Cleaning Operative

Job description

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Job overview

The Soft FM Services' Cleaning Department provides a cleaning and curtain changing service to the 5 Barts NHS Trust hospitals (The Royal London Hospital, (RLH); Whipps Cross Hospital, (WXH); Newham University Hospital, (NUH): St. Bartholomew's Hospital, (SBH); Mile End Hospital, (MEH); 24 hours per day, over a 7 day Monday to Sunday working week; to ensure the provision of a safe, clean and healthy environment for patients, staff and visitors.

This cleaning operative role reports into the designated cleaning supervisor/s and is responsible to the hospital cleaning manager and the Soft FM Hospital General Manager: through him/her has adjoined reporting lines through to the Soft FM Cleaning Operations Manager.

The Role of Cleaning Operative is to provide high-quality cleaning services across the whole of the designated hospital following the Barts NHS Trust agreed cleaning methods, frequencies, and procedures.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the day-to-day operational cleaning of the hospital in line with the NHS National Standards of Healthcare Cleanliness 2021.

Main duties of the job

This post of cleaning operative will be responsible to the Hospital cleaning supervisor/s for the compliant cleaning of all areas within the hospital as assigned on a daily basis.

The main responsibilities include the observance of the area cleaning schedules and delivering reactive cleaning tasks as requested and liaising with the ward matron or manager and department manager as necessary to ensure that cleaning is prioritised to ensure the NHS National Cleaning Standards 2021 are adhered to at all times.

o To provide a high-quality cleaning service to the Barts Health NHS Trust hospitals, ensuring that clean and safe environments are constantly, maintained for patients, staff, and visitors, through following agreed cleaning methods, frequencies, and procedures.
o Follow specific NHS 2021 Cleaning Standards' schedule of work relating to defined Functional areas (FR1, FR2, FR4 & FR6).
o Economic and safe use of cleaning products and equipment following British Institute of Cleaning Science (BICSc) Healthcare training and manufacturers recommended instructions.
o Empty all waste receptacles and replace clinical, offensive, and domestic waste bags as directed and ensure that waste is disposed of correctly in accordance with Trust policy and procedures.
o Clean all designated areas of the hospital manually and by use of machinery as directed by line management and the cleaning System Operating Procedures (SOPs)

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Good General Education and ability to read, write and understand English language.

Desirable criteria

• British Institute of Cleaning Science (BICSs) Training Certificate in Healthcare Cleaning or willingness to attain these qualifications.
• Basic Level Health and Safety Training

Experience

Essential criteria

• Previous operational experience in a technically demanding cleaning role.
• Understanding of how healthcare cleaning supports patient recovery.
• Infection Prevention and Control
• Basic use of IT systems on handheld tablet technology

Desirable criteria

• Working Knowledge of the National Standards of Healthcare Cleanliness 2021.
• Working Knowledge of Infection Prevention Control in Healthcare environments.
• Significant and credible cleaning management experience gained in a Healthcare or other suitable similar environment

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Knowledge Healthcare and hospital environments
• Good Communicator, communicating with colleagues and supervisors, Trust staff and patients where necessary

Desirable criteria

• Awareness of NHS 2021 Cleaning Standards
• Use of Tablet for record cleaning tasks completed

Skills

Essential criteria

• Ability to work in multi discipline teams Ability to learns new skills and operate state of the art cleaning equipment.
• Ability to be calm under pressure

Desirable criteria

• Must be flexible and adaptable

Other

Essential criteria

• Good customer care skills, e.g., for communicating with Trust staff and patients.

Desirable criteria

• Flexible approach to work and tasks required

Visa Sponsorship Information

This role is subject to UK immigration requirements. Where sponsorship is required, applicants must meet the eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa in accordance with current UK Visas and Immigration rules, including any salary, qualification, and role-specific requirements applicable at the time of appointment. Candidates who require sponsorship will only be considered where the post is eligible and where all sponsorship criteria can be met. Evidence of the right to work in the UK will be required before appointment. Please note that for roles employed under Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions, the High-Cost Area Supplement (HCAS) is not included when calculating the basic salary for the purposes of sponsorship.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer we actively support applications from individuals' who apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and will process your application as appropriate.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received and we regret that we are unable to provide notification if your application is unsuccessful.

After applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred Third party recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to Barts Health NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Barts Health is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and to child protection. The Trust aims to ensure as far as is possible that anyone, paid or unpaid, who seeks to work in our organisation and who gains access to children, is safe to do so. As such, you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check as part of the recruitment process if appointed to a post with direct access to children or vulnerable adults.

Barts Health promotes active travel as part of its goal to reach Net Zero. Each site is accessible by public transport and the Trust has a cycle to work scheme and some sites have Brompton Hire Pods.

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