Are you a hardworking and enthusiastic individual looking for a rewarding role in healthcare? We are seeking a dedicated Assistant Housekeeper to join our friendly team at Wexham Park Hospital, Slough.
About the Role
As a Housekeeping Assistant, you will play a vital role in maintaining a clean, safe, and comfortable environment for our patients and staff. Your responsibilities will include:
* Cleaning & Floor Care – vacuuming, sweeping, mopping, damp mopping, and spray buffing of floors, using specialist equipment where required.
* Carpet Maintenance – daily spot cleaning, stain removal, and shampooing carpets under the guidance of the Housekeeping Supervisor.
* Waste Management – collecting, tagging, and disposing of waste correctly, ensuring proper segregation and placement in locked containers as per NHS Trust policy.
* General Cleaning Duties – damp dusting and sanitising patient lockers, over‑bed tables, chairs, beds, ledges, radiators, pipes, and bed wheels.
* Use of Cleaning Equipment – operating cleaning machinery and technology to ensure high standards of cleanliness are maintained.
* General Cleaning Duties – damp dusting and polishing desks, furniture, and fittings in nurses' stations, offices, day rooms, and ancillary areas; cleaning baths, showers, hand basins, polishing chrome fittings; maintaining cleanliness of lavatories, cleaning and polishing mirrors and glass surfaces; ensuring lavatory brushes and holders are thoroughly cleaned after use.
Patient Support
* Assisting with the serving of breakfast as required, ensuring patients receive a positive mealtime experience.
Equipment & Technology
* Using cleaning equipment and technology efficiently and safely, following training and guidance.
What We Offer
* Full training provided – no previous experience required.
* Friendly and supportive team in a hospital environment.
* Opportunities for career progression within the NHS.
* NHS benefits, including a pension scheme and staff discounts.
* A chance to make a real impact on patient wellbeing every day.
If you have great attention to detail, a strong work ethic, and excellent customer service skills, we'd love to hear from you!
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, and we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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