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Braintree Environment & Waste

Domestic service assistantNHS

Braintree, CM7 2AL Permanent £25,272
Posted 14 August 2026 Closing date 19 August 2026
Braintree Rail Station (0.8 miles away) Bus Interchange (0.6 miles away)

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity here at Mid and South Essex Foundation Trust to join our team.

You will be responsible for day-to-day upkeep of the cleanliness as set out in the cleaning schedule. These areas may include ward areas, clinical areas, and hospital corridors, also associated areas across the Braintree Community Hospital site.

Maybe required to assist with the patients meal and beverage service.

You will be working as part of a team, and working within an integrated Hotel Services department, offering a high quality, flexible and customer focused service.

No Visa Sponsorship is available for this role

Main duties of the job

Work requests are dealt with promptly and efficiently and meet the needs of the wards/departments.

Wards/Departments are maintained free of dust, dirt and moisture through the process of daily and periodic cleaning

Transfer of infection is prevented by the additional process of effective termination cleaning of patient bed areas

Wards/departments are maintained free from excessive refuse and kept tidy and presentable at all times

Any other reasonable ad hoc duties as required for service provision

Provide a catering service to the patients as and when required

Promote positive feedback for other service users, by providing the highest standard of cleaning

Communicate with other team members via verbal or written communication skills

Promote a positive image of yourself and the service

Job description

Are you looking for an exciting Domestic service 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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