Domestic Assistant
- NHS
- Part Time
- Castleford
- 12.21 an hour
Job Description
Job summary
We are a GP Practice based in Castleford who is looking to recruit a hard working, enthusiastic individual to join our Domestic Services team to cover both our Henry Moore Clinic and Fryston Road Surgery.
The post is for 10 hours per week.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice and will:
- Apply practice policies, standards and guidance
- Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work.
- Participate in audit where appropriate, and in particular take a major role in the annual Infection Control Audit jointly with the practice manager and the infection control nurse
For more detail about the main duties of this role, please see the job description section below.
About us
The clinical team consists of five GP Partners, two Salaried GPs, four Practice Nurses, three HCAs as well as the extended team of pharmacists, social prescribers and first contact practitioners. Who are all supported by a committed administrative and managerial team.
We have 2 sites Henry Moore Clinic and Fryston Road Surgery
Job responsibilities
- Vacuum all areas of the surgery that have been in use
- Empty bins and paper shredder into the correctly coloured bags:
- Clinical waste yellow sacks (full sacks to be left outside in wheelie bin)
- Re-cycling paper blue sacks
- Household waste orange sacks (to be used sparingly)
- Shredding material either blue or black sacks
- Clean all sinks and working surfaces that have been in use
- Clean and disinfect all toilets
- Damp dust all surfaces that have been in use
- Tidy rooms ready for use
- Notify practice manager of any breakages or hazards
- Wash up items in consulting rooms and the common room
- Clean worktop surfaces in kitchen
- Wash floors in treatment/consulting rooms
- Check towels and replace as necessary, tea towels to be changed daily
- Collect all instrument buckets
- Maintain supplies of coffee/tea/sugar/juice for the common room
- Maintain supplies of cleaning materials
- Disinfect all patient couches twice weekly
- Turn off lights, set alarm and lock surgery when leaving
WEEKLY JOBS
- Polishing furniture and reception desk
- Clean telephones with cleaner provided
- Check stock of cleaning materials and leave a note for the practice manager
- Clean entrance doors
- Defrost fridge & clean any kitchen cupboards that need attention
- Spot clean any carpet stains
- Empty vacuum bag
- Send towels to laundry
- Put rubbish out for collection on correct day
MONTHLY JOBS
- Clean inside of any windows that need attention
- Check and wash plastic toys
ANNUAL JOBS
- Liaise with PM regarding carpet cleaning (contractors used)
- Check and wash any curtains or nets
- Arrange spring cleaning schedule
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Essential:
- Good All Round Education,
- Good understanding of Infection Control,
- Able to work early mornings.
Desirable
- Previous experience of infection control procedures.
- Previous Domestic Assistant experience is desirable, but not essential as full training will be provided.
Employer details
Employer name
Henry Moore Clinic
Address
26 Smawthorne Lane
Castleford
West Yorkshire
WF10 4EN
