Domestic Assistant | Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust are currently recruiting for a6 months fix -termDomestic Assistant based atLeigh Infirmary
The post will be working 17.5 hrs per week, Monday to Friday 16.30 - 20.00

• This vacancy is open to all internal and external candidates. NHS Employees should ideally secure their manager's agreement for a secondment arrangement ideally prior to applying, as this will be a condition of any offer made. This vacancy is advertised on a fixed term basis, it has been established to provide cover for an employee on secondment and will end on 28.02.2025 or when the substantive postholder returns. Whilst this post is advertised on an fixed term / secondment basis there is the potential that this post may become permanent in the future.


The post holder is responsible for carrying out specific cleaning and other related duties, following set procedure and standards to provide and maintain high standards of cleanliness throughout the hospital and designated wards or departments.

To perform domestic duties including:

• General cleaning.


• Isolation cleaning.


• High and low dusting.


• Wet and dry mopping.


• Clean toilets, baths and washbasins.


• Emptying clinical and general waste bins and placing bags in designated areas.


• Vacuum Cleaning.


• Scrubbing and buffing floors with mechanical machine.


• Carpet shampooing.


• Using chemicals and cleaning equipment responsibly and within health and safety guidelines.


• Maintaining staff and public safety through appropriate use of warning signage whilst cleaning.


Full training will be provided to the successful candidate

Choose Well - Choose WWL

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that 'happy staff, makes for happy patients'. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement and living our values.

WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.,
• To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team delivering high standards of cleaning within both the clinical and non-clinical areas.


• To clean specific areas in line with Trust policy and national cleaning standards.


• To provide a cleaning service in accordance with approved methods, standards and frequencies.


• To provide support to terminal cleans/infection cleans ensuring conversance with infection control & procedures in respect of all cleaning duties.


• The removal and cleaning up of uncontained body fluid spillages in line with Trust policy and national cleaning standards.


• To use cleaning equipment, machinery and cleaning materials once trained and ability to spot defects with machinery and report to Supervisor.


• Where required undertake Bioquell Q50- HPV decontamination duties and be fully compliant with all the methods and responsibilities of using this system.


• To adopt a flexible approach when undertaking domestic duties.
  
  Good basic salary plus an attractive package of benefits which include:


• Excellent Pension & Life Assurance Package (over 20% employer contribution)


• Excellent annual leave entitlements 27 to 33 days per annum dependent upon service.


• Paid occupational maternity, paternity, and adoption leave dependent upon service.


• Training opportunities and eLearning resources.


• Health and wellbeing support.


• Career Progression opportunities within Estates & Facilities and the NHS.


• Access to salary sacrifice schemes for items such as lease vehicles and buy a bike schemes.


• NHS Discount schemes to access hundreds of discounts and savings from everything to High Street Stores to restaurants, family holidays and more.


• Long Service Awards.