Facilities Assistant - Domestic

Supporting the provision of quality patient care within a new state of the art adult acute and children’s hospital facility.  The Facilities Directorate deliver a variety of services (e.g. patient and retail catering, domestic cleaning, portering, transport) which support and contribute to the provision of quality patient care.  Your duties will include:

• Present an efficient, high quality domestic service to patients and staff
• Follow specific schedule of work relating to defined areas although post holders are required to have a flexible approach to daily routine.
• Economic and safe use of cleaning agents, following manufacturers recommended instructions.
• Care and use of mechanical cleaning equipment.
• Inform Supervisor of requirements for work materials as required and check delivery of cleaning supplies and equipment.
• Wear protective clothing as supplied by the Department.
• Complete all daily/weekly sign off sheets for areas of work
• Disposal of waste in accordance with relevant Policy.
• Clean crockery, cutlery, utensils, containers and small scale equipment manually or through the dish washer located in the ward kitchen (as per work schedule).
• Work in accordance with pre-agreed cleaning schedules/frequencies
• Respond to rectifications following audit within given timescale.  Training will be given for all aspects of your duties but you should have a Working knowledge of Health and Safety and Infection Control and experience of working within a large organisation. There are various shift patterns available with this vacancy and we have 25 positions available.  Please mark on your application any of the shifts you would like to be considered for.