Position: Domestic Assistant
Location: Deeside Community Hospital
Employer: Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Overview:
The Domestic Services Department at Deeside Community Hospital is seeking motivated individuals for the role of Domestic Assistant, responsible for maintaining cleanliness and hygiene standards in the hospital environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Ensure cleanliness of floors, furniture, and fittings.
- Perform non-cleaning tasks like washing patients’ crockery and making beds.
- Operate cleaning equipment and manage refuse disposal.
- Replenish supplies and monitor stock levels of cleaning materials.
- Organize daily workload to complete tasks effectively.
- Document cleaning activities and ensure compliance with established policies.
Working Conditions:
- One part-time position available (4 hours/week; 2 pm - 4 pm, 2 days including weekends).
- Pay: £12.29 per hour; enhanced rates for weekend work (£17.33 Saturday, £22.49 Sunday).
- On-the-job training will be provided; previous experience in cleaning is advantageous but not necessary.
- Incentives include paid holidays and an opportunity to join the Superannuation Pension Scheme.
Desirable Skills:
- Strong customer care orientation.
- Ability to communicate effectively with staff and patients.
- Welsh language skills are a plus.
Interested candidates should apply and indicate their suitability for the role based on transferable skills.
We currently have opportunities in our Domestic Services Department at Deeside Community Hospital for enthusiastic, motivated individuals. The Domestic Services team have responsibility for ensuring that standards of environmental cleanliness are maintained and we are seeking additional Domestic Assistants to carry out these duties within our hospital. Previous experience of working within the cleaning industry will be beneficial but it is not essential as the successful candidates will receive on the job training and supervision.
The Health Board offers excellent working conditions including a generous entitlement of paid holiday, enhanced pay for weekend working and an opportunity to join the Superannuation Pension Scheme.
Permanent contracts of employment for the following post are available:
1x Part time post (4 hours a week) - 2pm to 4pm - working 2 days per week to include weekends
Rates of pay are £12.29 per hour, with enhanced rates for work undertaken on Saturday (£17.33 per hour) and Sunday (£22.49 per hour)
This is a physically demanding role. If this all sounds like you and you have the drive and enthusiasm to make a difference with a key sense of customer care and focus to deliver, we want to hear from you today. Please click to apply, indicating which post (or posts) you feel would suit you best in the Supporting Information in addition to the transferable skills you have which you feel would be beneficial to this role.
Maintain standards of cleanliness of floors, furniture and fittings, as well as removal of marks from walls/partitions/doors etc in accordance with set methods, standards and frequencies.
Carry out non-cleaning tasks i.e. washing of patients crockery, jugs and glasses and making of beds with clean linen (within staff accommodation) in accordance with set standards and frequency.
Operate cleaning equipment, including electrical in order to achieve the specified standards of cleanliness.
Handling of refuse for disposal purposes.
Replenish supplies of paper hand towels, toilet tissue, soap and hand moisturiser as required
Monitor the stocks of cleaning materials, refuse bags, toilet tissue, paper hand towels, hand soap and hand moisturiser and request as supply as necessary.
Organise own day to day workload within work scheduling guidelines to ensure that all cleaning tasks are completed to the set standard.
Complete documentation to record 'full clean' completed
Demonstrate an understanding of specified cleaning methods and frequencies.
Communicate with Domestic Supervisors, patients, visitors, ward and departmental staff in order to achieve the specified standard of cleanliness.
Ensure compliance with Health Board and Departmental policies, procedure and good practices.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
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