Job summary
- Main area
- Domestic Assistant
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 2
- Contract
- Bank
- Hours
- Flexible working
- Other
- Job ref
- 825-8118873-OPS-B
- Employer
- Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Ludlow Hospital Community Hospital
- Town
- Ludlow
- Salary
- £25,272 pro rata / per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/10/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Bank Domestic Assistant
NHS AfC: Band 2
We recognise that applicants may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to help build their application. However, all information provided must be an accurate reflection of your skills, knowledge, qualifications and experience. Candidates should be prepared to discuss and evidence the content of their application during the recruitment process.
Our Poppy’s Promise Commitment
We believe that compassionate care sits at the heart of everything we do. Every member of our team — clinical or non-clinical — plays a vital role in ensuring that patients, families, and colleagues are treated with dignity, empathy, and respect at all times.
We expect all staff to demonstrate compassion not only through their words, but through their actions: by listening attentively, communicating clearly and kindly, and recognising individual needs, feelings, and circumstances of those in our care.
Effective communication is central to safe and high-quality healthcare. We value colleagues who take the time to understand others, explain information in a meaningful way, and respond to concerns with patience and understanding.
By joining our team, you are committing to uphold these values — ensuring that every patient feels heard, respected, and valued, and that compassion is embedded in every interaction, every day.
Job overview
Please note that this job does not meet the requirements for work visa sponsorship and as such we will be unable to progress your application if you do not have the right to work in the UK.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is recruiting for Bank Domestic Assistants based at Bishops Castle Community Hospital. Working as a Domestic Assistant you will be maintaining the high levels of cleanliness throughout the hospital, whilst adhering to relevant policies and procedures.
We are looking for enthusiastic individuals who are reliable, flexible, well organised, self-motivated, have good interpersonal communication skills and are able to work effectively alone and as part of a team.
Main duties of the job
The main duties of this role include:
- Completing cleaning schedules on a daily basis.
- Ensuring the correct use of mechanical cleaning equipment.
- Ensuring stock is maintained, ensure the correct use of cleaning materials.
Uniform, as provided, must be worn at all times in the hospital environment and must not be worn to and from work. A high standard of personal hygiene must be obtained.
Working for our organisation
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.
Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.
Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.
Person specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Ability to demonstrate good numeracy and literacy skills
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of cleaning which includes mopping, hoovering and dusting
Knowldege and Skills
Essential criteria
- Understanding of importance of cleanliness in health care environment
- General awareness of safety
- Good organisational skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kerri Swinbourne
- Job title
- Site and Hotel Services Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01584 872201
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