Domestic Assistant

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 15 October 2024

Job summary

We have vacancies for a Domestic Assistant, working as follows

Part time evenings. Monday - Friday 3 hours per day between 5pm and 8pm.

Part time mornings. Monday - Friday 3 hours per day between 6am and 9am.

Please note this role requires you to have some domestic experience.

You will be involved in the preparation and service of patients areas, including bedded areas, wards , departments, clinics, theatres or any other non occupied areas.

You will be required to undertake a wide range of cleaning and monitoring duties associated with maintaining a high standard of cleanliness ensuring that at all time a high quality service provision is offered, maintaining Trustvalues.

Main duties of the job

  • Cleaning wards and clinics and offices to high standards.
  • Cleaning wards and clinics to high standards.
  • Adhering to infection control policy's and procedures
  • Cleaning experience essential for all posts
  • Cleaning external areas across the trust

About us

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.

The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.

To hear more about our achievements click here https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/media/13089/1606-annual-report-booklet_final.pdf

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Date posted

01 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£23,615 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

287-CEF-371-24

Job locations

Broadgreen Hospital

Thomas Drive

Liverpool

L14 3LB


Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Cleaning wards and clinics to high standards within the hospital.
  • Adhering to infection control polices and procedures
  • Flexibility required
  • Cleaning experience essential
  • Working within domestic services department at Broadgreen site.
  • Cleaning to high standards
  • Adhering to polices and produces
  • Overtime is also regularly available

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Cleaning wards and clinics to high standards within the hospital.
  • Adhering to infection control polices and procedures
  • Flexibility required
  • Cleaning experience essential
  • Working within domestic services department at Broadgreen site.
  • Cleaning to high standards
  • Adhering to polices and produces
  • Overtime is also regularly available

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE/Equivalent

Experience

Essential

  • Previous Domestic experience

Desirable

  • Previous healthcare environment experience
  • Previous use of cleaning machinery, floor polishing machinery
  • Knowledge of colour coding systems

Knowledge

Essential

  • A general understanding of why cleanliness in a patient/healthcare environment is important
  • Health and safety basic knowledge

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to work on own initiative
  • Communication skills
  • Basic numeracy and literacy skills
  • Ability to work as part if a team

Other

Essential

  • Willingness and ability to undertake further training as necessary
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE/Equivalent

Experience

Essential

  • Previous Domestic experience

Desirable

  • Previous healthcare environment experience
  • Previous use of cleaning machinery, floor polishing machinery
  • Knowledge of colour coding systems

Knowledge

Essential

  • A general understanding of why cleanliness in a patient/healthcare environment is important
  • Health and safety basic knowledge

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to work on own initiative
  • Communication skills
  • Basic numeracy and literacy skills
  • Ability to work as part if a team

Other

Essential

  • Willingness and ability to undertake further training as necessary

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

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Broadgreen Hospital

Thomas Drive

Liverpool

L14 3LB


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Broadgreen Hospital

Thomas Drive

Liverpool

L14 3LB


Employer's website

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


For questions about the job, contact:

Cleaning and Portering Manager

Kevin Malone

kevin.malone1@liverpoolft.nhs.uk

07825044172

Date posted

01 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£23,615 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

287-CEF-371-24

Job locations

Broadgreen Hospital

Thomas Drive

Liverpool

L14 3LB


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