Cleaner

Job responsibilities

WEAVERS MEDICAL

Job Description

Title: Cleaner

Location: Prospect House, Kettering

Responsible To: Practice Manger

Hours: 18.00-20.30 Mon - Fri

Main Purpose

To provide a high standard of hygiene and cleanliness throughout the Premises

Key tasks:

• Empty non-clinical, waste bins in all rooms/areas.
• Mop floors and damp wipe surfaces, including desk, worktop and couch in clinical rooms.
• Vacuum carpets in consulting rooms, corridor, main entrance and waiting areas.
• Pick up any litter and vacuum chairs in waiting area.
• Clean and mop toilets and baby change room.
• Replenish consumables if required i.e. toilet rolls, hand towels and soap.
• Mop floor, damp wipe surface and clean sink in kitchen.
• Damp wipe and hoover reception office.
• Complete cleaning audit tick sheets.
• Undertake any other duties as may be required from time to time.
• Lock and alarm building as required
• Attendance of mandatory training as required ( usually on 2-3 Wednesday afternoons with notice)

Health & Safety & Fire Safety:

• The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the Practice Health & Safety Policy.

• The post holder will adhere to the Prospect House Fire Strategy.

  Equality and Diversity:

The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:

• Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues.
• Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights

Personal/Professional Development:

The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the Practice as part of this employment, such training to include:

• Participation in an annual individual performance review, including responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development.
• Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.

Communication:

The post-holder should recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:

• Communicate effectively with other team members.
• Communicate effectively with patients and carers.
• Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.

Person Specification

Physical Make up

Essential

• Good overall health
• Physically fit
• No questionable sickness record

Qualifications

Essential

• Reasonable standard of numeracy & literacy
• Able to communicate in plain English

Desirable

• Awareness of Health & Safety Regulations

Experience

Essential

• Mature Outlook
• Working on own initiative
• Office environment

Desirable

• Cleaning experience

Innate abilities

Essential

• Reliable and honest
• Methodical organised, attention to detail
• Able to communicate appropriately
• Ability to learn new skills quickly
• Adaptable
• Practical

Desirable

• Ability to question correctly to identify and solve problems.

Motivation

Essential

• Able to work on own with minimum
• supervision

Adjustment/attitude

Essential

• Honest, and understands totally the need for confidentiality
• Good communicator with supervisor

Desirable

• Flexible and adaptable
• Finishes tasks within the timescales

Special circumstances

Essential

• Able to travel to/from work for the
• hours required
• Complements the team
• Adaptable

Employer details

Employer name

Weavers Medical

Address

Prospect House

121 Lower Street

Kettering

Northants

NN16 8DN

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.weaversmedicalcentre.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)