Job summary
North Manchester General Hospital is part of Manchester Foundation Trust and the Facilities staff employed provide an integral service to the smooth running of the hospital. We are now looking for staff to help us to continue to deliver excellent support services to the hospital.
As a Domestic Assistant you will deliver a full and comprehensive cleaning service to wards and departments within North Manchester General Hospital. The primary function is general cleaning within the hospital environment, including clinical and patient areas such as the emergency department, Theatres, patient bedroom/bathrooms along with all other non-clinical areas, such as infection cleans, office and public areas.
You will be required to provide a high quality responsive, efficient and effective patient support service to wards and departments within North Manchester General Hospital acting in a caring and professional manner and ensuring we meet the National Cleaning Standards required.
Full and part time shifts will be available and discussed at interview process.
Main duties of the job
1. Carrying out daily duties as instructed by the Domestic Supervisor.2. General / routine cleaning of wards, clinical and non-clinical departments / offices, communal areas, public areas and toilets in line with the local cleaning schedules asdesignated.3. Assisting in any infection control deep cleans as directed by Domestic Supervisors or Domestics Manager.4. Ensuring that all barrier nursing and infection related PPE is fully utilised in line with the displayed signs on patient doors.5. Ensuring that all cleaning materials are used in accordance with mandated facilities processes (e.g. one cloth and one mop per patient room).6. Ensuring that your designated cleaning cupboard and cleaning trolley is kept clean, is fully stocked to the agreed levels and is well organised at all times.7. Ensuring that all designated cleaning equipment in your area is thoroughly cleaned and appropriately sterilised after use in order to minimise the spread of infections. Thisshould include replaceable parts (e.g. filters in vacuum cleaners, floor pads on the buffer and scrubber drier machines).8. Carrying out cleaning in accordance with the local frequency schedules and procedures.9. Assisting with any corrective actions that may be identified as part of the frequentauditing of cleanliness and the patient environment.10. Ensuring that correct and safe methods of work are employed at all times with extracare shown to the safety of patients, staff and visitors.
About us
MFT is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.5bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we've launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Qualifications
Desirable
- Good standard of general education
Knowledge
Essential
- Awareness of safe working practices
- Awareness of different cleaning methods
- Good personal hygiene practices
Desirable
- Previous use of cleaning equipment including vacuums, steam cleaners, buffing machines, scrubber driers and carpet cleaning machines
- Understanding of how to prevent the spread of infections
- Understanding of the safe use of cleaning chemicals
Experience
Desirable
- Previous experience in similar working environment
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to complete task on time
- Ability to communicate effectively
- Ability to manage own workload
- Demonstrate good customer service skills
- Ability to work as part of a team or alone
Person Specification
Qualifications
Desirable
- Good standard of general education
Knowledge
Essential
- Awareness of safe working practices
- Awareness of different cleaning methods
- Good personal hygiene practices
Desirable
- Previous use of cleaning equipment including vacuums, steam cleaners, buffing machines, scrubber driers and carpet cleaning machines
- Understanding of how to prevent the spread of infections
- Understanding of the safe use of cleaning chemicals
Experience
Desirable
- Previous experience in similar working environment
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to complete task on time
- Ability to communicate effectively
- Ability to manage own workload
- Demonstrate good customer service skills
- Ability to work as part of a team or alone
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.
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.
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).
