Domestic Support Worker Higher Level- Westmorland General Hospital

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust; Kendal; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 18,000; Full time

Job summary

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust in Kendal is seeking a Domestic Assistant to join the Facilities team at Westmorland General Hospital. The post is Band 2, permanent, full-time equivalent 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, with hours 12:00-20:00.

You will provide a high standard of cleanliness across clinical and public areas, manage cleaning schedules, and ensure patient, staff and visitor safety while following COSHH guidelines.

Qualifications

• Evidence in good literacy and numeracy skills.
• Possess or be willing to work towards a BIC's Qualification or NVQ Level 2.
• Knowledge of COSHH and health and safety requirements.

Responsibilities

• Maintain high standards of cleanliness in clinical and public areas.
• Identify areas to clean and plan a cleaning programme with staff.
• Operate cleaning equipment in safe, efficient order.
• Undertake deep cleans following guidelines and report faults.
• Adhere to COSHH and safety data sheets when handling chemicals.

Skills

Clear communication

Plan own workload

Teamwork

Infection control

Handling cleaning chemicals

Education

BIC's Qualification or NVQ Level 2

Literacy and numeracy skills

Tools

Cleaning equipment

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Domestic Support Worker Higher Level- Westmorland General Hospital

NHS AfC: Band 2

Main area Domestic Support Worker Grade NHS AfC: Band 2 Contract Permanent: 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday 12:0pm-20:pm) Job ref 435-1LSC-UHMBT-086-26-A

Site Westmorland General Hospital Town Kendal Salary £24,465 Per annum, pro rata (pay award pending) Salary period Yearly Closing 30/09/2026 23:59

• Lancashire and South Cumbria Provider Collaborative (OneLsc)

The five provider NHS trusts in Lancashire and South Cumbria are working together as partners, delivering joint priorities to improve health and healthcare.

Together, we aim to drive up quality by sharing skills and best practice, pooling our resources and standardising the way we work to reduce variation and duplication.

We want to ensure patients have equal access to the same high-quality care wherever they live. We also want our colleagues to have the same high-quality experience wherever they work.

One Lancashire and South Cumbria (One LSC) and University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has a firm commitment to strengthening the diversity of our workforce, and therefore welcome and encourage applications from likeminded people who can support our ambition to become effortlessly inclusive. We are particularly keen to hear from protected groups – including BAME, LGBT+ and people with a disability.

Job overview

Would you like to be part of a Team ensuring high standards of cleanliness are achieved for patients, visitors and staff?

Are you passionate about service delivery and keen to develop in a role within a support setting?

Do you want to go home at the end of your shift knowing you helped make your local hospital a great place to be cared for?

If you have answered yes to any of the above then we want to hear from you!

Here at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust, employees and patients are at the heart of everything that we do. We have new exciting opportunities to join our Facilities department at Furness General Hospital as a Domestic Assistant to support the Trust in delivering a clean and safe environment for patients, visitors and staff.

The role is 25 hours working Monday to Friday

Main duties of the job

To be responsible for a high standard of cleanliness in Clinical areas, public areas and external areas using the appropriate recognised cleaning methods.

Responsible for identifying areas to be cleaned, plan and organise a cleaning programme with relevant ward or departmental staff, ensuring Patient, Staff and Visitor safety is not compromised.

Operating cleaning equipment, machinery in accordance with manufacturer’s instruction ensuring that it is in a good clean working order, reporting faults immediately to supervisor.

Undertake deep clean/isolation cleans following national and local guidelines.

Carry out spot cleaning to ensure spillages and incidents are dealt with swiftly and efficiently, supported by Clinical staff as appropriate.

To adhere to all relevant COSHH assessments and Safety Data sheets when preparing, using and disposing of cleaning chemicals.

Working for our organisation

We operatefrom three main hospitals-Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, andUlverstonCommunity Health Centre.

FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.

WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.

All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies,daycase and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/

Education and qualifications

• Evidence in good literacy and numeracy skills
• Possess or is willing to work towards a BIC's Qualification or equivalent NVQ Level 2
• Health and Safety
• Knowledge of COSHH

Experience

• Ability to work on your own or in a team without direct supervision
• Previous cleaning experience
• Knowledge of cleaning in a healthcare establishment
• Knowledge of the potential of cross contamination within a healthcare setting

Skills, ability and knowledge

• Ability to communicate clearly and effective
• Ability to plan your own workload
• Be able to understand written and spoken instructions
• Be able to handle hazardous cleaning chemicals on a regular basis
• Deal with a diverse range of people face to face
• Ability to communicate within a team and provide diverse feedback to colleagues and line managers
• Knowledge of infection control in the cleaning environment

Dear Potential Applicant,

It is important you are made aware of the following as regards your application to East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

• Please note that the salary advertised is for full time hours. If this post is less than 37.5 hours per week, the salary will be pro-rata. For posts on Agenda for Change pay-scales, new entrants to the NHS will normally commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.
• This vacancy may close before the closing date if the recruiting manager deems sufficient applications have been received. Therefore it is advised to complete your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
• Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.
• Please note that shortlisting is completed anonymously with candidates being assessed against the essential criteria for the post. Therefore only applicants, who can clearly demonstrate how they meet our person specification criteria in their application, will be short-listed.

Disclosure and Barring Scheme (DBS)

If the role you are applying for is identified as either controlled or regulated activity as defined in in the Safeguarding vulnerable Groups Act (2006) any offer of employment is provisional upon a satisfactory DBS check being obtained.

The healthcare sector is exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

In line with other NHS organisations in the North West Region, the Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check on to candidates in the event they are successfully appointed into the post for which they have applied. Candidates can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months as a deduction from the monthly salary. However, if you are applying for a post as a BANK worker, the payment must be made in full at the time of employment checks. By applying for this vacancy you are agreeing to this undertaking in the event you are successfully appointed.

The cost of an Enhanced Disclosure will be £55.38 and for a Standard Disclosure will be £27.38.

This cost is not applicable for a Volunteer post

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The Trust is an equal opportunities employer, committed to improving the working lives of our staff and operates a 'Zero Tolerance' policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment. In addition, our aim is to help protect children and vulnerable adults by providing a first-class service to the recruitment of people into positions of trust.

We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve.

We welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, gender, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, disability or social background.

We especially welcome applications from members of our black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities, as we have identified that ELHT has an under-representation of BAME employees. Appointments will be made on merit.

Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be interviewed if you indicate you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme.

If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible. By telephone [phone] or email [e-mail] write to Employment Services, Parkview Offices, Haslingden Road, Blackburn, BB2 3HH

PLEASE NOTE THAT SHORTLISTED APPLICANTS WILL BE CONTACTED BY EMAIL.

The Trust promotes flexible working opportunities where ever possible to enable staff to balance their work and home life. We are committed to Equal Opportunities and aim to be EffortlesslyInclusive .

The trust operates a No Smoking Policy.
Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our Person Specification will be shortlisted for Interview.
We reserve the right to close a job advert early where sufficient applications have been received.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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