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Job summary

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317 Domestics Leazes Wing - RVI
Grade
Band 2
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
  • Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (Full time and part time positions avaialble)
Job ref
317-2025-24-04-DR
Employer
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Victoria Infirmary
Town
317 02 Royal Victoria Infirmary
Salary
£24,169 per annum / pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
22/06/2025 23:59
Interview date
14/07/2025

Employer heading

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Domestic Assistant

Band 2

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.

We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders. 

Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.

Job overview

Would you like to work within a large multi disciplinary team?

Hotel services  are looking to increase the team of Domestic Assistants working within the Royal Victoria Infirmary Site.

The Ideal Candidates will be motivated to the highest standards and be flexible to business demands 

  • Interview date: 14th & 15th July 2025, to be held at Eldon Court.
  • Various  Full Time and Part Time posts available 
  • You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.

NO AGENCIES PLEASE 

Main duties of the job

As a Domestic Assistant you will work to clean wards/departments and theatres to the highest standards in compliance with work schedules that also adhere to Infection Control guidelines and in line with national standards of cleanliness.

No experience is essential as all training will be given and tailored personal development plans can be discussed for any future progression with the department.

We have varied shifts available which include the following:

Full time 07:30-15:30 Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week

Part time 07:30-11:30, 10:00-14:00 , 16:00-20:00 and 16:45-19:45 Monday to Friday, 15 hours or 20 hours per week

Please state under supporting information on application form what shift pattern you maybe interested in.

Working for our organisation

Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:

         Freeman Hospital

         Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)

         Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)

         Newcastle Dental Hospital

         Newcastle Fertility Centre

         Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria

         Northern Genetics Service

         Cramlington Manor Walks

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS. 

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  • To perform cleaning and other associated task in any ward, department, operating theatre, laboratory, corridor, catering area, office or residential accommodation as may be required and shall include all or any of the under mentioned tasks, which may include working as a team member.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay

Person specification

KNOWLEDGE

Essential criteria
  • Literate – basic education
Desirable criteria
  • Understanding of infection control in relation to cleanliness
  • Understanding of Health and Safety
  • Knowledge of COSHH

SKILLS

Essential criteria
  • Good communication skills, must be able to communicate with other members of Trust staff
  • Good writing skills
Desirable criteria
  • Previous use of cleaning machines and chemicals

EXPERIENCE

Desirable criteria
  • Previous Domestic experience

QUALIFICATIONS

Desirable criteria
  • NVQ / City and Guilds Qualifications

Employer certification / accreditation badges

We are a Living Wage EmployerVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardRIDI Awards Finalist 2021Mindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerStonewall Gold 2022Better Health at Work Award - Maintaining ExcellenceDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - GoldCycle Friendly Employer

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Marlena Swachta
Job title
Assistant Hotel Services Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01912824356
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