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Domestic Assistant

NHS

Job Description

Job summary

Domestic staff provide a clean and safe environment for our patients, staff and visitors and help to reduce the spread of Health Care Acquired Infections. This role will involve general cleaning in both clinical and non-clinical areas.

Main duties of the job

Duties will include: - High dusting walls, ceilings, curtains rails, doors- Damp dusting furniture, fittings, ledges and paintwork- Vacuuming floors daily- Deep Cleaning of areas and equipmentWe provide enhanced hours for Saturdays and Sundays as well as enhanced pay for bank holidays. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers a wide range of support for health and wellbeing services to support you in the workplace.

About us

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (HHFT) provides hospital services to around 570,000 people living in Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire, and specialist services to patients from all over the country. We deliver a full range of district hospital services in a variety of locations.

Job responsibilities

For further information about this role please see the Job Description document attached.

If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Person Specification

Training & Qualifications

Essential

  • Good general education at GCSE level or equivalent

Desirable

  • Customer care training

Experience & Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of manual handling and health and safety regulations

Desirable

  • Experience of working in a healthcare environment

Skills & Ability

Essential

  • Ability to communicate effectively with patients, ward staff and Domestic team.

Desirable

  • Ability to work well as part of a team.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Basingstoke Hospital

Basingstoke

RG24 9NA

Employer's website

https://www.hampshirehospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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