Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust

Domestic Assistant

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Job summary

Shropshire Community Health Trust is recruiting for a Domestic Assistant based at Bridgnorth Hospital. Working as a Domestic Assistant you will be maintaining the high levels of cleanliness throughout the hospital, whilst adhering to relevant policies and procedures.

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual who is reliable, flexible, well organised, self-motivated, has good interpersonal communication skills and is able to work effectively alone or as part of the team.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of this role include, complete cleaning schedules on a daily basis, ensure the correct use of mechanical cleaning equipment, ensure stock is maintained, ensure the correct use of cleaning materials.

Uniform, as provided, must be worn at all times in the hospital environment and must not be worn to and from work. A high standard of personal hygiene must be obtained.

About us

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.

Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.

Date posted

19 February 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£22,383 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

TBC

Job locations

Bridgnorth Hospital

Northgate,

Bridgnorth,

WV16 4EU

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.

Person Specification

Training and Qualifications

Essential

Ability to demonstrate good numeracy and literacy skills

Experience

Essential

Experience of cleaning which includes mopping, hoovering and dusting

Knowldege and Skills

Essential

Understanding of importance of cleanliness in health care environment
General awareness of safety
Good organisational skills

Person Specification

Training and Qualifications

Essential

Ability to demonstrate good numeracy and literacy skills

Experience

Essential

Experience of cleaning which includes mopping, hoovering and dusting

Knowldege and Skills

Essential

Understanding of importance of cleanliness in health care environment
General awareness of safety
Good organisational skills

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

Employer details

Employer name

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust

Address

Bridgnorth Hospital

Northgate,

Bridgnorth,

WV16 4EU

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust

Address

Bridgnorth Hospital

Northgate,

Bridgnorth,

WV16 4EU

Employer's website

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