Bed Turnaround Domestic Assistant

2 weeks ago


Royal Tunbridge Wells, United Kingdom Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Facilities Directorate for highly enthusiastic and professional Domestic Assistants to be part of the 'Bed Turnaround Team based at the Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury.

We are looking for individuals who have excellent interpersonal and communication skills who are well motivated, hard working and able to work as part of a team. In this busy role your highly reactive skills will be crucial while maintaining attention to detail, calm and professionalism.

Main duties of the job

The position requires that you are flexible and is subject to a variable shift patterns including weekends, bank holidays, nights. Please note the roles will be offered as annualized contracts to accommodate the needs of the service and varying shift patterns.

Previous experience of working within a Healthcare Environment would be advantageous but not essential as on the job training will be provided.

About us

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is a large acute hospital Trust in the county of Kent.

The Trust provides a full range of general hospital services and some areas of specialist complex care to around 760,000 people living in the south part of West Kent and the north part of East Sussex.

The Trust's core catchment areas are Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells and their surrounding boroughs. We work from two main clinical sites: Maidstone Hospital and Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury. Tunbridge Wells Hospital opened in 2011 and provides single rooms with en-suites for all in-patients - the first of its kind in the country.

We employ more than 7,000 full and part-time staff in a huge range of clinical and non-clinical roles across both of our hospital sites.

Would you like to work flexibly?In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions.

Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service Check at Enhanced level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children)

At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career. We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients. We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work.

Interview Date: To be confirmed.

Person Specification

Skills

Essential

Have a working knowledge of health and safety policies, infection control and work procedures.

Desirable

Working knowledge in the use of operating mechanical and electrical cleaning machinery.

Qualifications

Essential

Basic numeracy & literacy

Desirable

NVQ Level 2 Cleaning & Support Services or relevant cleaning qualification BICS or Cleaning Operators Proficiency Certificate.

Experience/Knowledge

Essential

To have worked in a service/customer environment or comparable experience of working within a similar environment.

Desirable

Previous working experience within an NHS environment within Domestic Services. To have an understanding of COSHH and risk assessments

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