About this role
Job summary
Help keep London's ambulance stations clean, safe and ready for the crews who care for Londoners. Join our 100-strong Premises Cleaning team in a permanent, part-time role at one or more of our central London stations.
We have three posts available. You can apply for one, two, or all three, and we may offer more than one post to the same person depending on interview outcomes:
Newham Dockside Ambulance Station: 1000 Dockside Road, London, E16 2QU: 3 hours per shift, Saturday and Sunday 0600 - 0900 (6 hours per week)
Newham Dockside Ambulance Station: 1000 Dockside Road, London, E16 2QU: 3 hours per shift, Saturday and Sunday 1800 - 2100 (6 hours per week)
Poplar Ambulance Station: Harford Street, E1 4PQ: 2 hours per shift, Saturday and Sunday AM (times to be agreed) (4 hours per week)
At Poplar, we will agree your start times with you at the outset, ideally between 7am and 12pm.
Once start times are agreed, they stay the same each week. Station crews rely on a clean base at a predictable time, so reliable attendance is essential.
You will clock in and out of each shift using our time and attendance app, Jibble, on a Trust-issued iPad, or if you prefer, your own smartphone.
Each post is a single-operative site, so you will work on your own, with support from your Facilities and Maintenance Officer. These posts suit someone who is organised, takes pride in their work and is happy to work independently.
Main duties of the job
You will be the stations own cleaner, responsible for keeping it clean and well stocked to a set cleaning schedule.
On each shift you will
- Clean mess rooms, kitchens, offices, toilets, showers and corridors to NHS cleanliness standards
- Empty and reline waste and recycling bins and take waste to the correct external containers
- Service sanitary bins safely, following training and infection control procedures
- Restock paper towels, toilet rolls, soap and other consumables, and inform admin teams when stock is running low
- Use cleaning equipment and chemicals safely, following COSHH and the national colour coding scheme
- Report building faults, hazards and accidents to your Facilities and Maintenance Officer or the Estates Service Desk
- Complete cleaning records and checklists
As the only cleaner on site, you will plan your time so that every area on the schedule is covered within your hours. You will also build a good working relationship with the station crews and managers.
The work is active, with bending, lifting light items and moving cleaning equipment. Full training is provided, including infection control, COSHH and sanitary bin servicing.
About us
Our vision is to deliver outstanding emergency and urgent care whenever and wherever needed for everyone in London, 24/7, 365 days a year. Our strategy 2023-2028 outlines how we plan to achieve this, and is centred upon three missions focused on: Our care delivering outstanding emergency and urgent care whenever and wherever needed. Our organisation being an increasingly inclusive, well-led and highly skilled organisation people are proud to work for.Our London using our unique pan-London position to contribute to improving the health of the capital.To achieve these three missions we have set ourselves 50 commitments to deliver over the next five years. In developing these ambitious commitments, we have engaged extensively both inside our organisation, with our partners and with our patients, and we have analysed population trends and horizon scanned the future.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Title: Premises Cleaning OperativeBand: AfC Band 2 (permanent, part time)Reporting to: Facilities and Maintenance Officer
About these posts
Help keep London's ambulance stations clean, safe and ready for the crews who care for Londoners. Join our 100-strong Premises Cleaning team in a permanent, part-time role at one or more of our east London stations.
There are three posts. Applicants can apply for one, two or all three, and more than one post may be offered to the same person depending on interview outcomes.
- Newham Dockside Ambulance Station, 1000 Dockside Road, London, E16 2QU: 3 hours per shift, Saturday and Sunday 0600 to 0900 (6 hours per week)
- Newham Dockside Ambulance Station, 1000 Dockside Road, London, E16 2QU: 3 hours per shift, Saturday and Sunday 1800 to 2100 (6 hours per week)
- Poplar Ambulance Station, Harford Street, London, E1 4PQ: 2 hours per shift, Saturday and Sunday mornings (4 hours per week)
The Newham Dockside shift times are fixed. At Poplar, start times will be agreed with you at the outset, ideally between 7am and 12pm. Once agreed, start times stay the same each week. Station crews rely on a clean base at a predictable time, so reliable attendance is essential.
You will work on your own, plan your time to complete the cleaning schedule within your hours, and be supported by your Facilities and Maintenance Officer.
You will clock in and out of each shift using the Trust's time and attendance app, Jibble, on a Trust-issued iPad or, if you prefer, your own smartphone.
Person Specification
Qualifications, Accreditations, Education
Essential
- GCSE English or Equivalent - Desirable
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
London Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Address
EOC Newham
Newham
LONDON
Greater London
E16 2QU
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)