Domestic Assistant; Ward Duties

Overview

Do you enjoy meeting people and the satisfaction of doing a good job that really makes a difference? If the answer is yes, do contact us, as we can offer excellent working conditions as a Soft Facilities Assistant working in Glangwili General Hospital. Various shifts to include week days and weekends and bank holidays on a rota, which will include mornings and afternoons.

We are looking for self motivated individuals who will work as part of a team and on their own. The candidate will play an active role within the support team; the main duties of the post include general cleaning of ward/departmental areas of the hospital.

Main duties of the job include general cleaning of ward and departmental areas of the hospital. We offer a full induction, followed by an extensive training program in which the successful candidates will be trained in all aspects of the service and will be required to use a variety of cleaning equipment and obtain the Food Safety Level 2 Award which is provided in-house.

Contracted hours available are 5 x 20 hours, 1 x 30 hours, 1 x 22.5 hours, 1 x 17.5 hours per week working shifts ranging from 07:00 to 19:00 on a rota basis to include weekends and Bank Holiday working.

Hywel Dda University Health Board plans and provides NHS healthcare services for people living in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and bordering counties. We have over 13,000 staff and together we provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services. We work in partnership with the three local authorities, as well as public, private and third sector colleagues, including our valued team of volunteers.

Our services are provided in:

• Four main hospitals:
  Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth;
  Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen;
  Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli; and Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest
• Five community hospitals:
  Amman Valley and Llandovery hospitals in Carmarthenshire;
  Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire hospitals in Pembrokeshire
• Two integrated care centres:
  Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion, and several other community settings
• 47 general practices (six of which are health board managed practices); dental practices (including four orthodontic); 99 community pharmacies; 43 general ophthalmic practices; and 8 ophthalmic domiciliary providers
• Numerous mental health and learning disabilities services