Healthcare Cleaning Professional

NHS; Wirral; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job description

Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

The Facilities Department are looking to recruit a number of hard-working enthusiastic individuals to join our friendly and dynamic Cleanliness Services Team at Arrowe Park Hospital.

With potential development or progression opportunities within the Trust, this could be your first step to a career within the NHS.

The role of the Healthcare Cleaning Professional is to support the smooth day to day operational running of our hospital through achieving excellent cleaning standards that will provide a clean and safe healthcare environment that meets our patient's expectations.

Main duties of the job

General baseline cleaning duties of the hospital environment will include mopping, vacuuming, damp dusting, cleaning of toilets and bathrooms and serving beverages to patients. Additional specialised cleaning duties, including infection prevention and control cleaning, will be required as directed.

The successful Healthcare Cleaning Professional candidates will be required to:

• have a flexible and adaptable approach to prioritise workload and work in all areas of the hospital as instructed
• have customer service skills
• be friendly and approachable
• be reliable with good time management
• have awareness of Infection Prevention and Control practices within a healthcare environment
• demonstrate the core capabilities and behaviours of the role
• be passionate about delivering a high-quality service

Cleaning experience is desirable but not essential as full training will be given to provide the knowledge and skills to be a competent Healthcare Cleaning Professional. Uniform will be provided.

About us

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as "competent and caring staff" by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.

We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral's only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.

The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.

Job responsibilities

Please see Job overview & attached Job description for further information about the Healthcare Cleaning Professional position available with WUTH.

Person Specification

Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training

• Experience of working in a cleanliness role within a healthcare or education setting
• General education
• Good standard of English

Knowledge and Skills

• Knowledge of: Health and Safety, Control of Infection, Cleaning Products, Colour Coding, Protective Personal Equipment, Handling sharps, Methods of Cleaning, Specialist Equipment (the above knowledge will be gained through Trust Induction and on the job training which is expected to take place over a number of weeks after commencement in the role)
• Good customer care skills

Personal Attributes

• Friendly and approachable
• Reliable and good time management
• Accept instructions and prioritise workload
• Flexible and adaptable

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.