleanliness are maintained and we are seeking additional Domestic Assistants to carry out these duties within our Community and Acute hospitals and settings. Previous experience of working within the cleaning industry will be beneficial but it is not essential as the successful candidates will receive on the job training and supervision.

The Health Board offers excellent working conditions including a generous entitlement of paid holiday, enhanced pay for weekend working and an opportunity to join the Superannuation Pension Scheme.

The following post are available:

Rates of pay are £12.60 per hour, with enhanced rates for work undertaken on Nights/Saturday (£17.76 per hour) and Sunday (£23.06 per hour).

If this all sounds like you and you have the drive and enthusiasm to make a difference with a key sense of customer care and focus to deliver, we want to hear from you today. Please click to apply, indicating which post (or posts) you feel would suit you best in the Supporting Information in addition to the transferable skills you have which you feel would be beneficial to this role.

Main duties of the job

• Maintain standards of cleanliness of floors, furniture and fittings, as well as removal of marks from walls/partitions/doors etc in accordance with set methods, standards and frequencies.
• Carry out non‑cleaning tasks i.e. washing of patients crockery, jugs and glasses and making of beds with clean linen (within staff accommodation) in accordance with set standards and frequency.
• Operate cleaning equipment, including electrical in order to achieve the specified standards of cleanliness.
• Handling of refuse for disposal purposes.
• Replenish supplies of paper hand towels, toilet tissue, soap and hand moisturiser as required.
• Monitor the stocks of cleaning materials, refuse bags, toilet tissue, paper hand towels, hand soap and hand moisturiser and request as supply as necessary.
• Organise own day to day workload within work scheduling guidelines to ensure that all cleaning tasks are completed to the set standard.
• Complete documentation to record ‘full clean’ completed.
• Demonstrate an understanding of specified cleaning methods and frequencies.
• Communicate with Domestic Supervisors, patients, visitors, ward and departmental staff in order to achieve the specified standard of cleanliness.
• Ensure compliance with Health Board and Departmental policies, procedure and good practices.

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

About us

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales. Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the "Disability Confident Employer" scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

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.