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Please note this is a part-time post for 15hrs and the salary for this position will be pro-rata.
This is an opportunity for a permanent Domestic assistant to work alongside the Domestic Team based at Larkhall Health Institute.
The shift pattern is Monday to Friday - 4 pm - 7 pm.
The Domestic Assistant will provide a domestic service to patients, staff, and visitors of NHS Lanarkshire, (NHSL) premises through the use of effective and efficient methods, which deliver a ‘safe’ and welcoming environment and meet the required NHSL and Hospital Acquired Infections (HAI )standards. To work alongside and support new staff in the working environment.
The successful candidate will have achieved the following skills & attributes:
Knowledge of cleaning standards and related procedures.
Required to undertake on the job training and induction (this will generally take 4-6 weeks, depending on hours/days worked ), to achieve full competency across a range of duties
Working knowledge of Health & Safety including participation in risk assessing individual tasks
Required to undertake Prevention, Assessment & Management Of Violence & Aggression (PaMOVA) training level 1 and level 2, if identified following a appropriate risk assessment
Undertake NHS Lanarkshire compulsory training
Undertake mandatory Health Care Support Workers (HCSW) standards
Undertake and complete NHSS Domestic Services Workbook.
Effective written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to work with people and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Ability to carry out assigned tasks effectively and efficiently in a busy environment
Working knowledge of basic information technology.
Informal enquiries regarding the post will be welcomed by Lorna Docherty, Domestic Services Manager Tel: 01698 754399
email: Lorna.Docherty@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
If you have any queries regarding the application form or recruitment process
email: recruitment.lanarkshire@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the advert once a sufficient amount of applications are received.
Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.
‘In NHS Lanarkshire we are committed to recruiting a workforce that fully reflects the diverse make-up of our society. A place where every individual can thrive, develop and succeed based on skill, knowledge and talent, regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, care experienced* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.
*Care experienced applicants are people who live/have lived with foster parents/kinship carers or who live/have lived in a residential children’s setting/secure unit.’
Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.
NHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK. This permission is without exception granted by the UK Border Agency. We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category.
Candidates who require a Certificate of Sponsorship can access further information on the UK Border Agency’s new points based system that now governs the way individuals from outside the UK can work at www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk
If you require a Skilled Worker Visa, please seek further guidance on current immigration rules which can be found on the Home Office website: UK Visas and Immigration - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) before applying.