Facilities Assistant (Domestic) | NTH Solutions

Facilities Assistant (Domestic)
As a Domestic Facilities Assistant your role is integral in keeping our hospitals clean and safe for our patients, visitors and staff, the NHS couldn’t function without you.
You will be part of a dynamic and adaptable team whose main focus is to clean to the highest standards and frequencies possible to maintain a clean, pleasant and safe environment reducing the risk and spread of infection.
You will carry out general and specialised cleaning in both clinical and non-clinical areas as guided by your team leaders and ensure safe working practices are adhered to in all aspects of hygiene management.
Clean and conduct domestic duties as guided by your team leaders
Organise day to day cleaning duties adapting to best suit the needs of the ward / department. This will include cleaning of beds, floors, toilets, sinks, mopping, damp dusting, cleaning of internal glass, walls, vacuuming, scrubbing (manual and machine) steam cleaning and buffing.
Perform ‘deep’ and ‘specialised’ cleans in accordance with training and method statements provided and be involved in full ward decants when requested.
Changing of bay curtains, bed drapes and cleaning of blinds.
Work as part of the ward or department team (where appropriate) to respond to requests from the ward matron or department manager in relation to work priorities, local protocols and procedures.
Be flexible and adapt to unforeseen requests and tasks as appropriate to the environment
Work in accordance and follow COSHH (control of substances hazardous to health) and health and safety manual handling policies.
Maintenance / cleaning of all cleaning equipment.
Ensure safe segregation and removal of waste in accordance to waste management guidelines and policies.
NTH Solutions is a wholly owned subsidiary company of North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, established in April 2018 to provide estates, facilities and support services.
Our main priority is, and always will be, to provide safe and high quality care to our patients every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones. We want our organisation to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we deliver exceptional patient care and experience.
We will support staff through providing an inclusive and supportive workplace with health and well-being initiatives, staff benefits and opportunities for personal and professional development.
At NTH Solutions we work as a team, we support each other, learn from one another and have our patients at the heart of everything we do.
We are looking to employ honest, dedicated individuals to join our team, we recruit for values and together, we are North Tees and Hartlepool.
Clean and conduct domestic duties as guided by your team leaders
Organise day to day cleaning duties adapting to best suit the needs of the ward / department. This will include cleaning of beds, floors, toilets, sinks, mopping, damp dusting, cleaning of internal glass, walls, vacuuming, scrubbing (manual and machine) steam cleaning and buffing.
Perform ‘deep’ and ‘specialised’ cleans in accordance with training and method statements provided and be involved in full ward decants when requested.
Changing of bay curtains, bed drapes and cleaning of blinds.
Work as part of the ward or department team (where appropriate) to respond to requests from the ward matron or department manager in relation to work priorities, local protocols and procedures.
Be flexible and adapt to unforeseen requests and tasks as appropriate to the environment
Work in accordance and follow COSHH (control of substances hazardous to health) and health and safety manual handling policies.
Maintenance / cleaning of all cleaning equipment.
Ensure safe segregation and removal of waste in accordance to waste management guidelines and policies.
This advert closes on Wednesday 17 Jan 2024