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Domestic AssistantNHS

Westcliff on Sea, SS0 0RY Permanent £25,272
Posted 14 August 2026 Closing date 19 August 2026
Prittlewell Rail Station (1 mile away) Basildon Town Centre Bus Station (9.9 miles away)

Job summary

Do you pride yourself on your cleaning skills and want to use them to make a difference? Are you an enthusiastic team player who can adopt and adhere to our Trust values in all your work - Excellent, Compassionate and Respectful?

Then we invite you to complete the application to give you an opportunity to become a wider member of the Domestic Services Team.

You will play a key role in ensuring our patients' care and experience is enhanced through creating a clean and comfortable environment for them and being a friendly face around the wards and hospitals, so if you are a people person this is a great role for you!

Being able to work both independently and as part of a team will be an essential skill. Competency in using handheld devices is desirable, however training will be provided.

As part of the Domestic team, you will have access to the best-in-class domestic training platforms to develop your skillsets in the cleaning field.

You will work within a large, diverse workforce and support the maintaining of clean environments for a best patient experience.

Shifts available: Various.

No Sponsorship is available for this role.

Main duties of the job

Responsibilities include:

To clean all areas/wards/departments effectively in accordance with the areas risk rating and frequencies specified.Clean infected room/areas on the ward in line with the Terminal Clean Policy.Change curtains in line with the curtain programme or as required for Terminal and deep clean processes.Carry out all cleaning duties to the required National specification for cleanliness (NSC) and ensure all operational documentations are filled in appropriately.Respond to cleaning incidents/emergency as required by line management.Carry out standard clean to ensure all daily, weekly, and periodic cleaning tasks are completed as scheduled by management.

Job description

Are you looking for an exciting Domestic Assistant role using your unique qualities, then we want to hear from you.

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.

We look forward to your application.

Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.

Unfortunately, there is no Visa Sponsorship available for this role. Whilst we are able to employ candidates on a graduate Visa, we are unable to offer sponsorship once the graduate visa expires.

About us

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust

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