Facilities Assistant (Domestic) NTH Solutions

North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust; Stockton-on-Tees; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dedicated team as a Domestic Facilities Assistant, where your vital role ensures a clean and safe environment for patients and staff. This position is perfect for those who thrive in a dynamic setting, adapting to various cleaning tasks while adhering to high standards of hygiene and safety. With a focus on teamwork and support, you will contribute to the overall well-being of patients and the smooth operation of the hospital. This is an opportunity to make a real difference in the healthcare sector, providing essential services that are crucial for patient care and safety. If you are passionate about cleanliness and safety, this role is for you.

Benefits

Health and Well-being Initiatives

Personal and Professional Development Opportunities

Supportive Workplace Environment

Qualifications

• Experience in cleaning and domestic duties in a healthcare setting.
• Knowledge of health and safety regulations and COSHH.

Responsibilities

• Maintain cleanliness and hygiene in the hospital environment.
• Adapt cleaning duties to meet the needs of wards and departments.
• Ensure safe waste segregation and removal.

Skills

Cleaning Standards

Health and Safety Compliance

Team Collaboration

Flexibility

Education

Training in COSHH

Tools

Cleaning Equipment

Job description

Facilities Assistant (Domestic)

Working on a 2 week shift pattern:

1. Week 1: Mon, Tue, Sat, Sun 1500-2100
2. Week 2: Wed, Thu, Fri 1500-2100

As a Domestic Facilities Assistant, your role is integral in keeping our hospitals clean and safe for our patients, visitors, and staff. The NHS couldn’t function without you.

You will be part of a dynamic and adaptable team whose main focus is to clean to the highest standards and frequencies possible to maintain a clean, pleasant, and safe environment, reducing the risk and spread of infection.

Your responsibilities will include:

1. Clean and conduct domestic duties as guided by your team leaders.
2. Organise day-to-day cleaning duties adapting to best suit the needs of the ward/department. This will include cleaning of beds, floors, toilets, sinks, mopping, damp dusting, cleaning of internal glass, walls, vacuuming, scrubbing (manual and machine), steam cleaning, and buffing.
3. Perform ‘deep’ and ‘specialised’ cleans in accordance with training and method statements provided and be involved in full ward decants when requested.
4. Changing of bay curtains, bed drapes, and cleaning of blinds.
5. Work as part of the ward or department team (where appropriate) to respond to requests from the ward matron or department manager in relation to work priorities, local protocols, and procedures.
6. Be flexible and adapt to unforeseen requests and tasks as appropriate to the environment.
7. Work in accordance and follow COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health) and health and safety manual handling policies.
8. Maintenance/cleaning of all cleaning equipment.
9. Ensure safe segregation and removal of waste in accordance with waste management guidelines and policies.

NTH Solutions is a wholly owned subsidiary company of North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, established in April 2018 to provide estates, facilities, and support services.

Our main priority is to provide safe and high-quality care to our patients every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones. We want our organisation to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we deliver exceptional patient care and experience.

We will support staff through providing an inclusive and supportive workplace with health and well-being initiatives, staff benefits, and opportunities for personal and professional development.

At NTH Solutions, we work as a team, we support each other, learn from one another, and have our patients at the heart of everything we do.

This advert closes on Thursday 12 Dec 2024.