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Job summary

Main area
Hygiene
Grade
NEASUS Payscale
Contract
Bank
Hours
0 hours per week (Bank - as and when required (predominantly weekend working))
Job ref
340-AHA-07-25
Employer
North East Ambulance Service Unified Solutions
Employer type
NHS
Site
North East Ambulance Services Unified Solutions
Town
Sunderland
Salary
£11.44 Per Hour
Salary period
Hourly
Closing
04/08/2025 23:59

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Ambulance Hygiene Assistant - Bank

NEASUS Payscale

Job overview

AMBULANCE HYGIENE ASSISTANT

Hourly Rate : £11.44 per hour 
Bank. 

Applications are invited for the above position of Ambulance Hygiene Assistant, based at Pallion, Sunderland. You will be responsible to provide the direct provision of ambulance vehicle cleaning and equipment hygiene services.  The role will be covering absents and annual leave   (predominately weekends  )working alongside the existing hygiene team.

 

Candidates should have experience of working in a similar cleaning position i.e. hospital or clinical environment.  Hold a full UK driving licence and ideally with C1 category, have appropriate knowledge of cleaning machines and chemicals, this includes COSHH regulations.  You must be able to work as part of a team with the ability to absorb knowledge of all relevant regulations and procedures in relation to ambulance vehicle cleaning and equipment hygiene methods.

 

Main duties of the job

Core Responsibilities

To work within the Hygiene Department.

The post holder will be responsible for providing vehicle cleaning and equipment hygiene services to all the operational support services.

Responsible for the maintaining the cleaning equipment.

Check stock supplies – any stock required to be raised with Hygiene Manager

 

Working for our organisation

North East Ambulance Service Unified Solutions (NEASUS) is a wholly owned subsidiary of North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (NEAS) which covers an area of around 3,230 square miles and serves a population of more than 2.71 million people.

NEASUS are made up of a team of experts with extensive knowledge and experience in the following areas:

  • Fleet Management - Continuous and consistent awareness of the status of all operational vehicles across your fleet to make informed management and operational decisions.
  • Vehicle Servicing & Repairs - Commercial vehicle and van servicing and repairs, carried out by our highly trained technicians.
  • Fleet Fitting & Equipment - Vehicles equipped according to regulatory and clinical best practice to perform a specific care response.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full details of the role , duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience within a cleaning and hygiene environment

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge of Health and Safety
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of the safe use of Chemicals and Cleaners, this includes COSSH Regulations

Qualification and Skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to use Microsoft office
Desirable criteria
  • Ability to use computerised Fleet System
  • NVQ Level 2 in cleaning science or equivalent
  • GCSE Grade C or above in Math's and English or equivalent

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Veteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardDisability confident employerENEI TIDE Gold 2021Armed Forces Covenant

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Joanne Marley
Job title
Equipment And Hygiene Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07980645418
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