Domestic Cleaner

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

We are a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do. We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people.

We work with a wide range of partner organisations to deliver care and support to people in their own homes and from a number of hospitals and community bases. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.

We actively support anti-racism, equality, diversity, and inclusion so, if you’re excited about this job opportunity and you meet our Trust values, but feel unsure about applying, then please get in touch and we will be happy to have a conversation with you.

We are also committed to increasing diversity in the workforce, that is why we actively encourage applications from those groups of people who are currently under-represented, which include amongst others: people with disabilities; men from all socio-economic backgrounds; people from diverse ethnic backgrounds; and people from the LGBTQIA+ community.

Good luck and we hope to hear from you.

Job overview

We're recruiting for a Domestic Cleaner to join our team on a full time basis at the Whiteleaf Centre in Aylesbury.

You'll be responsible for cleaning and maintaining patient areas, public areas, back of house areas such as linen room and laundry areas, according to company policy and procedures at a level that meets or exceeds National Cleanliness standards.

• Carry out daily cleaning routines as scheduled
• Cleaning tasks as per rota
• Handle and remove waste in line with segregation processes and procedures
• Follow hygiene regulations
• Follow Health & Safety regulations
• Provide cover for colleagues during absences
• Ensure cleaning trolleys are fully stocked with sufficient cleaning materials, equipment to clean each area
• Ensure all cleaning materials are used as directed and secured securely and safely in compliance with COSHH regulations
• Observes proper procedures upon entering patient areas
• Ensure that all equipment used is fit for purpose and report any damaged or out of date PAT tested machinery
• Ensure proper procedures are followed when cleaning in patient areas
• Adhere to all policies and procedures relevant to the role
• Ensure that all mandatory training and task specific training is attended as required for the role

Please refer to the job description attached for a comprehensive list of duties

Working for our organisation

Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the “candidate guide to making an application” and ensure you’re your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.

Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”

Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”

At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount
• Pension scheme
• Lease car scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (waiting lists may apply)
• Staff networking and support groups

• Push heavy carts
• Bend and reach to dust and clean
• Stand & walk for varying lengths of time, often long periods
• Use written communication skills to mark completed rooms on daily paperwork
• Lift all equipment and supplies on and off carts

Please refer to the job description and guidance notes attached for further information on this role

Person specification

Knowledge Requirements

• Some knowledge of cleaning chemicals

Qualifications

• Basic cleaning skills Willing to undertake NVQ2 food hygiene

Skills and experience

• Good communication skills
• An understanding of the principles of delivering quality customer service
• Good interpersonal skills

• Experience of working in a health care setting
• All new starters have a thorough induction process, both local and Trust wide, which aims to create a positive supportive working environment allowing new employees to learn key elements of their role over a reasonable timescale.
• Appointment to this post is subject to the trust receiving satisfactory references covering 3 years of employment or study. Please ask your referees to respond promptly to reference requests.
• Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role.
• We are ambitious in our pursuit of excellence, driven by the belief that a fair, just and fully inclusive organisational culture enables our teams to deliver the best quality of care and services possible and we work hard to ensure that our diverse workforce reflects the communities that we serve.
• We welcome applications from all sections of the community, are an Equal Opportunities employer with a number of internal networking groups to support our employees and where possible will always look to make reasonable adjustments in order that you can fulfil the role to recognise your full potential. All our employees are committed to demonstrating through their behaviour our core values – safe, caring and excellent.
• Oxford Health is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
• Oxford is a world-renowned centre of excellence for research. Oxford Health works closely with the University of Oxford department of Psychiatry and the Department of Primary care, has a Biomedical Research Centre dedicated to improving mental health and the NIHR Clinical Research Facility at the Warneford site. The Trust also hosts the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) which carries out applied research that directly impacts patient health and wellbeing