Hospital Cleaner

Location: Southend

Job Type: Temporary

Duration of booking: This is a temporary ongoing role with no end date specified

Proposed start date: As soon as possible

Sector: Healthcare

Base: Hospital

Band: 2

Pay Rates:

Monday to Friday hours worked from 6am to 8pm (days shifts): £11.68 paye inclusive per hour

Monday to Friday hours worked from 8pm to 6am (Night shifts) / Saturday: £13.89 paye inclusive per hour

Sunday / Bank Holidays: £17.10 paye inclusive per hour

Working Days and Hours:

Across Monday to Sunday - Various shifts available to suit.

Job Summary

To provide the cleaning services, as part of the Site Services team in providing a high quality cleaning service supplying the Hospital’s core services in terms of a comprehensive, professional and integrated cleaning service within the community premises. This role is a vital and essential element to healthcare safety and compliance with infection prevention and control standards.

Duties:

• Provides cleaning services in accordance with training, throughout the hospital as assigned by their Team Leader/Manager.
• Ensures high standards of cleaning within both clinical and non-clinical areas of the hospital.
• All areas are to be cleaned to the prevailing standards.
• Cleans ward areas according to a schedule ensuring the environment is to the highest standard, and that infection risks are kept to a minimum. For example; high dusting, damp dusting, floor area, fixtures and fittings, low dusting
• Responsible for cleaning during and after reported infectious outbreaks to reduce and remove the risk of infection throughout the hospital.
• Brings to the attention of the line manager any apparent deficiencies in systems of work or equipment provided that pose danger or risks to health and safety.
• Clean clinical and non-clinical areas (including sanitary areas and thoroughfares), ensuring the hospital is perceived as clean from the moment of entry.
• Provides a great level of customer service to all patients, staff and various stakeholders requested
• Complete all out ad-hoc cleaning tasks as required by their supervisor to ensure the hospital remains contractually compliant

Training Information:

• 3 day induction provided free of charge but not paid.