Service Assistant - Montagu Hospital

Job summary

Service Assistant (Cleaning)

This job is the perfect job for someone who is looking to start their career into the NHS and for those who are ambitious, we offer a range of training and development opportunities to help you climb the career ladder.

We are aFamily friendlytrust and we are committed to improving the working lives of our staff. We offer varied shift patterns and hours of work to enable you to get the right work/life balance.

The role ofService Assistant (Cleaning)plays a key part of our patient experience. The successful candidate willwork with our Service Assistants and will be jointly responsible for the cleanliness of Doncaster Royal Infirmary.

This is a physically demanding role with elements of reaching, crouching, operating cleaning equipment & mopping large surfaces etc, so candidates for this post are required to be relatively physically fit.

Within your contracted hours, you may be required to support in covering other wards or departments from time to time, dependant on requirements.

Enhancements for night time, bank holiday & weekend work are offered as a part of this role.

Post details: Rockingham day unit, 30 hours per week, 12noon-6pm, Mon-Fri, may include bank holidays.

Main duties of the job

A full job description and person specification is attached to this advertisement

To be considered for this role, it would be advantageous if you have worked in a busy NHS setting or have experience in a cleaning or portering.

To be successful, candidates need to be able to demonstrate that they;

• Are able to communicate verbally with others clearly & courteously.
• Are polite, reliable and responsible.
• Are able to understand how to maintain good working relationships.
• Have experience of working well in a team.
• Have the ability to comply with standard operating procedures and organisational policies.
• Be prepared to undertake training and development.

Enhancements for night time, bank holiday and weekend work are offered as a part of this role.

This is a physically active role with elements of operating cleaning equipment, carrying, lifting & moving patients & items. Therefore, the person undertaking this role will need to be relatively physically fit.

About us

DBTH is one of Yorkshire's leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues.

It is our goal to give those who join Team DBTH the tools and opportunities to grow their career, it's our pledge to help you Develop, Belongand Thrive, Here.

As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.

We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:o Extensive range of learning opportunitieso NHS Pension Schemeo Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditionso Comprehensive health and wellbeing supporto NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice schemeo Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.