Laundry Assistants

**Job overview**:
**Job Title: Laundry Domestic Assistant**

**Salary/Band: 2**

**Speciality: Laundry Domestic Assistant**

**Care Organisation: NCA Pennine Acute - Oldham**

**Contract type and hours: Permanent, 37.5hrs per week, (Morning Post 6-2pm, Mon to Fri) and Afternoon ( 2-10pm Mon to Wed, Thurs 12-8pm, Fri 12-7pm)**

**Main duties of the job**:
To undertake general cleaning and related tasks to a high standard, following the guidelines as set out in the daily work schedule. To maintain a clean/deep clean and hygienic environment for Trust Staff and Visitors.

Perform cleaning and domestic duties in all parts of the laundry and surrounding areas as may be required.

Undertake the maintenance and general cleaning of the laundry shop floor and laundry equipment to the recognised standards and frequencies.

Observe specialist cleaning requirements and the colour coding system in the appropriate areas as instructed. To ensure a high degree of sterilisation to minimise the possibility of cross infection.

Ensure that safe and correct working practices are maintained at all times and that duties are performed in accordance with Health & Safety and COSHH procedures and all relevant statutory regulations.

Ensure that electrical appliances and all other items of domestic cleaning equipment use through their duties are thoroughly cleaned and maintained in the appropriate manner and that all faults are reported to the Linen Service Floor Manager.

Replenish disposable/consumer items as required and report high usage and losses to Supervisor.

**Working for our organisation**:
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

We are currently in process of updating our values. For the latest information around our values and behaviours, please visit our careers website careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

**Detailed job description and main responsibilities**:
This vacancy is open to those who have a current NMC PIN to practice as an Registered Nurse or Midwife in the UK, or those who are currently enrolled on a course which means they expect to receive their full NMC PIN within the next 3 months. Please note an NMC PRN PIN is not a full NMC PIN and would not fulfil the essential criteria for this role.

**Person specification**:
**Qualifications**:
**Desirable criteria**:

- NVQ Level 1 in cleaning or willing to obtain.

**Knowledge**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Some knowledge of COSHH.

**Skills**:
**Essential criteria**:

- To be able to communicate effectively with colleagues.
- Able to follow standardised cleaning schedules.

**Desirable criteria**:

- To be able to read and understand simple data.
- We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to supporting flexible working for our people wherever possible and all our colleagues are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) serves a diverse population, and each Care Organisation works hard to ensure all services are accessible and fair.

We respect the value of difference. So, our aim is to employ a workforce representative of the communities we serve. Regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, trans status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, religion or belief, all are welcome.

**Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process.**

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