Specialist Deep Cleaning Team Member

Job overview

A Specialist Deep Cleaning Team Member is responsible for performing intensive cleaning tasks that go beyond regular cleaning routines, focusing on thoroughly removing dirt, dust, grime, and bacteria from hard-to-reach areas and surfaces within a building, often requiring specialized equipment and techniques to achieve a high level of cleanliness; essentially, they deep clean specific areas that need extra attention, like carpets, upholstery, high ceilings, or appliances, as part of a dedicated team

You will provide a comprehensive specialist deep cleaning service to clinical and non-clinical areas for the Hotel Services Department across the Trust sites as and when required. Working closely with department staff to ensure high quality, patient/client focused service provision to ensure a safe environment in patient areas and staff areas

This may require working outside of normal core time hours to meet the service demands.

Main duties of the job

• Using HPV equipment
• Washing and Drying of walls and ceilings
• Maintenance of hard floor surfaces – buffing and spray cleaning, scrubbing, stripping, resealing and polishing with appropriate machines
• Deep cleaning of soft floor coverings
• High Level cleaning with appropriate equipment
• Initial cleaning of areas, following building or engineering works
• Preparation of new floor surfaces
• Disinfection of areas after discharge of infectious patients (MRSA, Norwalk etc)
• When appropriate assist in the cleaning up of bodily fluids
• Deep cleaning of kitchen areas at ward level including washing walls, degreasing cleaning ceilings, cooker hoods and vents, wet scrubbing/drying floor etc
• Cleaning of Hydrotherapy pool after draining as and when required
• Cleaning of Theatres after maintenance
• Removal of dust, dirt and debris from surfaces such as floors, walls, ceilings, fixtures and fittings, doors, ledges, glass and sanitary fittings by appropriate specified methods. (ie colour-coded/mopping units/vacuum cleaners)
• Cleaning blinds and internal glass and checking and changing curtains as required.
• Cleaning of any spillage
• Removal and hanging of curtains and replacing of hooks and gliders as and when required at ward level
• Observing Health and Safety regulations, Policies and Procedures of Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
• Attending mandatory and essential training and periodic updates.
• Cleaning of spillages/floods

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.