Cleanliness Assistant

Job overview

Cleanliness Assistants

Various part-time roles available

The key purpose of the role is to provide a high-quality comprehensive cleanliness service, working to exceptionally high documented cleaning standards within Wards and Departments in a Hospital setting.  To encompass specialist cleaning duties.

Example shift patterns available:

• to 13.00, Mon to Fri, 25 hrs per week x1
• to 14.00, Mon to Fri, 30 hrs per week x3
• to 21.00 Mon to Fri, 25 hrs per week x1
• to 14.00 Sat & Sun, 12 hrs per week x2
• to 14.00 Sat & Sun, 12 hrs per week x1 temporary

Main duties of the job

Job summary

To work alongside all service users and ensure that approved documented cleaning standards and frequencies are maintained at all times.  Being prepared to work in any area across the Trust site.

To act as soon as possible in response to any request for Barrier Cleans.

To carry out Hydrogen Peroxide Vapour and Ultra Violet Light in the C Spectrum decontaminations on request (following approved training)

Completion of all relevant documentation.

Responsible for ensuring cleaning equipment and materials are properly used and kept spotlessly clean at all times.  Report to Cleanliness Supervisor any cleaning equipment problems.

Liaison with Cleanliness Supervisors regarding cleaning equipment and cleanliness stock levels, to ensure sufficient cleaning materials are always available, check dates on items.

Any other duties and responsibilities determined by the Operational Cleaning Manager, within the parameters of the post.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Job purpose

The key purpose of the role is to provide a high-quality comprehensive cleanliness service, working to exceptionally high documented cleaning standards within Wards and Departments in a Hospital setting.  To encompass specialist cleaning duties.

Job summary

To work alongside all service users and ensure that approved documented cleaning standards and frequencies are maintained at all times.  Being prepared to work in any area across the Trust site.

To act as soon as possible in response to any request for Barrier Cleans.

To carry out Hydrogen Peroxide Vapour and Ultra Violet Light in the C Spectrum decontaminations on request (following approved training)

Completion of all relevant documentation.

Responsible for ensuring cleaning equipment and materials are properly used and kept spotlessly clean at all times.  Report to Cleanliness Supervisor any cleaning equipment problems.

Liaison with Cleanliness Supervisors regarding cleaning equipment and cleanliness stock levels, to ensure sufficient cleaning materials are always available, check dates on items.

Any other duties and responsibilities determined by the Operational Cleaning Manager, within the parameters of the post.

Specific Core Functions

• Completion of relevant documentation, for example forms on completion of each barrier clean, HPV or UVC decontamination.
• Working alongside all service users, some of whom will be vulnerable and in very poor health and liaising with various levels of staff in a busy environment.
• Participate in team department meetings.
• Observe complete confidentiality of all information including awareness and adherence to the legal requirements of the Data Protection Act.
• Compliance with all COSHH instructions.
• Carry out HPV/UVC decontaminations following approved training and to handbook instructions as provided.