Domestic Assistant Band 2

Job description

Job responsibilities

JOB DESCRIPTION

POST: Hygiene Assistant

BANDING: Band 2

ACCOUNTABLE TO: Support Services Manager

JOB SUMMARY

Responsibility for maintaining high standards of cleanliness across the Trust

To work as part of a team to maintain and improve standards, assist in developing the services to ensure achievement of Healthcare standards and targets as set out in the NHS Plan.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

Clean all areas to the national standard of cleanliness using equipment provide to carry out hovering, buffing, scrubbing of, mopping, high and low level dusting

Take down and hang curtains on windows and bed cubicles and ensure curtains bagged correctly for laundering

Cleaning windows in wards, departments, theatres and corridors

Toilet, bathroom, shower cleaning

Deep cleaning to Trust infection control cleaning policy

Be caring and sympathetic to patients and relatives on wards, units and departments

Serving hot and cold beverages to patients

Move equipment and furniture to ensure cleaning duties complete as detailed in the cleaning schedules

Responsible for holding master and department keys during working hours and following Trust security policy

Prioritise duties around a busy working environment

To work within the trust on various locations to ensure a good skill mix, knowledge and experience is developed

Responsible for ensuring colour coded cleaning system carried out and mop heads bagged correctly for laundering in line with domestic departmental procedures

Liaise with nursing and departmental staff concerning cleaning duties, to ensure information is shared to promote a clean environment

Inform Supervisors/line manager of equipment failures/faults of any equipment used to perform duties

Responsible for cleaning domestic equipment used within the location and ensure secured safely after use, in line with Health & Safety and Housekeeping procedures

Empty clinical/domestic waste bins and dispose of in the correct designated collection point

Responsible for cleaning beds and on SICU/EDU making beds

To work as part of a busy team committed to high standards

To develop a good working relationship with colleges

To comply to all Trust policies and procedures

To ensure patient confidentiality is provided

To work with the supervisors and line manager to develop your training requirements

Responsible for completing training and development courses, workshops and sessions as required

TRAINING/DEVELOPMENT

Attend induction courses as requested.

Adhere to all procedure for fire, accidents and cardiac arrest.

Attend fire lectures when requested

Pay particular attention to the Health and Safety at Work Regulations.

Complete yearly, all mandatory Training using E-learning System

Development and training needs identified through yearly staff appraisals

Person Specification

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

• Knowledge of cleaning Procedures, colour coding and COSHH
• Able to use own initiative on routine cleaning

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Personal effort to undertake all aspects of a cleaning, using scrubbing machines, buffers, hovers, suction, steam equipment, move furniture and hang bed curtains with the wards using ladders

Desirable

• Basic IT Computer skills

Values and Behaviours

Essential

• Must be able to demonstrate the values & behaviours of the Trust
• Team work be part of our team
• Accountability ownership of your duties
• Continuous improvements help to improve our services to patients
• Patient & Family centred putting our patients and families first

Qualifications

Essential

• 1 year experience working within a cleaning or catering service or retail with cleaning duties
• Full training will be provided

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

Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital

Address

Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital

Thomas Drive

Liverpool

Merseyside

L14 3PE

Employer's website

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