Domestic Assistant

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Part Time Domestic Assistant to join our team at Park Lane Clinic, Cumbria.

This post will be offered as Maternity Cover (Fixed Term for 9 months with potential for 12 months), working 15 hours per week.

Our team of Domestics keep our buildings clean and tidy and provide a great service to patients, visitors and staff. You could be cleaning a hospital ward, patient bedroom or office areas and corridors.
Because we provide services to the NHS your work supports better patient care. It’s important work and you will need to take pride in what you do and complete tasks to a high standard.
If you are on a hospital ward you will be working alongside patients who have mental health illness, learning disabilities or brain injuries. You could be cleaning their rooms and the shared areas on the ward and you will get to know them and the clinical staff and you’ll feel part of the team. It can be a real challenge working on wards like these but we also know that our staff find it rewarding.

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• • Carrying out a range of cleaning tasks in
  o areas such as offices,
  o public areas such as corridors,
  o areas which patients use such as shared spaces on wards as well as bedrooms and bathrooms
  • Cleaning tasks can include things like
  o dusting of walls, ceilings and curtain rails,
  o dusting and polishing of furniture and paintwork,
  o hoovering of carpets
  o mopping floors
  • Being able to follow instructions and follow a routine work schedule which sets out your tasks and carry out those duties often without supervision
  • Being aware of the patients that you will be working alongside and work in a way that is respectful, caring and compassionate
  • You will use equipment and cleaning products safely, adhering to all control of substances harmful to health (COSHH) rules and regulations
  • Understanding infection prevention and control rules and adhering to them
  • Completing any paperwork such as quality checks and any other documentation required
  • Help with any cleaning audits or other surveys and inspections that take place
  • Taking part in any training that you need to do and keep up to date with all company communications
  • You will be respectful of other people and work in a way that supports equality, diversity and inclusion
  • You will demonstrate our company values our values of being caring and compassionate, respectful, and honest and transparent in all that you do

Working for our organisation

NTW Solutions Limited is proud to provide services to the NHS. We keep hospitals clean and patients fed and we keep buildings running and grounds tidy. Our pharmacy team ensures patients get the medicine they need, and our workforce team recruits people onto the frontline. We transcribe thousands of important medical letters, provide a lease car service to keep people on the move, and ensure suppliers are paid on time.

We are dedicated to being a great inclusive place to work. We provide a wide range of benefits including a good rate of pay and pension and an extensive range of discounts. We care about health and wellbeing and offer a range of support for the people who work here.

We believe everyone has potential and welcome applications from ethnic minorities, those who are LGBTQ+, people with disabilities, anyone who is unemployed or has been out of work for a period of time, or those who have served in our armed forces.

We were set up by Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust to provide support services. As a limited company we have built a commercial ethos onto our NHS values and now provide our services to other NHS organisations and beyond.

We make a difference to people’s lives and working here is fulfilling and rewarding. Our social purpose is also driving our plans to become net zero and to tackle discrimination and champion equality. Working here means joining a friendly bunch of people dedicated to supporting better care.