Job summary
- Main area
- Domestic Services Assistant
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 17.5 hours per week (Evening Posts only 15 - 20 hour posts available)
- Job ref
- 190-0400-DIR-S
- Employer
- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Northern General Hospital
- Town
- Sheffield
- Salary
- £24,169 pa/pro rata for part time staff
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 15/07/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 22/07/2025
Employer heading

Domestic Services Assistant
NHS AfC: Band 2
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.
Job overview
Are you wanting a rewarding career within the NHS?
Our Multi Skilled Patient Service Assistants play a vital role in ensuring the highest standard of cleanliness and ward level food and beverage service is maintained throughout the Trust.
There are 15 hour, 17.5 hour and 20 hour posts available with start times ranging from 3.30pm up to 5.30pm.
Please note that all vacancies for this advert will cover Northern General Hospital Only. This will not cover Royal Hallamshire Hospital and all posts are for evenings only.
Main duties of the job
All posts will be required to undertake a range of domestic duties, for example maintaining a high standard of cleanliness using modern cleaning methods and machinery, full training will be provided.
The post may at times be required to attend to the cleaning of bodily fluids together with barrier cleaning and when competent in the role you will be required to buddy with new staff members.
Multi skilled staff will be dual trained and be able to also undertake the role of the Food and Beverage Assistants, this role will work at ward level serving the patient meals, full training will be provided including Food Safety Level 2. The role will provide all aspects of the patient meal service including serving the meals at ward level and ensuring the ward kitchen is free of clutter and all kitchen equipment is clean.
Working for our organisation
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- GCSE English & Maths at Grade D/3 or above, or equivalent, or relevant experience that demonstrates competency to this level
Desirable criteria
- Basic Health & Safety and Food Hygiene Training / Qualification
- Customer Service Training / Qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in a customer focused environment
Desirable criteria
- Experience of housekeeping in a public sector environment
- Experience of working in a healthcare environment
Special Skills / Aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Able to demonstrate an understanding of the importance of high cleanliness standards.
- Willingness to complete job specific & essential training relevant to the role.
- Understanding of the reasons for and ability to maintain confidentiality at all times.
- Dealing with patients, visitors and colleagues in a caring and sensitive manner.
- Effective communication skills (both written and verbal)
- Efficient time management and ability to prioritise tasks
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of supporting new members of staff in the workplace
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
- Kati Patterson
- Job title
- Domestic Services Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0114 2714184
- Additional information
Louisa Watkins
Telephone: 0114 2269884
or
Norma Wainwright
Telephone: 0114 2714993
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