Facilities Assistant; Domestic)

Domestic cleaning post in the facilities team of Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust's Capital Investment and Estates Services department, based in a community setting. The core of the work is general cleaning across clinical, sanitary and administration areas to set schedules and infection control standards, plus waste disposal and incident reporting. It is 15 hours a week, three hours each weekday morning from 07:00 to 10:00, with work across inpatient and community settings as assigned.

Visa sponsorship is not available.

• Carry out general cleaning in clinical, sanitary and administration areas to the cleaning schedule, policy and standards
• Follow infection control, COSHH and health and safety procedures at all times
• Meet the required levels of cleanliness in each assigned area by following its cleaning schedule
• Dispose of all categories of waste safely under Trust guidelines
• Report incidents and near misses under Trust policy
• Store cleaning equipment and machinery correctly, keep it clean and report defects to the supervisor
• Work as part of the cleaning team so that tasks are completed in all areas
• Work across in-patient and community settings as assigned, including wards, clinics and admin areas
• Attend mandatory training (fire safety, moving and handling, infection control) and other training as required
• Comply with Trust policies and procedures
• Carry out other reasonable duties requested by senior staff and supervisors

• NVQ 2 or equivalent experience

• Experience of cleaning services

• COSHH knowledge
• Colour coding knowledge
• Knowledge of health and safety techniques
• Knowledge of the principles and methods of cleaning services
• Ability to read health and safety documents such as risk assessments
• Ability to follow cleaning schedules and instructions

• Good liaison and verbal communication skills
• Punctual and reliable
• Able to complete mandatory training online via computer or mobile phone
• Able to complete face-to-face training
• Able to work as part of a cleaning team
• Able to work alone as required

• Formal cleaning qualification or training
• Experience working to NHS National Cleaning Standards
• Experience of colour coding and COSHH
• Knowledge of health and safety
• Knowledge of NHS national cleaning standards
• Knowledge of NPSA colour coding
• Good written communication skills
• Good IT skills