Domestic Assistant (Westray)

About the Organisation

NHS Orkney is committed to delivering excellent care to our 22,000 residents. Whether you're new to the NHS or bringing experience from elsewhere, your skills will make a real difference.

Our modern healthcare facility, The Balfour, brings together inpatient care, emergency services, outpatient clinics, diagnostics, GP practices and the Scottish Ambulance Service. We're also investing in services across our outer isles, ensuring high-quality care reaches every corner of Orkney.

We are guided by our core values that shape everything we do - Open and honest, Respect and Kindness - from how we care for our patients to how we support each other as colleagues.

About Orkney

With over 70 islands - 20 of them inhabited - Orkney offers a unique blend of natural beauty, close-knit community and an opportunity for adventure. From dramatic coastlines and rare wildlife to rich cultural traditions and active lifestyles, it's a place where compassion thrives and every day brings something new. Regularly named one of the UK's best places to live, Orkney offers a lifestyle that's both fulfilling and inspiring.

The Position

An opportunity has arisen to assist in the maintaining of a clean, safe working environment for Westray Surgery in line with the NHS National Cleaning Specification. The post holder will be part of a team of staff providing cleaning and domestic services for Westray Surgery.

The Candidate

We're looking for candidates with prior cleaning experience, strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to work both independently and as part of a collaborative team. Excellent communication skills and a commitment to maintaining confidentiality are essential for this role.

While experience in a healthcare setting, as well as COSHH and Infection Control training are advantageous, they are not mandatory - comprehensive training will be provided.

Location, Working Pattern and Contract Duration

This post will be based at Westray Practice

The successful candidate will work: Relief (as and when required)

This post is Relief

It is a condition of this employment that you must live and remain a resident within the UK for the post in which you will be employed with NHS Orkney.

Benefits and Salary

The salary for this post is Band 2 and if residing on Orkney, you'll also receive a Distant Islands Allowance of £1,719 pro rata per annum, adding extra value to your rewarding career with us.

NHS Orkney also offers an attractive pension scheme, wide range of work life balance policies, employee assistance programme and various discounts to both local and national retailers.

Statement of Equality

NHS Orkney is an equal opportunities employer committed to advancing equality and particularly welcomes applications from groups of people currently underrepresented within the workforce. We are a committed participant in the Disability Confident Leader Scheme and guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria for our vacancies.

Disclosure Check

This post is subject to a Disclosure Scotland check.

Interview Date

Wednesday 15th of July 2026