Full job description
Working Part time: Variety of Shift Patterns Available
We have permanent positions for hardworking, motivated individuals to join the Domestic Services Team at The Countess of Chester Hospital. The vacancies are for the following shifts working: -
Monday to Friday - 7:30am til 1pm or 1pm til 8pm
Saturday and Sunday - 7:30am til 1pm
These posts are designed to assist with providing a full range of cleaning duties, 7 days a week in a hospital/healthcare environment.
The domestic department maintains very high standards. After completing full training, the successful candidates will be expected to carry out the full range of domestic duties. These include cleaning bathrooms, toilets, ward areas, emptying bins, replenishing soap dispensers, hand towels and sanitisers.
The safe removal of domestic and clinical waste from waste bins in conjunction with specified procedures ensuring correct colour liners are replaced.
Responsible for identifying areas to be cleaned, plan and organise a cleaning programme with the Domestic Supervisor ensuring Patient, Staff and Visitor safety is not compromised.
The cleaning of the ward/health care environment as laid down in National Standards of Cleaning and the Frequencies
The cleaning of all-sanitary areas and other ward equipment, e.g. baths, toilets, washbasins, showers and sluice sinks Regularly checking sanitary areas throughout the day.
Cleaning kitchen areas, sinks, work tops, cupboards, drawers, cookers refrigerators and ice machines.
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:
The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds
Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility
Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
The Trust employs over 5916 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 411,000. This includes 361,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs will be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
