Domestic Assistant (Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh)

Responsible for providing a range of domestic services within Clinical / Non-Clinical Departments throughout all areas of the Hospitals and Health Centres ensuring compliance with quality standards, Health & Safety, control of infection, Audit Scotland and HAI task force requirements, National Cleaning Services Specification and other requirements as specified by the Division.

Shift Pattern: Monday to Friday 1800-2200 (19.2 hours per week)

Personal traits

Essential

• Reliable
• Self motivated
• Professional attitude
• Professional / smart appearance
• High standard of personal hygiene
• Calm and patient disposition
• Care, compassion and friendly
• Polite and courteous
• Openness and honesty
• Good record of attendance
• Awareness of confidentiality
• Respectful of diversity

Desirable

Flexible attitude towards hours of work

Qualifications and training

Desirable

• IT skills
• Manual handling
• Basic H&S
• Customer Care

Experience and knowledge

Desirable

• Experience of working with the public
• Previous domestic experience in a similar setting
• Awareness of infection control
• Awareness of health and safety

Skills and/or abilities

Essential

• Clear communication and numeracy skills, both verbal and written
• Must be able to respond to challenges in the day to day working in a hospital environment
• Ability to organise tasks in a practical and efficient manner
• Ability to work alone or as part of a team
• Industrious nature and shows an enthusiasm and commitment to achieving high standards of cleanliness
• Willing to learn and take active part in job training
• Good level of fitness to meet the physical demands of the post

Desirable

Understanding of good customer service

For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions, please contact Natalia Burdess at Natalia.Burdess@nhs.scot

Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.

We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.

Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check done than is currently the case. If the post is assessed as a "regulated role", your appointment will be subject to joining the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. If there is any change to what is currently required, this will be confirmed by either the Hiring Manager or the Recruitment Team. For more details on these changes please visit: Disclosure Scotland Changes.