Domestic Cleaner

Job Description:

Domestic Cleaner
Mortuary
Doncaster Royal Infirmary, Thorne Road, Doncaster DN2 5LT
Band 2 - £12.92/hr (Weekdays), £18.22/hr (Weeknights and Saturdays) & £23.65/hr (Sundays & Bank Holidays)

Part time working 15 hours per week placement up to 6 months with potential to be extended
Monday to Friday 06:00 am - 09:00 am with very occasional weekend shifts around service demands

Do you have housekeeping or cleaning experience? Have you got the desire and drive to help with the essential functions of your local hospital? Are you looking an entry into a new career with a wide and diverse career pathway?

If so, then Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust would love to hear from you.

This is a vital role supporting clinical staff and helping to ensure the Emergency Department remains a clean, safe, and welcoming environment for patients, visitors, and staff.

Key Responsibilities

Carry out specialist cleaning duties within the mortuary, post-mortem areas, viewing rooms, offices, and associated facilities, ensuring high standards of cleanliness at all times.

Adhere strictly to infection prevention and control policies and procedures, maintaining a safe and hygienic environment.

Follow cleaning colour coding systems to prevent cross-contamination.

Use cleaning equipment and machinery safely and in accordance with training and COSHH awareness guidelines.

Handle cleaning chemicals responsibly, ensuring compliance with all health and safety regulations.

Work efficiently to meet deadlines, ensuring all assigned areas are cleaned within required timeframes.

Maintain the dignity of the deceased at all times, working with sensitivity and respect in a mortuary environment.

Ensure the safety of staff, visitors, and contractors within the working area.

Maintain strict confidentiality and professionalism in all aspects of the role.

Work independently, managing workload effectively without direct supervision.

About You

Cleaning experience, ideally within a healthcare or clinical setting.

Knowledge of cleaning colour coding systems and safe cleaning practices.

Understanding of COSHH and safe handling of cleaning substances.

Awareness of infection prevention and control procedures.

Ability to work to deadlines in a structured and sometimes demanding environment.

Strong time management and punctuality.

Ability to work well alone and use initiative.

A caring, compassionate and friendly approach, with sensitivity to the nature of the mortuary environment.

Maintain a professional appearance at all times.

Good communication and organisational skills.

Physically capable of carrying out a demanding role.

Manual Handling training (or willingness to undertake training) would be an advantage.

In return for your hard work commitment NHS Professionals (NHSP) can offer you some fantastic benefits:

Competitive Pay Rates - work this week, get paid next week!

First choice of placements at over 50 NHS Trusts in England

Dedicated consultants

Flexible working options

Free DBS and free training

Build holiday allowance.

Support when you need it 24/7 365 days.

Stakeholder pension scheme

Who are NHS Professionals?

NHS Professionals (NHSP), owned by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), works in partnership with hospital trusts to provide a bank of highly skilled temporary workers who want to work flexibly within the NHS.

Working through the NHSP bank means Trusts do not have to rely on expensive agencies. Right now, we have over 130,000 members registered on our bank from various roles, grades, and specialities, saving the NHS over £70 million each year. This money is then reinvested back into the NHS.

Job Types: Part-time, Temporary

Benefits:

• Company pension
• On-site parking

Work Location: In person