Domestic Assistant

Location: Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Colney Lane, Norwich NR4 7UY

Working Hours: Weekends

Salary: £7.88 (Hour)

Serco is a values-led company and our culture and ethos are at the heart of everything we do. We give our people responsibility, so they can put their ideas into practice and make a real difference. Our approach has made us one of the world's leading service companies and our vision is to be the world's greatest.

The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NNUH) is one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom and provides first-class acute and specialist services.

The job of the hospitals run by the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is to provide the best possible acute hospital care for a tertiary catchment area of up to 822,500 people. Acute hospital care means specialist care for patients who need treatment for serious conditions that cannot be dealt with by health service staff working in the community.

We are currently recruiting for Domestic Assistants to join our team at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, to provide a hygienic and clean environment for patients, staff and visitors to ensure the highest standards are met at all times.

Your duties will include:

• Clean to a hygienic standard following work procedures
• Clean floors, work surfaces, furnishings and related equipment manually and by use of machines
• Empty, dispose and replace clinical and domestic waste as directed and ensure that waste is disposed of correctly.
• Ensure that all equipment and materials required to perform all cleaning tasks are maintained in a hygienic and safe condition
• Ensure that high personal hygiene and infection control standards are maintained in relation to personal tasks

What skills are required?

• Experience within a hospital or cleaning environment
• Good communication skills
• Good customer care skills
• Willingness to complete mandatory training, manual handling/risk assessment/fire safety training
• Must be flexible and adaptable

The hospital is a fast paced and pressured environment which is regularly audited and inspected. We provide full training and a supportive environment to enable our staff to deliver exceptional standards of service.

All Serco employees must ensure that their current line manager is aware of their application.  For confidential enquiries please contact MyHR on 0345 010 4000. 
On occasion we receive significantly more applicants than expected for some vacancies and under such circumstances we reserve the right to bring forward the closing date of the advertisement. We therefore strongly advise you to apply for the role promptly to avoid disappointment should the closing date be brought forward.
Serco is committed to equal opportunities and requests any potential applicant to contact the Serco Recruitment Team on 0345 010 4000 as soon as possible if an applicant has any additional queries, requirements or will need additional time in submitting an application should the closing date of the advertisement be brought forward.     On occasion we receive significantly more applicants than expected for some vacancies and under such circumstances we reserve the right to bring forward the closing date of the advertisement. We therefore strongly advise you to apply for the role promptly to avoid disappointment should the closing date be brought forward. Serco is committed to equal opportunities and requests any potential applicant to contact the Serco Recruitment Team on 0345 010 4000 as soon as possible if an applicant has any additional queries, requirements or will need additional time in submitting an application should the closing date of the advertisement be brought forward.