Job summary
- Main area
- Estates & Facilities
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent: Monday - Friday
- Hours
- Part time - 16 hours per week (Monday - Friday)
- Job ref
- 453-24-6225764
- Employer
- Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Lynfield Mount Hospital
- Town
- Bradford
- Salary
- £22,383 Per Annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
Employer heading
Backfill Mobile Cleaner
NHS AfC: Band 2
Bradford District Care Trust is an award-winning Trust that provides a range of innovative services that have been recognised as best practice nationally. As a provider of care for people of all ages who have mental and/or community health needs we are dedicated to providing a high-quality service, close to where people live and as much as possible tailored to an individual’s needs.
As a provider of care for people of all ages who have mental and/or community health needs we are dedicated to providing a high-quality service, close to where people live and as much as possible tailored to an individual’s needs.
Job overview
Job Summary
We are seeking to recruit a motivated, enthusiastic individual looking for a housekeeping position within our Estates & Facilities team.
- do you want to work for an ambitious friendly NHS team?
- strive in an environment that offers variety?
- have experience or knowledge of National Standards Cleanliness 2021?
We’re looking for a great individual to join our diverse and inclusive team, with opportunities for everyone including personal development career progression opportunities and many employee benefits including enhanced rates, NHS pension scheme, blue light cards with great discounts and benefits and much more!
Closing Date - 3rd May 2024
Shortlisting - 4th May 2024
Interview - TBC
Main duties of the job
Job Purpose:
As a member of the Backfill mobile cleaning team, you are required to complete healthcare cleaning duties and housekeeping duties within Estates & Facilities ensuring a high standard of cleanliness is attained across Trust sites.
Responsible for providing an efficient and effective cleaning service in compliance with the NHS National Standards of Healthcare Cleanliness 2021.
Maintain a clean, safe, and welcoming environment for patients, service users, staff members, and visitors to ensure a comfortable and caring environment within Trust sites across Bradford and Airedale.
Working for our organisation
Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -
We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference
We Listen - We understand people’s views and respond to their individual needs
We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners
We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :
Increase mileage rates for > 3500
A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
Plus many more.
We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.
BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Cleaning Responsibilities:
- To provide healthcare cleaning within all areas (patient, staff and visitor) to include but not limited to, wards, communal areas, offices, departments, non-clinical areas.
- To follow National Colour Coding in line with infection prevention and control guidance.
- To ensure safe use and storage of materials to meet health and safety regulations and adhere to Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) regulations.
- Flexible working pattern Working at BDCFT Trust Sites on a three-week rotation, including early morning and evening shifts.
- Assume responsibility for task carried out through mobile devices.
- The purpose of this service is to provide minimal estates cleaning services.
- General cleaning of small fixtures and fittings
- To adhere to safe working practices as outlined in Safe Systems of Work (SSOW) procedures.
- To assist with the removal of bodily fluids and clean-up process as and when required in accordance with Infection Prevention guidelines.
- This job description is not meant to be exhaustive. It describes the main duties and responsibilities of the post. It may be subject to change in the light of developing organisational and service needs.
1. Working as part of a Team
- Share information, skills, and experiences with colleagues.
- Listen and be open to the views of others.
- Actively work to develop and maintain positive relationships with people.
- Communicating openly and honestly with others.
- Participate in regular team brief sessions.
Person specification
Essential
Essential criteria
- Previous Cleaning Experience
Desirable criteria
- Years Experience
Desirable
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of COSHH
Desirable criteria
- Years Experience
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Annabel Vause
- Job title
- Audit & Training Co Ordinator
- Email address
- [email protected]
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