Hotel Services Domestic / Portering Assistant, Northwich Victoria

An exciting opportunity has arrived to join the domestic team at Victoria Infirmary, Northwich incorporating the new Cheshire & Merseyside Surgical Centre due to open in 2025.
Being a Hospital domestic / porter can be a very demanding, fast paced role. You will be expected to clean all areas within the Hospital, including the new theatres, clinic rooms, waiting rooms and high risk areas to a very high standard. You will also assist with the transfer of patients / deliveries between the hospital's departments.
We have various part time positions available - HOURS TO BE CONFIRMED LATER, To provide a professional cleaning service in public, patient and staff areas in compliance with NHS guidance for standards of cleanliness and in association with departmental/managers, housekeepers and supervisors, to ensure the delivery of a quality, patient focused service.
You will also assist with the transfer of patients / deliveries between the hospital's various departments.
You will need to be hard working, reliable and a great team player.
Although the hours are predominately based at Victoria Infirmary incorporating the new Cheshire & Merseyside Surgical Centre, you will need to be flexible and able to travel at short notice between other sites belonging to the Trust to assist with the changing demands of the service.
If you think this could be the role for you, we would like to hear from you. Previous experience would be helpful, however, full training will be provided., + To provide and maintain high level and professional cleaning services in all public, patient, staff and residential areas of the hospital.
+ To respond quickly to transfer Patients, equipment and goods deliveries between hospital departments, as requested by departmental managers and clinical staff.
+ To respond quickly and efficiently to cleaning requests following spillages.
+ To deliver specialist cleaning processes for theatres, clinic rooms, patient waiting areas, furnishings, floorings and various surfaces.
+ To clean general and patient equipment in accordance with agreed guidance from Infection Control, VIN management and the facilities co-ordinator.
+ Complete written schedules of work and weekly stock / linen orders.
+ To clean isolation areas, infection areas in accordance with Trust Infection Control Policy.
+ To effectively clean all patient areas - clinical and non clinical.
+ To assist in maintaining safe and tidy departmental and public areas of the hospital including the new paediatric waiting room.
+ To report problems with cleanliness as and when they arise to the facilities co-ordinator.
+ To dispose of household, confidential and clinical waste in accordance with legislation and Trust policy.
+ To maintain and clean manual and electrical cleaning equipment
+ To be aware of the safety of other people's property and belongings, + We are a flexible working employer, so please talk to us about any flexible working requirements.
· All correspondence will be sent to the email address you have registered as your TRAC account.
· Selection is based on the Trust's values, and the criteria outlined in the Job Description for the role.
· Secondments will be considered for fixed term positions when both parties agree. Candidates should seek approval from their current line manager before application.
· Appointments are subject to a 6-month probationary period. LED Doctors are subject to a 3-month probationary period.
· Please provide a contact email address for referees. We will not request references until after you have been made a formal job offer.
· You will be required to pay for your DBS disclosure (where the post requires one). This will be done via 3 monthly instalments from your pay. We encourage applicants to join and remain registered with the DBS update service.
· We do not reimburse travel to interview expenses.
· Some posts may have implications on existing NHS Pension Scheme arrangements. For further information please visit the NHS Pensions Agency website: https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/nhs-pensions
· Employers have a legal responsibility to ensure that their employees have a "right to work" in the UK. If you intend to seek permission to work in the UK via a Skilled Worker visa, please be aware that the UK Government set eligibility requirements e.g. minimum salary requirement and skill levels. Not all NHS roles are eligible for sponsorship. We recommend that you use the information on the Home Office website to check if this role will be eligible.

+ Good standard of general education, including Mathematics, English Language & Literacy
+ Experience of working in a healthcare area
+ Experience of working with the general public
+ Be an excellent team player with a 'can do' attitude
+ Good attendance record
+ Ability to perform a wide range of duties according to the job description
+ Able to work on your own initiative but also work as part of a small and dedicated team

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond. The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008.
We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health.
The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.
During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its 'Be Safe Be EquiPPEd' campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE.
The results in the 2020 national NHS Staff Survey showed improvements in all elements of the safety culture theme, with 92% of respondents feeling their role made a difference to our patients. We were also recognised nationally for our workforce health and wellbeing initiatives.
At Mid Cheshire, we value our staff and appreciate that in order to give our patients the best quality, compassionate care, we also need to look after our colleagues.