Job Introduction

We currently have an opportunity for a Domestic Assistant to join our Healthcare team. This is a great opportunity for a customer focused individual to join a world leading food and facilities management company, which can offer unrivalled opportunities for career progression.

Role Responsibility

As a Domestic Assistantyou will be responsible for:

• Providing a cleaning service in a residential healthcare environment
• Maintaining the general cleanliness designated areas
• Bed making and linen management
• Washing linen
• Ironing, and tasks of a similar nature

The Ideal Candidate

The successful candidate for this role will have:

• Experience of general cleaning methods and techniques
• An awareness of health and safety requirements
• Attention to detail and the ability to work on one’s initiative are prerequisite
• A self motivated attitude
• Possess good interpersonal skills
• BICs cleaning qualification or equivalent are also desirable, but not essential

Package Description

Domestic Assistant (Permanent)

City General – University Hospital of North Staffordshire

35 hours per week, 7:30amto 3:00pm (Monday to Friday)

Salary: Band 1 £14,153 - £14,864 per annum (pro rata)

Please note that this post is subject to the Retention of Employment model (RoE). This means that although you will be employed by the UHNS NHS Trust on a Retained Staff Agreement you will be operationally managed and paid by Sodexo.  

About Sodexo

Sodexo UK& Irelandemploys around 43,000 people and delivers On-site Service Solutions to clients at over 2,300 locations including offices, hospitals, schools, defence sites, prisons, sporting events and visitor attractions. 

With an annual turnover of over £1bn, Sodexo delivers a diverse range of services from catering, cleaning, reception to security, laboratory and grounds maintenance services, enabling clients to focus on their core business.

As a Domestic Assistant, you will be expected to maintain a clean and hygienic environment for Trust staff, patients and their visitors in line with the National Standards of Cleanlinessand to deliver a full cleaning service to wards, offices and departments within the Hospital at the prescribed times and in accordance with work schedules, policies and procedures.

The successful candidates must have the:-

• Ability to communicate with other staff, Trust employees and patients.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Ability to accept and prioritise instructions.
• Ability to adhere to standards and procedures.
• Good customer skills.
• Basic numeracy and literacy.
• NVQ 1 in Cleaning Building & Interiors or equivalent.
• Flexible approach to working hours and shift patterns.

Please Note – Only if you meet all of the Essential criteria within the person specification will we consider your application.  All applicants must read the Job Description for the post before applying on line.  
 

“Applications from job seekers who require Tier 2 sponsorship to work in the UKare welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. However, non-EEA candidates may not be appointed to a post if a suitably qualified, experienced and skilled EU/EEA candidate is available to take up the post as the employing body is unlikely, in these circumstances, to satisfy the Resident Labour Market Test . The UK Border Agency requires employers to complete this test to show that no suitably qualified EEA or EU worker can fill the post. For further information please visit UK Border Agency website.”
 

More information:

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About the Company

Sodexo and our clients are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young persons and vulnerable adults. Certain roles will require applicants to undergo screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Criminal Records Bureau (UK) and/ or Disclosure Scotland (Scotland).

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs some 35,000 employees to deliver integrated facilities management services to clients at over 2,300 locations in the corporate, healthcare, education, leisure, defence and justice sectors.

With an annual turnover of over £1bn, we provide everything from catering, cleaning and reception to security, laboratory and grounds maintenance services, enabling our clients to focus on their core business.