About this role
Job summary
Our Domestic Assistant for Residential Accommodation plays a key part in keeping our onsite living spaces clean, welcoming and safe. You'll be part of a supportive Site Services team, delivering a high-quality cleaning service across our staff accommodation and helping ensure a positive experience for everyone who stays with us.
Why choose us?
This is a great opportunity to be part of a team that genuinely cares about the people who work within our Trust. You'll be contributing to a clean, comfortable and safe environment for colleagues who rely on our accommodation, making a real difference every day.
We offer a welcoming workplace, consistent hours, and the chance to be part of a team that values reliability, teamwork and pride in a job well done.
Main duties of the job What You'll Be Doing
Providing a thorough and reliable cleaning service across residential areas
Working as part of a friendly, collaborative team
Supporting the service with light administrative tasks
Adapting to meet the needs of a busy and varied environment
Main duties Removal of dust, dirt and debris from surfaces such as floors, walls, ceilings, fixtures and fittings, doors, ledges, ovens, fridges, glass and sanitary fittings by appropriate specified methods. Vacuum under beds and vents, clean blinds and damp dust bed frames Technical maintenance of floor and carpets, including carpet cleaning and floor scrubbing Emptying and cleaning waste bins, refuse containers and replacing colour-coded liners according to Torbay and South Devon Healthcare Clinical Waste Policy and secure and store waste for collection Replenishing supplies - toilet rolls, soap etc. Assisting in the provision of the Grounds & Gardens maintenance services clearing paths
About us
Working as part of theSite Services team, you will contribute to delivering the highest standards of cleanliness across our sites, helping to create a safe, welcoming and well-maintained environment for everyone who uses our services.
This role requires a consistent commitment to privacy and dignity, ensuring that all individuals are treated with respect and that confidentiality is upheld at all times.
You will be joining a friendly, supportive group of colleagues who value teamwork, kindness and professionalism. We celebrate the diverse experiences each person brings and foster an environment where everyone has the opportunity to be their best.
Above all, your work will directly support our patients, staff and visitors by helping maintain a clean, safe and healthy environment--an essential part of the high-quality care we strive to provide every day.
Job description Job responsibilities
Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description and Person Specification - please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.
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Person Specification
Qualifications and Training Essential
Basic Numeracy and Literacy skills Basic Keyboard and IT skills
Desirable
COSHH & Health and Safety Training Customer Services Training
Knowledge Essential
Good verbal and written skills Ability to work on own Ability to work as part of a team withing a range of routine work and procedures Advise and demonstrate activities in own area of work to a new or less experienced members in the team Enthusiastic Approach Multi skilled - flexible Pleasant & cheerful
Desirable
Understand COSHH regulations Experience of working in a hospital environment Knowledge of industrial equipment Experience of working with students and locum agency staffing to provide accommodation services
Skills Essential
Experience within a professional cleaning role Ability to be polite and considerate even under pressure in a busy environment Ability to prioritise tasks
Desirable
Experience in cleaning within a healthcare environment Proven customer services skills
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details Employer name Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
Address Torbay Hospital
Lowes Bridge
Torquay
TQ2 7AA
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.torbayandsouthdevon.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)