Cleaning Operative

Barts Health Nhs Trust, City of Westminster

Cleaning Operative

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Barts Health Nhs Trust, City of Westminster

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 1 day ago, 13 Jan | Get your application in today.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: f0748e4e584f4109975d6f5bd9ceedfd

Full Job Description

Deliver a domestic cleaning service to patients, staff and users within Barts Health as defined in National Healthcare Standards, Service Level specifications and working in line with Standard Operating Procedures.

  • Clean floors, work surfaces, furnishings and selected equipment either by hand and / or
  • via the use of industrial machines in accordance with work schedules and Standard Operating Procedures.
  • Empty, dispose and replace clinical and domestic waste as directed. Ensure that waste
  • is disposed of correctly in line with agreed Trust policy, and where appropriate recycling is proactively undertaken.
  • Carry out 'flushing', cleaning and descaling of water outlets to prevent outbreaks of Legionella and Pseudomonas Aeruginosa.
  • If deployed as Rapid Response, respond to reactive cleaning requests for spillages (eg bodily fluids, chemical, hazardous waste in public spaces), additional support or any other requests made via the Helpdesk.

    Experience of working within a cleaning capacity.
  • Good basic education including English and Mathematics GCSE (or equivalent) at grade C / 4 or above
  • Basic understanding of Health and Safety
  • Good communication skills to ensure effective interactions with colleagues, supervision, patients, visitors and Trust staff.
  • Able to balance conflicting priorities to ensure effective service delivery.
  • Able to work within a hospital environment, understanding that there will be occasions of distress, deterioration and bereavement. Patients will vary widely in age and will include those requiring care due to end of life, mental health, dementia.
  • Able to satisfactorily undertake and complete all mandatory and statutory training as well as any other development identified.
  • Attention to detail., Good General Education and ability to read, write and understand English language., British Institute of Cleaning Science (BICSs) Training Certificate in Healthcare Cleaning or willingness to attain these qualifications.
  • Basic Level Health and Safety Training
  • Experience Essential criteria
  • Previous operational experience in a technically demanding cleaning role.
  • Understanding of how healthcare cleaning supports patient recovery. Infection Prevention and Control Basic use of IT systems on handheld tablet technology
  • Desirable criteria
  • Working Knowledge of the National Standards of Healthcare Cleanliness 2021.
  • Working Knowledge of Infection Prevention Control in Healthcare environments.
  • Significant and credible cleaning management experience gained in a Healthcare or other suitable similar environment.
  • Preferred experience of working in specialist healthcare treatment and laboratory / clean room environments to include radio pharmacy, radiotherapy, chemotherapy production areas, nuclear medicine, and X-Ray Imaging departments. Have previous radiation training and training / knowledge of working in specialised areas
  • Knowledge Essential criteria
  • Knowledge Healthcare and hospital environments
  • Knowledge Healthcare and hospital environments Good Communicator, communicating with colleagues and supervisors, Trust staff and patients where necessary
  • Desirable criteria
  • Awareness of NHS 2021 Cleaning Standards
  • Use of Tablet to record cleaning tasks completed
  • Skills Essential criteria
  • Ability to work in multi discipline teams Ability to learn new skills and operate state of the art cleaning equipment.
  • Ability to be calm under pressure
  • Desirable criteria
  • Must be flexible and adaptable
  • Other Essential criteria
  • Good customer care skills, e.g., for communicating with Trust staff and patients.
  • Desirable criteria
  • Flexible approach to work and tasks required

    Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
  • The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients. Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together. We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

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