Domestic service assistant

Job description

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.

Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.

We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.

Job overview

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 role

Please 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

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main 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 role

Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

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

Desirable criteria

• Full COSHH awareness

Experience

Essential criteria

• 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

Please be aware as per the new Immigration guidelines we cannot sponsor candidates with a salary (full time or pro Rata) under the current minimum threshold.

Please note, the selection processes at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn't accurately reflect their skills, and you will be required to declare on your application if AI has been used before submitting your application.

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