Domestic service assistant

Job description

Job summary

You will play a key role in maintaining high standards of cleanliness across Braintree Community Hospital, ensuring a safe, clean, and welcoming environment for patients, visitors, and staff. Duties include cleaning ward areas, clinical areas, hospital corridors, and associated departments in line with cleaning schedules and infection prevention standards. The role may also involve supporting the delivery of patient meals and beverages.

As part of the Integrated Hotel Services team, the successful candidate will contribute to delivering a high-quality, flexible, and customer-focused service, supporting excellent patient care and experience across the hospital site.

No VISA sponsorship available for this rolePlease be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.

Main duties of the job

• Work requests are dealt with promptly and efficiently and meet the needs of the wards/departments.
• Wards/Departments are maintained free of dust, dirt and moisture through the process of daily and periodic cleaning
• Transfer of infection is prevented by the additional process of effective termination cleaning of patient bed areas
• Wards/departments are maintained free from excessive refuse and kept tidy and presentable at all times
• Any other reasonable ad hoc duties as required for service provision
• Provide a catering service to the patients as and when required
• Promote positive feedback for other service users, by providing the highest standard of cleaning
• Communicate with other team members via verbal or written communication skills
• Promote a positive image of yourself and the service

About us

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Are you looking for an exciting role using your unique qualities, then we want to hear from you.For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.We look forward to your application.No VISA sponsorship available for this rolePlease be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Are you looking for an exciting role using your unique qualities, then we want to hear from you.For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.We look forward to your application.No VISA sponsorship available for this rolePlease be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• GCSE Level or equivalent standard.
• City & Guilds 706/1 or NVQ 3 equivalent

Desirable

• Full COSHH awareness

Experience

Essential

• Knowledge of various cleaning tasks and the ability to perform manual cleaning tasks.
• Experience of cleaning/domestic work in a hospital
• An understanding of the importance of health and safety

Person Specification
Qualifications

Essential

• GCSE Level or equivalent standard.
• City & Guilds 706/1 or NVQ 3 equivalent

Desirable

• Full COSHH awareness

Experience

Essential

• Knowledge of various cleaning tasks and the ability to perform manual cleaning tasks.
• Experience of cleaning/domestic work in a hospital
• An understanding of the importance of health and safety

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .

Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .

Employer details

Employer name

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address

Braintree Community hospital

Chadwick Drive

Braintree

CM7 2AL

United Kingdom

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