Kernowflex (Bank) Healthcare Cleaning Professional (HCP)

Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust

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Job summary

Kernowflex (Bank) Healthcare Cleaning Professional (HCP)

Zero Hours Contract

Healthcare Cleaning Professionals are a key part of keeping our clinical areas safe.

To assist in the provision and maintenance of a high quality, specialised cleaning service by providing cleaning and associated duties to both ward and departmental areas within the Trust.

This is a key post vital to maintaining the Trusts hygiene and control of infection guidelines.

Main duties of the job

Applicants must be:

  • Passionate about cleanliness!
  • Champions of Infection Control
  • Professional and efficient
  • Flexible and enthusiastic
  • 'Customer' focused

With a keen eye for detail in a clinical environment.

About us

Kernowflex (Bank) Healthcare Cleaning Professional (HCP)

In return for your expertise and hard work, we offer a wide range of benefits including:

Competitive rates of pay with increments.

Access to the NHS pension scheme.

Opportunities to work across various departments and sites, gaining invaluable knowledge and experience.

Unsocial hours enhancements (where applicable).

A flexible working pattern to suit you.

Opportunities for further training (all paid for) and progression into permanent posts.

Paid annual leave quarterly pro rate of working time directives.

Weekly pay.

A comprehensive induction and ongoing mandatory training.

Plus, when you go home, you can relax in the most amazing countryside and coastal environments - work-life balance here in Cornwall is unrivalled.

Sustainability is integral to the Trust achieving the NHS Net Zero target. All staff are therefore actively encouraged and supported to implement new ways of working within their field of expertise.

Date posted

12 June 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£22,383 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

156-6383817

Job locations

West Cornwall Hospital

St Claire Street

Penzance

TR18 2PF


Job description

Job responsibilities

General duties will include:

  • Cleaning.
  • Use of specialist cleaning equipment including suction cleaners and scrubber driers.
  • To be helpful, courteous and kind to colleagues, staff, patients and visitors alike.
  • To be aware of patients dignity and privacy needs at all times and to act appropriately.
  • To support the philosophy of team building within the department.
  • Effective, positive communication.
  • To ensure that the Departments philosophy of quality care and customer service is reflected in practice to the benefit of all Hospital Service User

Job description

Job responsibilities

General duties will include:

  • Cleaning.
  • Use of specialist cleaning equipment including suction cleaners and scrubber driers.
  • To be helpful, courteous and kind to colleagues, staff, patients and visitors alike.
  • To be aware of patients dignity and privacy needs at all times and to act appropriately.
  • To support the philosophy of team building within the department.
  • Effective, positive communication.
  • To ensure that the Departments philosophy of quality care and customer service is reflected in practice to the benefit of all Hospital Service User

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Good education to include Grade A-C GCSE (or equivalent) in English and Mathematics

Desirable

  • Relevant NVQ Level 2
  • Related qualifications

Knowledge

Essential

  • Cleaning knowledge

Desirable

  • Related expertise

Experience

Essential

  • Cleaning experience

Desirable

  • Cleaning within a clinical / healthcare setting
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Good education to include Grade A-C GCSE (or equivalent) in English and Mathematics

Desirable

  • Relevant NVQ Level 2
  • Related qualifications

Knowledge

Essential

  • Cleaning knowledge

Desirable

  • Related expertise

Experience

Essential

  • Cleaning experience

Desirable

  • Cleaning within a clinical / healthcare setting

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 UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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 UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust

Address

West Cornwall Hospital

St Claire Street

Penzance

TR18 2PF


Employer's website

https://www.royalcornwall.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust

Address

West Cornwall Hospital

St Claire Street

Penzance

TR18 2PF


Employer's website

https://www.royalcornwall.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


For questions about the job, contact:

Facilities Manager

Vilma Krisciuniene

vilma.krisciuniene@nhs.net

07920082159

Date posted

12 June 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£22,383 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

156-6383817

Job locations

West Cornwall Hospital

St Claire Street

Penzance

TR18 2PF


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