Domestic Assistant

Job overview

We’re looking for more people to join our Hospital Cleaning Team at Morriston Hospital to help us provide a spotless environment for patients.

Being a cleaner in our Hospitals is a special job. Our cleaners are key members of ward teams, working together with clinical staff to support the wellbeing of patients while they are in hospital.

This is because a sparkling clean environment not only makes a hospital stay more pleasant - it also helps keep infections at bay.

Cleaning in a Hospital requires skills over and above a typical cleaning job, so we also provide free specialist training to give you that extra knowledge.

We are offering part time permanent contracts with hours from 20 Hours - 32.5 Hours per week.

You will be required to undertake duties to ensure the upkeep of a clean and hygienic environment within the hospital and other Health Board premises, inclusive of in-patient and non-patient environments under the direction of the Domestic Services Supervisor.

Due to unforeseen circumstances, on occasions, the post holder may be required to work at a unit other sites across the Health Board.

We look forward to hearing to receiving your application.

Main duties of the job

Follow departmental procedures and provide a responsive cleaning and decontamination  service for patient and non-patient areas throughout the healthcare premises. The post holder will work across traditional staff group boundaries to provide an effective and timely service and maintain a safe and pleasant environment.

All work to be undertaken in line with Health & Safety, COSHH and cleanliness policies and procedures, and with a commitment to customer care, following on the job training.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Daily/weekly cleaning of all areas of allocated ward or department, in line with  work schedules, including:

Cleaning of toilets, bathrooms and sanitary fittings Dry and Damp mopping of hard floors Replenishing supplies e.g. toilet rolls, hand towels and soap Empty of bins, collection of clinical and non-clinical waste bags, replacement of bags in bins and cleaning of bins Vacuum cleaning of soft floor areas Use of buffing machinery to clean hard floors Damp dusting of fixtures and fittings Cleaning of high and low level surfaces Regeneration and service of patient meals Monitoring and completion of record charts for patient food waste  Cleaning of ward kitchen and associated equipment and storage areas Cleaning of patient crockery using mechanical dishwasher Collect wash and refill patients water jugs deliver Give out beverages and collect meal trays.

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.