Domestic Assistant Higher Level- Northumbria

Bridgeway Health Services; Cramlington; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dedicated team as a Domestic Assistant in a leading healthcare environment, where your contributions will ensure a clean and safe space for patients and staff. This role offers the chance to make a significant impact on the quality of care provided at the Northumbria Hospital. You'll receive full training and support while working closely with healthcare professionals and interacting with patients. This is an excellent opportunity to gain experience in a vital sector, making a real difference in the lives of many. Embrace the chance to be part of a team that is essential to the NHS's operations and uphold the highest standards of cleanliness.

Qualifications

• No formal qualifications required, just a willingness to learn.
• Full training provided for all domestic tasks.

Responsibilities

• Cleaning floor areas using various methods including vacuuming and mopping.
• Maintaining high cleanliness standards in wards and departments.
• Removing rubbish and clinical waste from designated areas.

Skills

Cleaning

Attention to Detail

Teamwork

Job description

A Vacancy at Northumbria Healthcare - NHFM (Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management).

We are looking to recruit Domestic Assistants on a permanent basis at our Northumbria Hospital.

The following hours are available:

Various hours per week.

Dayshift

The Trust, its patients, staff and buildings are absolutely central to everything we do in NHFM and we are 100% aligned to the Trust’s Vision, Mission and Values.

Our domestic teams are busy and work hard, but you’ll be given full training and the support you will need. Being a Domestic Assistant will give you experience of working in a care environment. You’ll work closely with a wide range of staff and get to know them and see what they do. You’ll also get experience of talking to patients and visitors and will get to see the difference you make to them.

Quite simply, the NHS could not function without our Domestics! Every single service in the Trust relies on domestics to keep the place clean and safe for patients, visitors and staff. You’ll be part of a team striving to maintain the highest cleanliness standards in wards, departments, corridors and offices, and in doing so making a real difference to the NHS.

NHFM is a wholly owned subsidiary of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. Established in 2012, NHFM provides specialist project management services for large and small capital developments, estates maintenance and a full range of facilities services. Carrying out facilities management for a state-of-the-art specialist emergency care hospital - The Northumbria, three general hospitals - North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham hospitals - and a number of smaller community hospitals and clinic sites, we cover one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country.

Work for us and you will be making a real difference to the NHS and the thousands of people who use our services each year. Visit our website www.nhfm.co.uk for more information about who we are and benefits of working for us.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Cleaning of floor areas as scheduled by means of vacuuming, mopping, buffing and spray cleaning.
2. Undertake “deep cleans” in areas where infection is present.
3. Removal of rubbish including domestic and clinical waste from designated areas to disposal point.
4. Damp dusting of all surfaces, ledges, shelves, curtain rails.
5. Cleaning of internal glass.
6. Maintain high standards of cleanliness in all work areas.
7. Carry out any urgent spot cleaning and spillage.

This advert closes on Sunday 15 Dec 2024.

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