Cleaning Services Assistant

• Work as part of the existing cleaning services team and provide a professional customer focused quality service within available resources.
• Clean specific public areas of the hospital using specialist cleaning equipment and ensuring that the cleaning is undertaken to the required standard of hygiene in accordance with national standards of cleanliness and internal standard operating procedures. This includes entrances, corridors, stairs, lifts, toilet facilities, ward areas, theatres, and departments within the hospital.
• Be responsible for the monitoring, recording/receipting of cleaning materials and ensuring any shortfalls in delivery are reported to supervision.
• Use specialist equipment and new innovative technologies to support the reduction in hospital acquired infection and maintain high levels of hospital cleanliness.
• Dispose of waste in accordance with the waste disposal policy.

Please see detailed Job Description and Person Specification attached to this advert for more information.

Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:

• We value people
• We are one team
• We care

We're keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.

Essential: - Previous cleaning experience

Desirable: - Experience of Hospital Environment

Essential: - Literate and numerate to NHS entry level standard; - Good command of the English Language; - Demonstrates ability to work to schedules & Teamwork; - Demonstrates a flexible approach to work.

Essential: - Willingness to undergo on the job training; - Willing to work towards an appropriate NVQ qualification; - Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality

Desirable: - Knowledge of cleaning materials, equipment and procedures

Essential: - Math's GSCE qualification or equivalent (or passed functional skills Test); - English GSCE qualification or equivalent (or passed functional skills Test)

Desirable: - Lifting and Handling; - BICS Certificate; - Good basic education