Home, community, hospital

Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust offers a range of fantastic opportunities to grow your career across both hospital and community settings in south London. Whether you're looking to build new skills or take your experience to the next level, we are uniquely placed to provide the right environment to support your professional development. With colleagues working in people’s homes, in community clinics, and in our two hospitals, we have an outstanding breadth of knowledge and experience to draw from.

Our commitment to exceptional care is reflected in being the first trust of our kind in London to achieve an ‘Outstanding’ rating from the CQC for both overall quality and leadership. We exist to provide the best possible care for our patients and we do that by giving our colleagues what they need to be their best at work. We have won numerous awards from the HSJ and Nursing Times for the way we support our colleagues across all our services.

We are proud to be recognised for our outstanding cancer care, children's services, pioneering surgical teams, and exceptional rehabilitation services. Our maternity services have been rated the "Best in London" by women surveyed by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), with parents travelling to Kingston to take advantage of our considerable experience and expertise.

Our Trust values

These words are important reminders, but it’s our behaviours that tell people who we are. We expect all colleagues to bring our values to life in their work.

Job overview

The primary function of this role is to provide cleaning services to support a safe environment for Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust patients and colleagues. This work is an essential element to healthcare safety and compliance with infection prevention and control standards.

The post holder will ensure the service is delivered to a high-quality extending care and consideration to patients, staff and visitors.

Main duties of the job

·         Observing correct safe working procedures in accordance with the provisions of the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974.

• Carrying out routine cleaning tasks at the scheduled time, in a specified area and in accordance with all relevant policies and procedures.

• Maintaining high standards of cleanliness throughout the area of responsibility.

• Emptying and disposing of domestic and clinical waste in accordance with the Trust’s infection prevention and control & waste disposal policies.

• Replenishing consumables (i.e. paper towels, toilet rolls, soap, etc)

• Storing and using cleaning equipment and materials safely and efficiently and in compliance with COSHH regulations.

• Using only approved cleaning equipment and materials in accordance with training and instructions provided.

• Undertaking all cleaning duties in a safe manner, using PPE and hazard signs as appropriate.

• Liaising with clinical staff in order to deliver a patient focused service.

• Being vigilant and reporting care and estate issues to your line manager.

• Responding to any reactive cleaning requests on-site complying with infection prevention and control and/or management instruction.

• Collecting and moving refuse including emptying, cleaning and relining waste bins with appropriate coloured liner.

• Cleaning of sanitary areas including WC’s, wash hand basins, baths, showers, sinks and sluices, floors, all surfaces, furniture and fittings

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