Domestic

Career Choices Dewis Gyrfa Ltd; Sefton; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare service provider in Sefton is looking for a Cleaning Assistant to maintain hygiene standards across facilities. Responsibilities include cleaning structures and equipment, ensuring compliance with safety and hygiene protocols, and handling waste disposal. Candidates will need to work independently and be prepared for physical cleaning tasks as well as maintain good customer relations with patients. Training will be provided as per safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Assist in commissioning and decommissioning of areas.
• Perform curtain changes and safe removal of dirty linen.
• Maintain a tidy work environment.
• Follow waste disposal policy for safe waste removal.
• Ensure adherence to building security controls.
• Cover other clinics or hospitals as necessary.
• Work unsupervised and address operational issues.
• Use cleaning equipment for physical cleaning tasks.
• Work in potentially hazardous environments.

Job description

Overview

Cleaning of structures, non-clinical patient equipment and components, manually or mechanically. Isolation cleans/infection cleans as required. Set up and use of Hydrogen Peroxide fogging /UV machine cleaning of areas as required. Carry ascom to respond to requests for infection cleans/Fogging/UV. Maintenance / cleaning of all housekeeping equipment.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the commissioning/ decommissioning of area
• Curtain changes as appropriate, safe removal of dirty linen
• Keep a tidy work environment
• Follow Waste Disposal Policy to ensure safe removal of waste, ensuring correct segregation of waste
• Ensuring that building security controls are adhered to and problems reported immediately
• To cover other clinics or hospitals as necessary
• To work unsupervised as a Lone Worker and be aware of the issues
• Use own judgement to overcome operational issues regarding day to day tasks
• Use cleaning equipment such as buffers, scrubbers and buckets containing water and cleaning solutions, plus low and high cleaning work, requiring physical effort
• Working in the vicinity of body fluids, physical aggression and exposure to hazards may occasionally occur

Quality & Compliance

• Quality – Ensure compliance with Pas 5748 and hygiene standards
• Ensure all appropriate hygiene monitoring is carried out and recorded for every process
• Ensure all Infection Prevention and control procedures are adhered, which includes maintaining a high standard of personal hygiene
• Ensure compliance with all legal requirements of food safety
• Maintain and improve all aspects of service
• Responsible for the flushing of water systems and maintaining accurate records in line with regulations pertaining to Legionella and Pseudomonas as instructed
• Participate in staff involvement groups for all aspects of the Trust Quality Strategy 2016/21
• Participate in trials of products and equipment as required

Communications

• Communications – Ensure good customer relations working with patients and all levels of staff, e.g. ward managers
• To work effectively as part of a team
• Adopt an empathetic approach to patients and visitors, ensuring the areas are cleaned with minimal disruption to patients
• Be aware of patients who may have challenging behaviours due to their medical condition, ensuring confidentiality and privacy and dignity are observed at all times

Safety, Training & Professional Development

• Staff are trained in all aspects of the housekeeping role over a minimum of 4 weeks or until deemed competent
• Standard Operating Procedures to be followed
• All trained staff are expected to display a flexible and supportive attitude to their work and colleagues providing guidance and assistance to new or existing members of staff
• Participate in the staff appraisal system and attend training in accordance with your personal development plan
• Complete and maintain competency level
• Staff to have an understanding of COSHH, and use of PPE, and adhere to health and safety regulations around the use of chemicals

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