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Job summary

Main area
Estates & Facilities
Grade
Band 2
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
390-EFM-BR-0841
Employer
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Broomfield
Town
Chelmsford
Salary
£24,465 Per Annum (Pro rata for Part Time)
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
21/09/2025 23:59

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Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust logo

Domestic Services Assistant

Band 2

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.

Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.

We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.

 

Job overview

We are looking for enthusiastic individuals to join our wonderful Domestic  Team to provide an efficient and high quality service here at Broomfield Hospital therefore enhancing and improving the service offered to all our patients, visitors, and staff.

Do you pride yourself on your cleaning skills and want to use them to make a difference? Are you an enthusiastic team player who can adopt and adhere to our trust values in all your work - Excellent, Compassionate and Respectful? 

You will play a key role in ensuring our patients' care and experience is enhanced through creating a clean and comfortable environment for them and being a friendly face around the wards and hospitals, so if you are a people person this is a great role for you!

Being able to work both independently and as part of a team will be an essential skill. Competency in using handheld devices is desirable, however training will be provided. 

As part of the Domestic team, you will have access to the best-in-class Domestic training platforms to develop your skill-sets in the cleaning field.

You will work within a large, diverse workforce and support the maintaining of clean environments for a best patient experience.

Shifts available:  Various.

Main duties of the job

To clean all areas/wards/departments effectively in accordance with the areas risk rating and frequencies specified.

Clean infected room/areas on the ward in line with the Terminal Clean Policy.

Change curtains in line with the curtain programme or as required for Terminal and deep clean processes.

Carry out all cleaning duties to the required National specification for Cleanliness (NSC) and ensure all operational documentations are filled in appropriately.

Respond to cleaning incidents/emergency as required by line management.

Carry out standard clean to ensure all daily, weekly, and periodic cleaning tasks are completed as scheduled by management.

Working for our organisation

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
 
We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached a full job description setting out the details of the role and responsibilities.

We look forward to your application!

Please be aware that we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should a suitable number of applications be received.

Unfortunately, Visa Sponsorship is not available for this role.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Previous experience in customer-facing role
Desirable criteria
  • Previous experience in a healthcare setting

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Good level of general education incl. English and Maths GCSE (grade D or above)
Desirable criteria
  • Intermediate Numeracy, literacy, and IT skills (i.e. handheld PDA).

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Trust IDNHS Employers Diversity and Inclusion PartnersApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyMenopause Friendly EmployerArmed Forces Covenant Gold Awardhttps://www.gov.uk/government/publications/kickstart-scheme-employer-resources/kickstart-scheme-brand-guidelinesStonewall Silver 2022Disability confident employerNHS Rainbow badgeNHS Pastoral CareNHS 75th Birthday

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Andrew Usen
Job title
Domestic Services Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
03004434377
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