Healthcare Cleaning Professional

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust • Part-time • Wirral, ENG, GB • £23.62k / year • 1m ago

The Facilities Department are looking to recruit a number of hard-working enthusiastic individuals to join our friendly and dynamic Cleanliness Services Team at Arrowe Park Hospital.

With potential development or progression opportunities within the Trust, this could be your first step to a career within the NHS.

The role of the Healthcare Cleaning Professional is to support the smooth day to day operational running of our hospital through achieving excellent cleaning standards that will provide a clean and safe healthcare environment that meets our patient’s expectations.

Part time Healthcare Cleaning Professional

There will be a requirement to work Bank Holidays.

This role is highlighted as part of the Wirral Healthcare & Workforce programme.

General baseline cleaning duties of the hospital environment will include mopping, vacuuming, damp dusting, cleaning of toilets and bathrooms and serving beverages to patients.

Additional specialised cleaning duties, including infection prevention and control cleaning, will be required as directed.

The successful Healthcare Cleaning Professional candidates will be required to:

have a flexible and adaptable approach to prioritise workload and work in all areas of the hospital as instructed

have customer service skills

be friendly and approachable

be reliable with good time management

have awareness of Infection Prevention and Control practices within a healthcare environment

demonstrate the core capabilities and behaviours of the role

be passionate about delivering a high-quality service

Cleaning experience is desirable but not essential as full training will be given to provide the knowledge and skills to be a competent Healthcare Cleaning Professional. Uniform will be provided.

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as “competent and caring staff” by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.

We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral’s only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.

The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.

Please see Job overview & attached Job description for further information about the Healthcare Cleaning Professional position available with WUTH.