Job Description

Working within a specialist Mental Health hospital, you will ensure that the ward(s) / areas you are assigned to are cleaned in accordance with the Work Schedule for those ward(s) / areas. This will include vacuuming floors; sweeping, scrubbing and mopping floors; high and low dusting; wiping over and polishing (where applicable) both vertical and horizontal surfaces, mirrors, bins, sani-bins; cleaning toilets, sinks, baths and showers; cleaning cookers, regeneration ovens, fridges, holding fridges, microwaves and others items in the kitchens; defrosting fridges on a regular basis; restocking consumables such as toilet tissue, handtowels, soap; descaling taps; and bins and replacing bin liners.



You will be playing a very important part in maintaining the environment to an excellent standard for our patients.



Your work will involve working alongside patients and occasionally interacting with them as you carry out your duties outlined below.



You will be working as part of the Facilities Team and are expected to have a flexible approach to your duties.



Full training will be provided, along with on-going on-line and face to face training.



Full uniform and PPE will be provided



Benefits include a generous NHS pension, annual leave starting at 35 days including Bank Holidays for full-time roles, and generous financial enhancements for anti-social hours and weekend working



Cleaning wards and other areas of specialist mental health unit



Following procedures to help control infection



General cleaning and tidying up of rooms



Ensure the environment is cleaned in line with national cleaning standards



Report maintenance issues



Maintaining stock levels of cleaning products



We're a large NHS Mental Health Trust in South East England. We're looking for people to help us provide high quality services for the patients, carers and local communities we serve.



We want patients and staff to recommend our organisation as a place where they would be happy for their friends and family to be treated. You can help us do this by bringing your skills, experience and commitment to Sussex Partnership.



Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is committed to supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our communities. Our workforce is currently under-represented from Black and Minority, Ethnic and disabled communities and we would welcome applications from these communities.



Prior cleaning/housekeeping/domestic experience (highly desirable)



Willingness to carry out cleaning duties within a mental health facility based at Worthing



Ability to work in a team, as well as independently



Ability to remain organised and show attention to detail in work carried out



Knowledge of COSHH and infection control (desirable)



Hold a valid in date clean enhanced DBS certificate issued within the last 12 months or a current valid in-date DBS certificate, registered with the update Service (with photographic evidence of this) or be willing to apply for a new DBS



Available to start work on completion of pre-employment checks

To successfully commence employment, you will be required to:

Hold a clean valid-in date enhanced DBS certificate issued in the last 12 months or a valid in-date DBS certificate registered with the update service (if held by a third party) to commence employment successfully. If you do not yet hold an enhanced clean DBS certificate issued in the last 12 months or a valid certification of a DBS registered with the update service (with photographic evidence) - you will be required to apply for a new DBS part of your application.



Provide professional employment/educational references covering the last 3 years