Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The following are necessary to fulfill domestic duties.

·       Washing and buffing floors in the laboratory, toilets and corridors.

·       Cleaning sinks in the laboratory and cleaning patient toilet area.

·       Clean and tidy patient waiting area and blood collecting room.

·       Disposal of waste: Waste must be classified as general, clinical or confidential waste. The post holder will be expected to ensure correct disposal of waste, including packaging of waste to Trust and H&S protocols. This will be particularly applicable in the correct use of sharps bins.

·       Removing dirty laundry from collection bins.

·       Clean, tidy and vacuum coffee lounge, seminar room, bedrooms and offices.

·       Staff are required to maintain confidentiality of information gained in the execution of their duties.

·       Staff must comply with Health & Safety legislation, and Trust and Departmental H&S Policies. It is the duty of the post holder to ensure that they attend mandatory training sessions.

·       Staff are required to be familiar with, and adhere to Trust policies and procedures.

For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.

As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.

Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.

We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.

Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.

We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients. 

We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients.  We welcome applications irrespective of people’s age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.

To learn more about Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, view our latest videos, plus more, please visit our recruitment website at https://joinnlag.co.uk/

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Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.