Domestic Assistant

• Early morning shifts available to assist with cleaning across services on site.
• Afternoon and evening shifts available to assist with cleaning across services on site.
• Opportunity for flexibility and job sharing to be discussed at interview.

Include in your supporting information 'which personal attributes you feel you would bring to this team' Max 50 words.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is recruiting for a Domestic Assistant based at Whitchurch Hospital. Working as a Domestic Assistant you will be maintaining the high levels of cleanliness throughout the hospital, whilst adhering to relevant policies and procedures.

We are looking for enthusiastic individuals who are reliable, flexible, well organised, self-motivated, have good interpersonal communication skills and are able to work effectively alone and as part of a team.

• Completing cleaning schedules on a daily basis.
• Ensuring the correct use of mechanical cleaning equipment.
• Ensuring stock is maintained, ensure the correct use of cleaning materials.

Uniform, as provided, must be worn at all times in the hospital environment and must not be worn to and from work. A high standard of personal hygiene must be obtained.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.

Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.

04 April 2025

Agenda for change

Band 2

£24,169 a year per annum/pro rata

Permanent

Part-time, Job share, Flexible working

825-6996600-OPS

Whitchurch Hospital
Claypit Street
Whitchurch
SY13 1NT

Job responsibilities: Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.

Job description Job responsibilities: Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.

• Understanding of importance of cleanliness in health care environment.
• General awareness of safety.
• Good organisational skills.

• Experience of cleaning which includes mopping, hoovering and dusting.

• Ability to demonstrate good numeracy and literacy skills.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust

Whitchurch Hospital
Claypit Street
Whitchurch
SY13 1NT

https://www.shropscommunityhealth.nhs.uk/