Overview
The cleaning operative will enhance the patient’s experience by ensuring that the clinical environment is clean, well presented and maintained to enhance the patient’s sense of comfort, safety and well-being.
Main duties of the job
- To ensure the environment is cleaned in line with the national cleaning standards.
- Using electrical machinery.
- Cleaning medical/hard equipment.
- Report maintenance issues.
- Undertake enhanced cleaning when required.
Working for our organisation
IMPORTANT
- Please ensure you check your TRAC account regularly as this is how we will communicate with you during the shortlisting and selection process.
- Please ensure all sections of the application form are completed fully. Please particularly ensure that you provide full details of all referees including BUSINESS EMAIL ADDRESS, telephone contact details and postal address.
Be Part of Our Team…
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people’s homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people, parents and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre and one of Europe’s leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.
If you want to ‘Be Part of Our Team’ and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for better care and healthier communities, we want to hear from you.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Responsible for the safe and effective delivery of the Cleaning service.
- Undertake scheduled cleaning tasks, including the cleaning of clinical equipment, as per schedules.
- Uphold all Infection Prevention and Control measures as required within the Trust.
- Ensuring that all domestic consumables are available at all times in the appropriate dispenser/holder.
- Undertake ad-hoc cleaning tasks as required by the Senior Housekeeper and/or clinical staff.
- Ensuring Health & Safety in the workplace, Legislation is adhered to.
- Report the need for any estate maintenance requests to the Housekeeping Supervisor.
- Identify areas for continuous improvement and liaising with the Housekeeping Supervisor to develop those improvements.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- NVQ Level 2 British Institute of Cleaning Science in Domestic Services or equivalent and a willingness to undertake within 6 months of employment.
- Good basic education Ability to read and write and numerical skills.
Desirable criteria
- Equivalent Experience.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Relevant experience of working within a healthcare setting.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of using electrical machinery. e.g.. Rotary machines, Steam cleaners.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Good knowledge of COSSH, Health & safety in the workplace and. Safe Systems of Working.
Desirable criteria
- Full understanding and knowledge of cleaning schedules and frequencies.
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Good communication skills to engage with a variety of people.
- Flexible in working practices and hours.
- Ability to be able to follow clear instructions.
- Ability to show empathy and understanding of the patient’s needs.
- Good understanding of policies and procedures.
- To be proactive in ensuring effective relationships are maintained.
- To work well and effectively in a team or alone.
Other job requirements
Essential criteria
- To deliver the highest levels of customer service, promoting a professional and caring manner.
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