This Service Assistant post sits at Montagu Hospital for Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The work centres on hospital cleanliness, with the post holder jointly responsible for it alongside other Service Assistants. The role is physically demanding, involving reaching, crouching, mopping and operating cleaning equipment, with hours and shifts agreed at interview and possible enhancements for nights, weekends and bank holidays. Candidates must be reasonably fit, and those unsuccessful in the last six months are excluded.
What the job involves
- Keep Montagu Hospital clean, sharing joint responsibility for cleanliness with other Service Assistants
- Operate cleaning equipment and mop large surfaces
- Reach and crouch as part of cleaning work
- Carry, lift and move patients and items
- Support the Service Department's cleaning, ward-based catering and portering across wards, departments, clinics and corporate areas
What’s required
Experience
- Experience of teamwork
Skills & knowledge
- Evidence of researching the Service Assistant role
- Clear written communication
Checks & eligibility
- Original certificates of essential qualifications presented if successful
Other
- Relatively physically fit for physically demanding work
Nice to have
- Professional cleaning, catering or portering experience
- Experience working with the public, such as customer services or retail
- Knowledge of decontamination, such as hydrogen peroxide vapour or UVA
- Basic Food Hygiene Certificate
- Microsoft IT skills and experience of software systems
- Knowledge of COSHH
- Awareness of infection prevention and control
- Knowledge of customer care skills
What’s offered
- Extensive learning and development opportunities
- NHS Pension Scheme
- Generous holiday entitlement in line with terms and conditions
- Comprehensive health and wellbeing support
- NHS car lease and salary sacrifice schemes
- Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance
- Family-friendly trust with support for flexible working
- Enhancements for night, weekend and bank holiday work, which may be offered
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
