Patient Services Assistant

The Methodist Church in Britain; Portsmouth; Hybrid; GBP 20,000 - 27,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Uniform provided

Training package

NHS pension scheme

Generous annual leave entitlement

Job summary

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust is seeking a Patient Services Assistant for QA Hospital in Portsmouth. The role involves daily cleaning, including high/low level work, after outbreaks, and heavy floor cleaning across clinical and non-clinical areas.

Shifts run on weekends only from early morning to evening, with DBS clearance required. You will follow SOPs, complete timesheets and audits, and work with the Patient Services Department to maintain a clean, safe environment for patients

Qualifications

• DBS check required.
• Weekend availability required.
• Experience in healthcare cleaning preferred.

Responsibilities

• Clean floors, furniture, fixtures, and fittings across clinical and non-clinical areas.
• Carry out daily cleans and routine scrubs on wards.
• Perform infectious scrubs after outbreaks as directed.
• Operate cleaning equipment such as vacuums and scrubbers.
• Complete paperwork and audits as required.

Skills

Excellent customer care skills

Job description

Equans runs this cleaning post, a Patient Services Assistant role within the Patient Services Department at QA Hospital, for Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust. The work covers daily cleans, routine and infectious scrubs after outbreaks, high and low level cleaning and heavy mechanical floor work across clinical and non-clinical areas, including theatres. The role is weekend-only, with four shift options running between 05:00 and 22:30. A DBS check is required.

What the job involves

• Clean floors, furniture, fixtures, fittings, glassware, high and low level surfaces and sanitary areas in clinical and non-clinical areas
• Carry out daily cleans and planned routine scrubs on wards to keep bed blocking to a minimum
• Carry out ad hoc infectious scrubs as directed after outbreaks, such as MRSA, diarrhoea and vomiting or hepatitis
• Clean sanitary fixtures and fittings daily in patient and public areas
• Carry out high and low level cleaning, including spot washing walls, dusting curtain tracks, radiators, window ledges, internal glass and doorframes
• Change window and bed curtains routinely and after infectious cleans or scrubs
• Clean patient-related furniture, including bedframes, lockers, tables and chairs
• Use heavy mechanical cleaning equipment, such as scrubbers, wet pickups and buffers, to clean floors in wards, bathrooms, toilets and corridors
• Clean theatres, including daily scrubbing of floors and sinks and clean and dirty corridors, following department and Infection Control guidelines
• Operate cleaning equipment such as vacuums, carpet shampooers, steam cleaners, scrubber-dryers and safety steps
• Follow SOPs (working instructions) to keep the department running efficiently and safely
• Complete stores request forms, timesheets, holiday and sickness notes and other relevant paperwork, report faulty equipment, complete staff surveys and take part in audits

What’s required

Skills & knowledge

• Excellent customer care skills

Checks & eligibility

• DBS check

Other

• Availability to work weekend shifts within one of the four advertised time slots

What’s offered

• Monthly pay
• Uniform provided
• Training package including on and off the job training
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Membership of the NHS pension scheme