About this role
Job summary
Leeds & York Partnership NHS Trust are seeking to recruit a Domestic Assistant on a full time basis, to join our soft services department with in the Estates & Facilities team in providing five star cleaning service across LYPFT trust premises. Estates & Facilities are a progressive and forward thinking department looking for a self-motivated Domestic Assistant.
Main duties of the job
You will join a domestic team ensuring a clean & safe environment in line with the Cleaning Standards for our service users, colleagues and visitors, you would be required to on a 5 over 7 shifts which includes bank holidays and weekends, The Position is 30 hours per week.
About us
The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.
There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.
We also have a bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank.
Applicants should be aware that individuals requiring a visa to work in the UK, the Trust only provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles(this does not include Healthcare Support Workers). This is an essential requirement, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you do not meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.
Job description Job responsibilities
The post holder is responsible for providing a high standard of domestic service to patients, staff and visitors within Clinical/Non-Clinical departments, alone or as part of a team.
The Soft FM service is provided as part of the wider Estates and Facilities Directorate. The domestic Assistant works as part of a multi-disciplinary team, delivering a high standard of cleaning in areas of high activity with frequent change. Staff must be flexible, adaptable and work to support other staff, who have clinical responsibility to service users.
Person Specification
Knowledge Essential
Basic knowledge of C.O.S.H.H., health and safety and cleaning standards
Experience Essential
Ability to work to set cleaning schedules Use of cleaning equipment and materials provided for the job Working as part of a team
Values Essential
Empathy with client group.
Desirable
Tell us about a time when you spotted something small going wrong and did something to stop it becoming a bigger issue. Tell us about a time when you realised a colleague or someone you know needed a bit of support and you offered to help. Tell us about a time when you showed someone kindness or understanding.
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 Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address St Marys Hospital
Leeds
LS12 3QE
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.leedsandyorkpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)