Domestic Cleaner - Corby & Kettering Ambulance Stations

Domestic Cleaner - Corby & Kettering Ambulance Stations NHS AfC: Band 2

Main area Domestic Cleaner Grade NHS AfC: Band 2 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 11 hours per week (Weekend working split between Corby and Kettering Ambulance Stations + Tuesday at Kettering.) Job ref 335-A-2031

Site Corby Ambulance Station Town Corby, Northamptonshire Salary £25,272 Band 2 enhanced rates as applicable e.g. for unsocial hours Salary period Yearly Closing 28/06/:59

We are East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS), an organisation focused on delivering a high standard of emergency and urgent care to our patients across the region.

The East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EMAS) provides Emergency, Urgent and Non-Emergency pre-hospital care and transport across six counties (Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire & Rutland and Northamptonshire).

Job overview

If you are caring and compassionate and want a job that helps to make a difference, then this is the right opportunity for you.

This job is the perfect job for someone who is looking to start their career in the NHS, within cleaning services or for those who are already experienced in this field. For those who are ambitious, we offer a range of training and development opportunities to help you climb the career ladder.

The role of Domestic/Station Cleaner plays a key part in our team. The successful candidate, following a schedule, will be responsible for the cleanliness of Corby & Kettering Ambulance Stations within Northamptonshire. You will support the cleaning services team by helping to improve the standards of cleanliness and assurance of cleanliness within our sites.

This is a physically demanding role with elements of reaching, crouching, moving between rooms & the movement of items etc.

Main duties of the job

We are a family friendly organisation, and we are committed to improving the working lives of our staff. We offer varied shift patterns and hours of work to enable you to get the right work/life balance. This role is primarily weekend working across our Corby & Kettering sites.

The main area(s) of work for this role is Corby & Kettering Ambulance Stations in Northamptonshire; however you may be asked to support in covering other stations and fixed sites from time to time, dependent on service requirements. This will either be within your existing hours or overtime may be offered.

Working for our organisation

• Flexible approach to working patterns, we understand the importance of a work-life balance and have a wide selection of rotas for part-time and full-time staff.
• Uniform will be provided where this is a requirement of the role.
• Expert training and support from our dedicated in-house education team.
• Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme.
• Occupational Health support along with an Employee Assistance Programme.
• An exceptional place to work to provide high-quality emergency care to save lives and make a difference to people.
• A first-class employer, promoting equality, diversity and inclusion of our employees. We are a Rainbow Accredited organisation, and a Veteran Aware and Disability Confident employer.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To be considered for this role, previous cleaning experience and the ability to work with limited supervision would be advantageous.

To be successful, you would need to:

• Be able to communicate verbally with others clearly & courteously.
• Be polite, reliable and responsible.
• Have a understanding of Health and Safety, COSHH and Risk Assessments.
• Have the ability to comply with standard operating procedures and organisational policies.
• Be prepared to undertake training and development.

Person specification Knowledge

• Understanding of Health and safety matters as they relate to cleaning duties.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Awareness of risk assessment.
• Knowledge of COSHH.
• Awareness of Infection Prevention and Control.

Experience

• Experience of working without supervision.
• Previous work experience as a domestic cleaner.

Personal Attributes

• Flexible approach to duties and willingness to provide cover for colleagues.
• Punctual.
• Display enthusiasm for high standards of customer care.
• Reliable and conscientious approach.
• Willingness to travel between sites across the Trust footprint (including having access to a vehicle with appropriate level of insurance).
• Ability to extend hours to cover if necessary.

East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust is an equal opportunities and Disability Confident employer, committed to ensuring equality of opportunity. We actively encourage interest from across our diverse communities. Black and Minority Ethnic staff are currently under-represented within our workforce, and we welcome applications from within these communities.

Please be aware if you are applying for a Frontline role, an Enhanced DBS clearance check will be required, and depending on the nature of other non-patient facing roles this check may also be required if offered a position with EMAS (All spent and unspent convictions must be declared).

The current cost of an enhanced DBS check is £55.38.