Domestic - Hygiene Assistant
As the largest single site specialist heart and chest hospital in the UK, we, at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, have a clear vision 'to be the best cardiothoracic integrated healthcare organisation'.
We provide specialist services in cardiothoracic surgery, cardiology, respiratory medicine including adult cystic fibrosis and diagnostic imaging, both in the hospital and out in the community.
We serve a catchment area of 2.8 million people, spanning Merseyside, Cheshire, North Wales and the Isle of Man, and increasingly we receive referrals from outside these areas for highly specialised services such as aortics.
Heart and lung disease continue to be amongst the biggest killers in the UK and the communities we serve are marked by increased prevalence of cardiovascular disease, higher levels of heart failure, hypertension, coronary artery disease and an ageing population.
Our reputation for strong performance is important in delivering the best care for our patients and high quality clinical services. This is underpinned by a culture of research and innovation, delivered in modern estate and facilitated by technology.New and upgraded clinical areas are designed with patients and families fully involved to deliver their needs.
As part of our long term plan, we aim to form strong clinical and organisational relationships where possible. There is clear evidence that partnerships improve patient care and enhance quality and we aim to collaborate with a range of other providers and professionals with the aim to extending access and improve quality.
Our vision is underpinned by five strategic goals:
- Quality: to deliver the highest quality, safest and best experience for patients and their families by providing reliable care
- Service and Innovation: to develop our service portfolio for patients by developing innovative models of care
- Value: to maintain financial viability, enhance service delivery and develop new models of care to improve the health of our patients and safely reduce costs
- Workforce: to be the best NHS Employer by 2019 by attracting and retaining the best staff to deliver excellent patient care
- Stakeholders: to develop productive relationships with key stakeholders in order to enhance our profile and reputation.
Our Mission
“Excellent, Compassionate and Safe care for every patient, every day”
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for successful candidates to join our great team of domestics.
The post holder must have an excellent work ethic and an great eye for detail.
We are a large team of domestics covering 3 shifts , days evenings and nights.
We pride ourselves on providing outstanding care and experience to our patients and their families.- Monday - Friday 3.30pm-9.30pm 30 hrs per week
Main duties of the job
Duties include cleaning patient clinical areas to the national cleaning standards, office areas , departments, public areas, corridors , Theatres, Cath labs, intensive care units. Serving patient beverages
Cleaning stairs, lifts touch points
Using equipment such as buffers, mops hoovers, steam cleaners, decontamination systems
Working for our organisation
As the largest single site specialist heart and chest hospital in the UK, we, at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, have a clear vision 'to be the best cardiothoracic integrated healthcare organisation'.
We provide specialist services in cardiothoracic surgery, cardiology, respiratory medicine both in the hospital and out in the community.
We serve a catchment area of 2.8 million people, spanning Merseyside, Cheshire, North Wales and the Isle of Man, and increasingly we receive referrals from outside these areas for highly specialised services such as aortics.
Our reputation for strong performance is important in delivering the best care for our patients and high quality clinical services. This is underpinned by a culture of research and innovation, delivered in modern estate and our encouragement of flexible working in a variety of forms.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities- Clean all areas to the national standard of cleanliness using equipment provide to carry out hovering, buffing, scrubbing of, mopping, high and low level dusting
- Take down and hang curtains on windows and bed cubicles and ensure curtains bagged correctly for laundering
- Cleaning windows in wards, departments, theatres and corridors
- Toilet, bathroom, shower cleaning
- Deep cleaning to Trust infection control cleaning policy
- - Responsible for ensuring colour coded cleaning system carried out and mop heads bagged correctly for laundering in line with domestic departmental procedures
- Liaise with nursing and departmental staff concerning cleaning duties, to ensure information is shared to promote a clean environment
- Inform Supervisors/line manager of equipment failures/faults of any equipment used to perform duties
- Responsible for cleaning domestic equipment used within the location and ensure secured safely after use, in line with Health & Safety and Housekeeping procedures
Person specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential criteria- 1 year experience working within a cleaning or catering service or retail with cleaning duties
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria- Knowledge of cleaning Procedures, colour coding and COSHH Able to use own initiative on routine cleaning
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria- Personal effort to undertake all aspects of a cleaning, using scrubbing machines, buffers, hovers, suction, steam equipment, move furniture and hang bed curtains with the wards using ladders
- Basic IT Computer skills
Values & Behaviours
Essential criteria- Must be able to demonstrate the values & behaviours of the Trust
- Team work – be part of our team
- Accountability – ownership of your duties
- Continuous improvements – help to improve our services to patients
- Patient & Family centred – putting our patients and families first
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early. Therefore, interested applicants are advised to apply as early as possible.
Please review the job description and person specification carefully before applying to ensure that you meet the essential requirements for the post.
All applicants will be contacted and informed by email whether they were successfully shortlisted for interview.
As part of you pre-employment checks we will be required to obtain satisfactory references. We require at least one written reference from your current or most recent employer. We are only able to accept references from a professional work email address.
From April 2017 the Government plans to extend the requirement to provide a criminal record certificate to Tier 2 visa applicants coming to work in Education, Health and Social Care sectors and to their adult dependants.
If you are a Tier 2 visa applicant and you are coming to work in an occupation defined by the relevant Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code, you will be required to provide a criminal record certificate from any country you have lived in for 12 months or more in the last 10 years, this is also applicable for your adult dependants.
Employers are expected to implement the Care Certificate for all applicable new starters from April 2015. The Care Certificate aims to equip health and social care support workers with the knowledge and skills which they need to provide safe, compassionate care.We expect all new starters in clinical, patient facing posts (bands 1-4) to complete all 15 standards of the Care Certificate, within their first 6 months with the Trust.
Flexible Working applications will be considered in line the Trusts flexible working policies.
The Trust is a no-smoking site.
We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications and so urge you to submit your application as soon as possible.
Please note UKVI guidelines prohibits sponsorship for all Band 2 and 3 posts. Guidelines state that many non-clinical posts are also not eligible for sponsorship. Please use UKVI guidance on Skilled Worker Visas to determine whether you would be eligible for sponsorship if you were to gain a conditional offer for this role.
https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/your-job