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Cleaner Job Description The job involves carrying out cleaning duties to make sure that all areas are clean and safe places where staff can care for patients.

Youll do with routine cleaning which needs to be done on a daily or weekly basis as well as emergencies such as spills.

You may also carry out regular, planned deep cleaning on a monthly or annual basis.

Youll oversee the cleaning work along with other co-staffs.

You will allocate work to make sure all the cleaning is carried out where and when it is needed.

You also make sure that you are available for routine cleaning as well as unexpected emergency situations.

Duties of the job include: Dusting; Using spray cleaners; Cleaning hard floors with mops or electric floor cleaners; Using vacuum cleaners or carpet cleaners; Cleaning toilet and bathroom areas.

Key Skills: Be physically fit; Follow instructions and procedures; Pay attention to detail; Work as part of a team; Take responsibility for their own work; Be able to work unsupervised; Good organisation skills; Excellent teamwork skills.

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES: POLICIES AND PROCEDURES The post-holder is required to familiarise themselves with all policies and procedures and to comply with these at all times.

Failure to comply with any of these policies may result in disciplinary action up to and including dismissal.

These have been agreed with staff and Staff Side and are as follows: Treat others as you would like to be treated; Listen to and support others and make time to do so; Seek, acknowledge and value others experience and contribution; Acknowledge others beliefs; Be courteous and considerate to all; Treat others fairly and equally; Be honest and trustworthy and act with integrity; Encourage others to treat all staff with respect; Challenge the behaviour of staff who do not show respect to other.

Cleaner CONFIDENTIALITY & DATA PROTECTION The post-holder must maintain the confidentiality of information about patients, staff and other health service business and meet the requirements of the Data Protection Act (1998) at all times.

The post-holder must comply with all company Information and Data Protection policies at all times.

HEALTH AND SAFETY Employees must be aware of the responsibilities placed on them under the Health and Safety at Work Act (1974) and any subsequent relevant legislation and must follow these in full at all times including ensuring that they act in line with all agreed procedures at all times in order to maintain a safe environment for patients, visitors and staff.

Failure to comply with these policies may result in disciplinary action up to and including dismissal.

MANAGING STRESS The company has an agreed policy & procedure which links with a range of services and arrangements for staff to manage stress.

All staff are required to familiarise themselves with the policy and services to best manage their own and their colleagues stress.

HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS (HCAIs) All staff has a responsibility to act and follow all instructions to protect patients, staff and others from HCAIs.

All staff are required to follow the Hygiene Code and all company policies and procedures related to it and the Health Act 2006.

Failure to comply with any of these may result in disciplinary action up to and including dismissal.

EQUALITY & DIVERSITY The company has adopted a Managing Staff Diversity Strategy & Policy covering all of its staff and it is the responsibility of all staff to comply with these requirements at all times.

The key responsibilities for staff under this Strategy and Policy are set out in the Code of Conduct for Employees.

Failure to comply with these policies may result in disciplinary action up to and including dismissal.

FLEXIBILITY This job description is intended to provide a broad outline of the main responsibilities only.

The post-holder is required to be flexible in developing their role in agreement with their designated manager.

In addition, they may be required by their manager to carry out any other duty commensurate with their banding and expertise.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT Minimum 2 years of experience in a healthcare role.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATION: GCSEs in English and maths.

NVQ in hotel services or health care Job Types: Full-time, Temporary Education: Primary (Preferred) Experience: cleaning: 2 years (Required)