Our Estates and Facilities services are planned to transfer to CHoICE. CHoICE is a private limited company. It is owned by South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust. This transfer is planned for 1st July 2023. This post is included in that transfer. For external applicants, you will be offered NHS Agenda for Change terms and conditions. These conditions will be protected under TUPE. This will be protected even if your start date is after 1st July 2023.
South Tyneside have a dedicated Domestic Service Team which work at high standard to provide a clean and safe environment for patients and staff, with a varied range of shifts providing 24 hours cover. Domestic duties include mopping, vacuuming, damp dusting, scrubbing and buffing floors, terminal cleans, deep cleans, wall washing, enhanced cleaning on a daily basis.
Salary includes enhancements for Saturday and Sunday and Bank Holidays, and hours worked after 8pm. 27 days paid annual leave are part of the contract on a pro-rata basis. There is also opportunity to join the pension scheme.