Job summary We are looking to appoint a highly enthusiastic domestic assistant to join our team at North Tyneside General Hospital , working in the Operating Department.It is essential that you have effective communication skills both written and verbal.Previous domestic experience is essential.Experience within the healthcare setting is desirable.
Main duties of the job To ensure the operating theatres and surrounding areas are clean using specialised equipment ( scrubber, pick up, buffer) and renewing disposables where necessary.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
About us We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England.
We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres.
We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate.
High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us.
We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.
Job description Job responsibilities To clean operating theatres and the surrounding department.To maintain high standard of cleanliness across the department.
Person Specification Qualifications Essential Basic COSHH and Health & Safety Training must be achieved within 6 months of start date Basic Numerate & Literate Skills Desirable NVQ Level 1 or 2 or equivalent GCSE Maths and English (or equivalent)