Domestic Assistant

Domestic Assistant, Leighton Hospital

Evenings, various hours available.

Working 3 nights - Week 1 - Monday/Tuesday/Saturday - Week 2 - Sunday/Thursday/Friday

Domestics services staff work across all areas of the NHS, making sure that all areas are clean and safe places where staff can care for patients while reducing the risk of infection.

**Domestic services assistants need to**:
be physically fit

follow instructions and procedures

pay attention to detail

work as part of a team

take responsibility for their own work

be able to work unsupervised

They also need

organisation skills

teamwork skills

Domestic/cleaning work in a hospital is very different to other domestic/cleaning jobs. You may be cleaning wards, theatres, COVID areas and so on. You will have to wear PPE (which will be provided).

Hospital Domestic assistants have a lot of contact with patients, and their family/visitors, so customer service is a large focus. We would expect you to use your people skills to help make patients’ hospital visits more pleasant.

No qualifications are needed to be a domestic assistant, but you need to be aware of hygiene issues, be discrete, be able to respect patients' rights to privacy and dignity, have a pleasant manner and work quickly and meticulously.

We'll need you to be hard working, reliable, flexible, and a good team player. It's even better if you have worked as a domestic or cleaner before.

This could be the role for you and we want to hear from you

If you have applied for this role in the last 3 months, there is no need to reapply

For more information or to arrange an informal visit please contact the Domestic Supervisors on 01270 613399.

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond.

The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008.

We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health.

The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.

During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its Be Safe Be EquiPPEd campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE.

The results in the 2020 national NHS Staff Survey showed improvements in all elements of the safety culture theme, with 92% of respondents feeling their role made a difference to our patients. We were also recognised nationally for our workforce health and wellbeing initiatives.

At Mid Cheshire, we value our staff and appreciate that in order to give our patients the best quality, compassionate care, we also need to look after our colleagues.

To provide, maintain cleaning services in all public, patient, staff and residential areas.
2. To respond quickly and efficiently to cleaning requests following spillages
3. To deliver specialist cleaning processes for furnishings, flooring's and surfaces
4. To clean general and patient equipment in accordance with agreed guidance from Infection Control, Matrons and Facilities Managers.
5. To clean isolation areas, infection areas in accordance with Trust Infection Control Policy
6. To clean patient areas ready for re-occupancy.
7. To assist in maintaining safe and tidy ward/department areas eg - removing clutter, unwanted or out of date notices.
8. To report problems with cleanliness to the housekeeper and/ or supervisor.
9. To dispose of household, confidential and clinical waste in accordance with legislation and Trust policy.
10. To maintain and clean manual and electrical cleaning equipment
11. To be aware of the safety of other people’s property and belongings

GOVERNANCE
1. Maintain confidentiality and privacy of information at all times
2. Ensure compliance with Trust policies, procedures and guidelines for self and others, by taking action/alerting senior management team if practice appears to contravene policy, or if concerned about any issues.