Domestic Assistant

**Please note this is a part time post and the salary for this position will be pro-rata.**

We have the opportunity to be part of the domestic service team for patients, staff and visitors of NHS Lanarkshire, (NHSL) premises through the use of effective and efficient methods, which deliver a ‘safe’ and welcoming environment and meet the required NHSL and Hospital Acquired Infections (HAI) standards. To work alongside and support new staff in the working environment. Undertake a range of cleaning tasks which require the use of machinery, equipment and cleaning appliances involving manual handling and lifting. You will ensure all cleaning is undertaken to the required standards and report to the supervisor any areas not cleaned due to access issues etc.

**Knowledge, Training And Or Experience Required To Do The Job**
- Knowledge of cleaning standards and related procedures.
- Required to undertake on-the-job training and induction (this will generally take 4-6 weeks, depending on hours/days worked), to achieve full competency across a range of duties
- Working knowledge of Health & Safety including participation in risk-assessing individual tasks
- Required to undertake Prevention, Assessment & Management Of Violence & Aggression (PaMOVA) training level 1 and level 2, if identified following an appropriate risk assessment
- Undertake NHS Lanarkshire compulsory training
- Undertake mandatory Health Care Support Workers (HCSW) standards
- Undertake and complete NHSS Domestic Services Workbook.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work with people and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Ability to carry out assigned tasks effectively and efficiently in a busy environment
- Working knowledge of basic information technology.

contact Lorraine Allan Domestic Services Manager 01698 754399 ext 408048

‘In NHS Lanarkshire we are committed to recruiting a workforce that fully reflects the diverse make-up of our society. A place where every individual can thrive, develop and succeed based on skill, knowledge and talent, regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, care experienced* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.
- Care experienced applicants are people who live/have lived with foster parents/kinship carers or who live/have lived in a residential children’s setting/secure unit.’

Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.