CleanerNHS

Job summary

You will maintain high levels of cleanliness throughout the Practice in line with NHS National Standards of Healthcare Cleanliness and Health and Safety legislation. You will adhere to the appropriate COSHH requirements and work inside the Safety, Health and Environmental aspects of Practice Policy.

You may be required to work flexibly across the main site and branch surgery (Daneshouse) of Thursby Surgery where required.

Main duties of the job

Deliver the highest standards of cleaning service at all times observing work schedules and the NHS National Standards of Healthcare Cleanliness 2021

To deliver good principles of customer care ensuring helpfulness, awareness and compassion to patients, visitors, staff and colleagues

Ensure that infection control guidelines are followed.

Adhere to the National Colour Coding Scheme.

Adhere to COSHH Guidance.

Emptying waste bins and refuse containers, bagging refuse according to waste disposal policy.

Ensure supplies of paper hand towels, soap, toilet paper, kitchen rolls are maintained.

Clean or dust control mop all hard floors.

Cleaning of all sanitary areas, washbasins, sinks (clean and dirty)

High dusting all ledges, surfaces and pipes

Cleaning interiors of cupboards.

Dealing with emergencies as they occur spillage, floods, blood, vomit, urine, etc.

Check and clean refrigerator discard out of date food.

Ensure all waste streams are segregated and disposed of in accordance with legislation.

Ensure all cleaning responsibilities are followed in accordance with daily, weekly and deep cleaning schedule in all risk areas as per the Cleanliness Charters.

Work co-operatively with colleagues as part of the team and perform additional duties as and when directed.

Clean and maintain all domestic equipment.

Support the curtain changing programme.

Any other roles and responsibilities deemed necessary.

Job description

Duties and Responsibilities

Scope and Purpose of the Role

Deliver the highest standards of cleaning service at all times observing work schedules and the NHS National Standards of Healthcare Cleanliness 2021

To deliver good principles of customer care ensuring helpfulness, awareness and

compassion to patients, visitors, staff and colleagues

Ensure that infection control guidelines are followed.

To adhere to the National Colour Coding Scheme.

To adhere to COSHH Guidance.

Emptying waste bins and refuse containers, bagging refuse according to waste disposal policy

Ensure supplies of paper hand towels, soap, toilet paper, kitchen rolls are maintained.

Clean or dust control mop all hard floors.

Damp wiping of all furniture, fixtures and fittings, ledges, pipes, tiles, glass partition,

walls, doors and panels, internal window blinds

Cleaning of all sanitary areas, washbasins, sinks (clean and dirty)

High dusting all ledges, surfaces and pipes

Changing curtains

Cleaning interiors of cupboards.

Dealing with emergencies as they occur spillage, floods, blood, vomit, urine, etc.

Check and clean refrigerator discard out of date food.

Ensure all waste streams are segregated and disposed of in accordance with legislation.

Ensure that all cleaning responsibilities are followed in accordance with daily, weekly and deep cleaning schedule in all risk areas as per the Cleanliness Charters.

To work co-operatively with colleagues as part of the team and perform additional duties as and when directed.

Clean and maintain all domestic equipment.

Support the curtain changing programme.

Any other roles and responsibilities deemed necessary.

Professional Role

Work collaboratively with colleagues within and external to the practice.

The post-holder must co-operate with all policies and procedures designed to ensure equality of employment. Co-workers, patients and visitors must be treated equally irrespective of gender, ethnic origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion etc.

Identify and manage care risks on a continuing basis.

Participate in practice meetings and practice management meetings, reporting progress as required.

Participate in audits and inspections as appropriate.

Ensure that all Practice Policies are fully implemented.

Risk Management

Manage and assess risk within the areas of responsibility, ensuring adequate measures are in place to protect staff and patients and public including ensuring they are safe and free from hazards and conform to health, safety and security policies, procedures and guidelines.

Understand and apply legal policy that supports the identification of vulnerable and abused children and adults, being aware of statutory child/vulnerable adult health procedure and local guidance.

Maintain confidentiality, data protection, access to records and information governance procedures, seeking advice from Caldicott and Information Governance Leads, and ensuring all training is up to date.

The post-holder is required to travel independently between practice sites and to attend meetings etc hosted by other agencies.

Administrative and Professional Responsibility

To ensure all Cleaning specification Audits are completed daily for each room/area as per their Functional Risk.

To ensure completion of all necessary documentation associated with patient healthcare.

Ensure collection and maintenance of statistical information required for reports.

Attend and participate in practice meetings as required

To participate in audits as requested initiate audits where approved.

To be aware of and adhere to all Company Policies, procedures and guidelines when undertaking any activity

Ensure strict confidentiality is applied to all patients and staff ensuring need to know basis is applied at all times

Research, Education and Training

Maintain continued education by attendance of courses and study as deemed useful or necessary

Identify and support practice development plans

The post holder should acknowledge any limitations of his/her competence, not accepting responsibility for work outside the scope of the role

To maintain competencies relevant to the role and identify personal development needs and plan with the nurse manager on how these can be achieved

To acquire, maintain and improve knowledge and skills required to competently perform all agreed healthcare activities. This involves undertaking in-house and mandatory training as agreed by the Clinical Lead and Practice Manager.

To attend team meeting in order to keep updated on developments within the department.

Health and Safety

To ensure familiarity with health and safety policies and procedures

To comply with legislation relating to health and safety

To ensure COSHH guidelines are adhered to.

This job description is not an exhaustive list. It is subject to change in light of service developments and in consultation with the post-holder and the Practice Manager The content of the agreed job description will be updated on a regular basis as part of the annual Performance Development.

About us

Exciting opportunity to join an innovative, forward thinking Practice to become an integral part of a diverse clinical team delivering care to our 8,600 registered patients.

Thursby Surgery is based on two sites approximately 1 mile apart and our clinical team currently includes GPs, Advanced Nurses Practitioners, a Practice Pharmacy Technician, Practice Paramedic, Practice Nurses, Nurse Degree Apprentices, GPS's, Trainee Nurse Associate and Phlebotomists. There is a strong team atmosphere and a focus on continuous development throughout the surgery.

We work as part of a Primary Care Network which provides health care for a population of 60k, we have developed close relationships with the Community and voluntary sector providers and we hold regular MDT meetings that are at the heart of collaborative working.

We are looking for enthusiastic and autonomous working candidates to join our highly skilled, friendly team.