Job summary
- Main area
- Hygiene
- Grade
- NEASUS Payscale
- Contract
- Bank
- Hours
- 0 hours per week (Bank - as and when required (predominantly weekend working))
- Job ref
- 340-AHA-07-25
- Employer
- North East Ambulance Service Unified Solutions
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- North East Ambulance Services Unified Solutions
- Town
- Sunderland
- Salary
- £11.44 Per Hour
- Salary period
- Hourly
- Closing
- 04/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Ambulance Hygiene Assistant - Bank
NEASUS Payscale
Job overview
AMBULANCE HYGIENE ASSISTANT
Hourly Rate : £11.44 per hour
Bank.
Applications are invited for the above position of Ambulance Hygiene Assistant, based at Pallion, Sunderland. You will be responsible to provide the direct provision of ambulance vehicle cleaning and equipment hygiene services. The role will be covering absents and annual leave (predominately weekends )working alongside the existing hygiene team.
Candidates should have experience of working in a similar cleaning position i.e. hospital or clinical environment. Hold a full UK driving licence and ideally with C1 category, have appropriate knowledge of cleaning machines and chemicals, this includes COSHH regulations. You must be able to work as part of a team with the ability to absorb knowledge of all relevant regulations and procedures in relation to ambulance vehicle cleaning and equipment hygiene methods.
Main duties of the job
Core Responsibilities
To work within the Hygiene Department.
The post holder will be responsible for providing vehicle cleaning and equipment hygiene services to all the operational support services.
Responsible for the maintaining the cleaning equipment.
Check stock supplies – any stock required to be raised with Hygiene Manager
Working for our organisation
North East Ambulance Service Unified Solutions (NEASUS) is a wholly owned subsidiary of North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (NEAS) which covers an area of around 3,230 square miles and serves a population of more than 2.71 million people.
NEASUS are made up of a team of experts with extensive knowledge and experience in the following areas:
- Fleet Management - Continuous and consistent awareness of the status of all operational vehicles across your fleet to make informed management and operational decisions.
- Vehicle Servicing & Repairs - Commercial vehicle and van servicing and repairs, carried out by our highly trained technicians.
- Fleet Fitting & Equipment - Vehicles equipped according to regulatory and clinical best practice to perform a specific care response.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details of the role , duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience within a cleaning and hygiene environment
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of Health and Safety
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of the safe use of Chemicals and Cleaners, this includes COSSH Regulations
Qualification and Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to use Microsoft office
Desirable criteria
- Ability to use computerised Fleet System
- NVQ Level 2 in cleaning science or equivalent
- GCSE Grade C or above in Math's and English or equivalent
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Joanne Marley
- Job title
- Equipment And Hygiene Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07980645418
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