Domestic Assistant

Domestic Assistant Closing date: 04 June 2026

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust are currently recruiting for a Domestic Assistant based at Royal Albert Edward Infirmary, Wigan on a fixed term contract to cover 24 months secondment.

Working 18 hours per week (Mon 15:00-19:00, Tue-Fri 15:30-19:00)

Full training will be provided to the successful candidate.

Main duties of the job

The post holder is responsible for carrying out specific cleaning and other related duties, following set procedures and standards to provide and maintain high standards of cleanliness throughout the hospital and designated wards or departments.

• General cleaning.
• Isolation cleaning.
• High and low dusting.
• Wet and dry mopping.
• Clean toilets, baths and washbasins.
• Emptying clinical and general waste bins and placing bags in designated areas.
• Scrubbing and buffing floors with mechanical machine.
• Carpet shampooing.
• Using chemicals and cleaning equipment responsibly and within health and safety guidelines.
• Maintaining staff and public safety through appropriate use of warning signage whilst cleaning.

Job responsibilities

• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team delivering high standards of cleaning within both clinical and non-clinical areas.
• Clean specific areas in line with Trust policy and national cleaning standards.
• Provide a cleaning service in accordance with approved methods, standards and frequencies.
• Support terminal cleans/infection cleans ensuring compliance with infection control procedures.
• Remove and clean up uncontained body fluid spillages in line with Trust policy and national cleaning standards.
• Use cleaning equipment, machinery and cleaning materials once trained; spot and report defects to supervisor.
• Where required undertake Bioquell Q50-HPV decontamination duties and fully comply with all methods and responsibilities of using this system.
• Adopt a flexible approach when undertaking domestic duties.

Benefits

Good basic salary plus an attractive package of benefits includes:

• Excellent Pension & Life Assurance Package (over 20% employer contribution)
• Excellent annual leave entitlements 27 to 33 days per annum dependent upon service.
• Paid occupational maternity, paternity, and adoption leave dependent upon service.
• Training opportunities and eLearning resources.
• Health and wellbeing support.
• Career Progression opportunities within Estates & Facilities and the NHS.
• Access to salary sacrifice schemes for items such as bike schemes.
• NH S Discount schemes to access a range of discounts and savings.
• Long Service Awards.

Person Specification Knowledge

• Understanding importance of cleaning within a hospital environment.
• Knowledge of using electrical cleaning equipment (vacuum, steam cleaner, buffer, floor scrubber-dryer, carpet cleaner).
• Understanding of infection control precautions (hand washing, colour coding, PPE, hygiene).
• Understanding of safe usage of chemicals (COSHH) and health & safety.

Skills

• Basic literacy and numeracy required.
• Knowledge/understanding of cleaning and domestic assistant role.
• Ability to communicate effectively with a range of people and understand written and verbal communications.
• Ability to organise & prioritise day-to-day tasks.
• Ability to be flexible and adaptable to meet service needs, e.g. move area, work bank holidays.
• Ability to use cleaning equipment, pull out beds to facilitate cleaning; handle refuse sacks; stand for long periods.
• Basic IT skills to enable completion of Trust e-learning and use software to book annual leave.

Experience

• Experience of cleaning within a healthcare environment.
• Experience of working with public/customers.

Qualifications

• No formal qualifications required; induction and training will be provided.
• NVQ Level 1 & 2 or other recognised cleaning qualifications.

Additional

• Speak English to an appropriate standard relevant to the role with confidence and accuracy, using correct sentence structures and vocabulary, and without hesitation.
• Flexible approach to working unsocial hours and mobility across the Trust.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Employer name

Wrightington Wigan & Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Albert Edward Infirmary, Wigan Lane, Wigan, WN1 2NN