Hospital Cleaner

**Hospital Cleaner**

**Location**: Basildon

**Job Type**: Temporary

**Duration of booking**: This is a temporary ongoing role with no end date specified

**Proposed start date**: As soon as possible

**Sector**: Healthcare

**Base**:Hospital

**Band**: 2

**Pay Rates**:
Monday to Friday hours worked from 6am to 8pm (days shifts): £10.69 paye inclusive per hour

Monday to Friday hours worked from 8pm to 6am (Night shifts) / Saturday: £13.89 paye inclusive per hour

Sunday / Bank Holidays: £17.00 paye inclusive per hour

**Working Days and Hours**:
Monday to Sunday various shifts as possible:
7am to 3pm

12pm to 8pm

1pm to 9pm

2pm to 6.30pm

2pm to 10pm

**Job Summary**

To provide the cleaning services, as part of the Site Services team in providing a high quality cleaning service supplying the Hospital’s core services in terms of a comprehensive, professional and integrated cleaning service within the community premises.This role is a vital and essential element to healthcare safety and compliance with infection prevention and control standards.

**Catering Ward Host Duties**:

- Provides cleaning services in accordance with training, throughout the hospital as assigned by their Team Leader/Manager.
- Ensures high standards of cleaning within both clinical and non-clinical areas of the hospital.
- All areas are to be cleaned to the prevailing standards.
- Cleans ward areas according to a schedule ensuring the environment is to the highest standard, and that infection risks are kept to a minimum. For example; high dusting, damp dusting, floor area, fixtures and fittings, low dusting
- Responsible for cleaning during and after reported infectious outbreaks to reduce and remove the risk of infection throughout the hospital.
- Brings to the attention of the line manager any apparent deficiencies in systems of work or equipment provided that pose danger or risks to health and safety.
- Clean clinical and non-clinical areas (including sanitary areas and thoroughfares), ensuring the hospital is perceived as clean from the moment of entry.
- Provides a great level of customer service to all patients, staff and various stakeholders requested
- Complete all out ad-hoc cleaning tasks as required by their supervisor to ensure the hospital remains contractually compliant

**Training Information**:

- 3 day induction provided free of charge and **not paid**:

- Southend and Basildon induct Weds-Friday (unpaid). We receive checklists for these on Mondays and confirm with dept.
- Broomfield induct Mon-Weds, so they take checklists on the Friday and get confirmation from departments there.

**Dress code**
- No jeans, jeggings, leggings, jogging bottoms or trainers.