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Domestic Assistant
The closing date is 15 October 2025
Bank, permanent and part-time domestic staff required. Various shifts are available including evenings & weekends.
Working throughout the hospital and off site locations.
Main duties of the job
Domestic Assistants are important members of the team who assist with maintaining a clean and welcoming environment over a 24/7 period for patients, staff and visitors within a busy hospital.
Successful applicants should preferably have previous cleaning experience in a healthcare environment however full training will be given. You will need to be reliable, flexible, hardworking and be able to work well in a team, as well as on your own.
About us
We want our staff to be positive ambassadors for the Trust as a place to work and receive treatment, guided by our vision, values and behaviours.
Our vision is building a healthier future together. This means we aspire to be an innovative organisation, delivering compassionate and safe patient care to the people we serve. We also want to be outstanding in everything we do, to maximise the positive impact we have on people's lives.
Achieving this requires a well-led and motivated workforce, so ourvision is underpinned by a set of values and behaviours, which havebeen co-produced with staff and patients.
All roles within the Trust require staff to demonstrate our core values in the care they provide to patients. All members of staff should consider these behaviours an essential part of their job role.
Collaboration - We work positively with others to achieve shared aims.
Accountability - We act with professionalism and integrity, delivering what we commit to, embedding learning when things do not go to plan.
Respect - We are anti-discriminatory treating people fairly and creating a sense of belonging and pride.
Empowerment - We speak out when things don't feel right, we are innovative and make changes to support continuous improvement.
Support - We are compassionate, listen attentively and are kind to ourselves and each other.
Job responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for a full and comprehensive overview for this position.
Person Specification
Experience
* Cleaning experience
* Experience within a hospital or nursing home
Skills
* Work as a team member and prioritise tasks
* Health & Safety, COSHH
Competence
* Use of cleaning materials
* Use of rotary buffer
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.
Employer name
James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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