e Cleaner will be responsible for general cleaning services as identified by the supervisor and to ensure the agreed standards of cleanliness and hygiene are maintained in all areas and appropriately documented in line with national and locally devised policies and regulations as set out in the cleaning guidelines as part of the HIQA standards for safer better healthcare.Cleaning duties will include:· Maintain a high standard of cleanliness of wards, bathrooms, toilets, sluices, corridors, restaurant, clinics, out-patient departments and any other areas to where you are assigned in line with the HIQA standards for safer better healthcare.· To comply with work schedules and procedures as outlined in the Policy and Procedures on Cleaning in Tipperary University Hospital.· Vacuum, dust, wash and polish floors, walls, windows, equipment etc. as required and to maintain general cleanliness within the departments where he/she works.· Cleaning and disinfecting of wash hand basins, toilets, showers and baths as required.· Replacing of hand towels, soaps, toilet rolls, etc. as required.· Collecting and tagging of Waste and removal of waste to designated holding areas.· Attend to spillages immediately to reduce the risk of accidents and report broken or faulty equipment.· Damp dusting of beds, lockers, light fittings, dust bins, soap dispensers, hand towel holders, door and window frames, window ledges, skirting boards, walls to hand level, etc. on a structured basis and as required.· Cleaning and tidying of storeroom on a structured basis.· Collection and removal of soiled linen to designated areas.· Change ward curtains and bed screens as per policy.· Damp dusting of curtain and bed screen rails on a structured basis.· Ensure all cleaning materials are used economically.· Assist as required in any department of the hospital and ancillary buildings as may be required and carry out the duties applicable to that department.· Convey goods to various parts of the hospital as required.Health & Safety· Adhere to infection control guidelines and attend training sessions as required· Be familiar and comply with the Hospital Policies in relation to Health and Safety, Fire, Infection Control, Waste Disposal and Smoking Policy.· Attend in-service mandatory training sessions.· Report accidents, fire, damage to equipment.· Report unsafe conditions and defective equipment to the Support Services Manager or on-site Manager out of hours.· When on duty, to report the presence of any unauthorised person to the nurse in charge or to the designated security officer.· Tipperary University Hospital is a smoke free campus. Smoking is not permitted anywhere on the hospital grounds. The introduction of the Smoke-Free Campus policy is in keeping with Tipperary University Hospital status as a smoke Free Hospital and a Health Promoting Hospital.Other Responsibilities:· To fulfil any other Support Staff duties as requested by the Support Services Manager / Head of Department or Director of Nursing.· Tipperary University Hospital will require flexibility in relation to areas where such flexibility is considered to be reasonable in accordance with the competence and safety of staff involved.· The appointee is expected to maintain a very good standard of personal hygiene at all times.· Receive training on how to operate any new equipment that has been provided to a department or any equipment that is already there.The above job description is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all duties involved and consequently, the post holder may be required to perform other duties as appropriate to the post which may be assigned to him/her from time to time and to contribute to the development of the post while in office.