West Suffolk Professionals (WSP) recruit and manage all temporary staff within the West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust.
We currently seek Bank Domestic Assistants to provide flexible cover for our Newmarket Hospital site. Shift times range from 06.00-14.00; 14.00-20.00 or 18.00-22.00 and cover may be required for weekdays and/or weekends depending on the needs of the service.
Applications from those with previous experience in a cleaning role especially within the NHS would be well received. You should have the ability to travel independently to the Newmarket Hospital site, and if parking on site is required, this remains free.
Please note: WSP are unable to support sponsorship roles on Bank, as we cannot offer guaranteed hours.
Bank Domestic Assistants are required to assist with day-to-day duties that are essential to the smooth running of the hospital. These duties include but are not limited to the following:
To work as a member of the Facilities Team, striving to achieve and maintain high standard in all areas of the community hospital and community sites as requested by your line manager.
To work within the guidelines of the new NHS cleaning standards, ensuring proper standards of cleanliness and hygiene are maintained.
Complies with instruction received from their line manager.
To understand C.O.S.H.H and to adhere to the guidelines.
To be aware of and able to practice the Trust’s policies and procedures.
To attend Mandatory and Statuary training sessions as required.
To ensure all stock levels are maintained to replenish supplies.
#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.
The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.
With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?
Job responsibilities:
To clean in all areas of the community hospital / sites, clinical and non-clinical areas.
To use cleaning materials and equipment as instructed and trained by your line manager.
To have a good understanding of COSSH and to report any issues to your line manager.
To be aware of the Health and Safety Policy and report any issues of concern to their line manager.
To engage with patients, staff, colleagues, and stakeholders and to deliver the highest standards of customer care and service.
To be conscious of confidentiality at all times.
To ensure all stock levels are maintained and to replenish supplies by requesting supplies as and when required from your line manager.
1. Communication:
To maintain good communication with stakeholders (colleagues, patients, visitors, managers, and other staff).
To communicate using variety of different methods (text message, face to face, email, letter, 121’s and staff meetings)
To have good customer service skills when talking to patients, staff, contractors, stakeholders etc.
2. Personal and People Development:
To be compliant with all Mandatory and Statutory training.
To partake in the Trusts PDR process.
To partake in the Trusts 121 process.
3. Health Safety and Security:
Assist in maintaining own and others health, safety and security.
Maintain and develop an environment and culture that improves health, safety, and security.
To support the wellbeing Initiative.
Report all incidents/accidents to your line manager and the risk team
4. Service Improvement:
To establish work systems to achieve high standards of hygiene.
Maintain a system of communication with line manager to allow evaluation of feedback from service users.
To amend any failures on cleaning audits.
5. Quality:
Work unsupervised and maintain high standard.
Maintain quality in your own work and encourage others to do the same.
Contribute to a culture that improves quality.
6. Equality and Diversity:
Act in ways that supports equity and value diversity.
Support equality and value diversity.
Promote equality and value diversity.
Develop a culture that promotes equality and values diversity.
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.
The closing date for this vacancy may change if we receive a strong response. Please ensure that you apply for any post you are interested in as soon as possible.
