Healthcare Cleaning Professional

The Facilities Department are looking to recruit a number of hard-working enthusiastic individuals to join our friendly and dynamic Cleanliness Services Teams at Clatterbridge Hospitals.

With potential development or progression opportunities within the Trust, this could be your first step to a career within the NHS.

The role of the Healthcare Cleaning Professional is to support the smooth day to day operational running of our hospital through achieving excellent cleaning standards that will provide a clean and safe healthcare environment that meets our patient’s expectations.

Various part time shifts, and hours are available.

Monday - Friday and also Saturday & Sunday

There will be a requirement to work Bank Holidays.

CSW Apprenticeship Pathway Opportunities
- "An exciting opportunity has been developed for Healthcare Cleaning Professional staff to progress within the Trust through an 18-month CSW apprenticeship pathway following 12 months employment as a Healthcare Cleaning Professional.(Further details will be provided during interview stage)"

Complete daily and weekly baseline cleaning tasks, including damp dusting, high level dusting, static mopping, damp mopping, suction cleaning and cleaning of sanitary areas.

Complete all baseline cleanliness tasks in accordance with the Facilities Department Cleaning Methods and Standards document and the work schedules for each functional area.

Replenish domestic supplies in all functional areas.

Empty, clean and replenish waste bins.

Prepare and serve beverages to patients in line with the work schedule, ensuring that the patients’ needs are met.

Carry out wall washing as instructed, using appropriate equipment.

Maintenance of external areas of the hospital site in line with the work schedule.

Complete environmental cleaning, including infection prevention and control cleaning, in accordance with the Environmental Cleaning training document.

Attend Education and Training Framework for cleanliness services to gain knowledge and skills required to be a fully competent Healthcare Cleaning Professional.

Attend additional specialised cleaning training when required for the role.

Attend necessary training in line with the Facilities Department refresher training requirements and the Trusts Mandatory Training matrix.

Participate in the Trusts annual appraisal system and personal development process.

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as “competent and caring staff” by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.

We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral’s only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.

The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.

Please see Job overview & attached Job description for further information about the Healthcare Cleaning Professional position available with WUTH.