Domestic - Southport Hospital

Job description

Job responsibilities

1. Cleaning of structures, non-clinical patient equipment and components, manually or mechanically.
2. Isolation cleans/infection cleans as required
3. Set up and use of Hydrogen Peroxide fogging /UV machine cleaning of areas as required
4. Carry ascom to respond to requests for infection cleans/Fogging/UV
5. Maintenance / cleaning of all housekeeping equipment.
6. Assist in the commissioning/ decommissioning of area
7. Curtain changes as appropriate, safe removal of dirty linen
8. Keep a tidy work environment
9. Follow Waste Disposal Policy to ensure safe removal of waste, ensuring correct segregation of waste.
10. Ensuring that building security controls are adhered to and problems reported immediately.
11. To cover other clinics or hospitals as necessary
12. To work unsupervised as a Lone Worker and be aware of the issues.
13. Use own judgement to overcome operational issues regarding day to day tasks.
14. Use cleaning equipment such as buffers, scrubbers and buckets containing water and cleaning solutions,plus low and high cleaning work, requiring physical effort.
15. Working in the vicinity of body fluids, physical aggression and exposure to hazards may occasionallyoccur.

Quality

1. Ensure compliance with Pas 5748 and hygiene standards.
2. Ensure all appropriate hygiene monitoring is carried out and recorded for every process.
3. Ensure all Infection Prevention and control procedures are adhered, which includes maintaining a highstandard of personal hygiene.
4. Ensure compliance with all legal requirements of food safety.
5. Maintain and improve all aspects of service
6. Responsible for the flushing of water systems and maintaining accurate records in line with regulationspertaining to Legionella and Pseudomonas as instructed.
7. Participate in staff involvement groups for all aspects of the Trust Quality Strategy 2016/21.
8. Participate in trials of products and equipment as required

Communication

1. Ensure good customer relations working with patients and all levels of staff, e.g. ward managers.
2. To work effectively as part of a team
3. Adopt an empathetic approach to patients and visitors, ensuring the areas are cleaned with minimaldisruption to patients.
4. Be aware of patients who may have challenging behaviours due to their medical condition, ensuringconfidentiality and privacy and dignity are observed at all times.

Financial responsibility

1. Store keeping including storage and stock rotation submitting orders in a timely manner
2. Ensure economic use of all materials
3. Ensure good practice to minimise waste

Staff/ Training

1. Staff will be trained in all aspects of the housekeeping role over a minimum of 4 weeks or until deemedcompetent.
2. Standard Operating Procedures to be followed.
3. All trained staff are expected to display a flexible and supportive attitude to their work and colleaguesproviding guidance and assistance to new or existing members of staff.
4. Participate in the staff appraisal system and attend training in accordance with your personaldevelopment plan.
5. Complete and maintain competency level.
6. Staff to have an understanding of COSHH, and use of PPE, and adhere to health and safety regulationsaround the use of chemicals.

Person Specification

Our Values

Essential

• We are Kind
• We are Open
• We are Inclusive

Qualifications

Essential

• Basic numeracy and literacy

Desirable

• NVQ level 2 Cleaning and Building Interiors
• Food Safety Awareness level 1

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Understanding of cleaning and hygiene principles

Desirable

• Large scale or Health Care domestic work
• Basic computer skills

Skills

Essential

• Understanding/Experience of Customer Care
• Understanding/Experience of Team Working
• Ability to use mechanical/ electrical cleaning aids

Desirable

• Ability to instruct other less qualified staff
• Awareness of Buildings Security

Other

Essential

• Physically demanding role including use of machinery and other cleaning equipment such as buckets of water.
• Ability to carry out varied workloads with varying demands.
• Able to empathise with patients and staff
• Ability to work varied shift patterns/experience of working varied shift patterns.

Desirable

• Experience of Lone working
• Experience of/ability to working at height using ladder

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Southport Hospital

Town Lane, Kew

Southport

PR8 6PN

Employer's website

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