Domestic | North Bristol NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 29 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £22,383 pro-rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 29 May 2024 |
| Location: | Bristol, BS10 5NB |
| Company: | North Bristol NHS |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6266208/339-CCC4540 |
Summary
To work as part of the FM operational team, responsible for providing a comprehensive patient support service in the hospital environment.
This will involve carrying out the following Facilities Management functions:
• The primary function is general cleaning within the hospital environment, including clinical and patient areas such as the Emergency Department, Theatres, patient bedroom / bathrooms along with all other non-clinical areas, such as infection cleans, office and public areas. You will be required to work in any of the areas following the required training.
• To provide a high quality responsive, efficient and effective patient support service to wards and departments in North Bristol NHS Trust acting in a caring and professional manner.
Knowledge
• Understanding of domestic service activities in relation to NHS cleaning and standard and the associated local cleaning frequency schedules.
• Understanding of Departmental and Trust Health and Safety policies, written systems of work and Departmental rules and procedures
• Understanding of general cleaning and some Portering tasks in line with operational requirement.
Training
• NVQ level 1 in cleaning, customer and support services or equivalent experience
• Mandatory training in infection control, COSHH, food safety, fire safety, manual handling and all other training deemed mandatory to the role
• Trust, Patient Support/Directorate Services induction training
• On the job induction training
Experience
• Working in a busy multi-faceted environment
• Working in a team based environment
• Assist with some elements of patient movement activities as required and as directed by PST Team Leader.
• Assist with receipt and distribution of product via AGV delivery schedules, as required and as directed, by the PST Team Leader (e.g. Linen, Waste Streams, Consumable Products, Patient Samples etc.)
• Assist with delivery of products manually in the event of AGV failure/non-compliance as directed by PST Team Leader.
• Attend relevant statutory and non-statutory training.
• Carry out duties in accordance with departmental training and Trust policies and codes of practice.
Physical Effort
• Duties involve standing/walking for long periods of time during the shift
• Duties may involve undertaking physically demanding tasks e.g. unloading cleaning products and stacking in cleaner’s store, the movement of patients.
Mental Effort
• Being aware of health and safety implications involved in duties and their potential effect on others e.g. remembering to use a wet floor sign when cleaning floors, using correct PPE for barrier nursing patient rooms etc.
• At ward level keeping a professional distance from patients and ensuring
confidentiality at all times
• Working to schedules within pre-set time constraints.
Emotional Effort
• Whilst working at ward level being able to cope with witnessing distressing sights of patients who are very ill and may be at the end stages of life
• In the course of your duties, you will need to be sensitive when coming into contact with patients and members for the public who may be experiencing high levels of stress and anxiety.
Working conditions
• You will be expected to display a professional image at all times
• You will be required to wear clean official uniform and covered in low-heeled footwear.
• You will be expected to comply to the department and trust policies relating to uniform and the wearing of jewellery, nail polish etc.
• You will be expected to adhere to the colour code system and to wear the designated gloves.
• Carrying out daily duties as instructed by PST Team Leader and/or the FM Duty
Manager.
• General/routine cleaning of the wards, clinical and non-clinical departments/offices,
communal areas and public areas and toilets in line with the local cleaning schedules as designated.
• Assisting in any infection control deep cleans as directed by the PST Team Leader and/or the FM Duty Manager.
• Ensuring that all barrier nursing and infection related PPE is fully utilised in line with the displayed signed on patient doors.
• Ensuring that all cleaning materials are used in accordance with mandated facilities processes e.g. one cloth and one mop per each patient room.
• Ensuring that your designated cleaning cupboard and cleaning trolley is kept clean, if fully stocked to the agreed PAR levels and is well organised at all times.
• Ensuring that all designated cleaning equipment in your area is thoroughly cleaned and appropriately sterilised after use in order to minimise the spread of infections. This should include replaceable parts e.g. filters in vacuum cleaners, floor pads on Vispa’s, water storage tanks etc.
• Carrying out cleaning in accordance with the local frequency schedules and procedures.
• Assisting with any corrective actions that may be identified as part of the frequent
auditing of cleanliness and the patient environment.
• Ensuring that correct and safe methods of work are employed at all times with extra care shown to the safety of patients, staff and visitors.
• Assist in the receipt and storage of delivered provisions as required and as directed by the PST Team Leader and/or FM Duty Manager
• Replenishing all consumables in designated areas in line with local frequency
schedules i.e. toilet paper, soap and paper towels.
• Disposable of waste through the appropriate waste stream in line with Trust Policy and Procedures.
• Ensuring that the waste hold areas are kept clean, tidy and well organised as required.
• Checking of equipment prior to use, to ensure all faults are reported to the supervisor as they develop.
• Reporting any accidents/dangerous occurrences to the PST Team Leader and participating in the completion of all related accident from paperwork (Datix).
This advert closes on Tuesday 14 May 2024