Assistant Housekeeper

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust; Slough; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A health service provider in Slough is hiring a full-time facilities team member to maintain a clean environment for patients. Responsibilities include cleaning floors, bathrooms, and patient areas while ensuring waste management and respecting patient privacy. Candidates should have basic cleaning skills, good literacy, and be a team player. Flexibility in shift patterns is essential. Full training is provided along with a supportive team environment.

Qualifications

• Respect for patient privacy and confidentiality.
• Ability to communicate verbally and understand instructions.

Responsibilities

• Vacuum/mop floors and clean various areas.
• Collect and dispose of waste according to policy.
• Clean sanitary fittings and replenish supplies.

Skills

Basic cleaning skills

Good numeracy and literacy

Team player

Flexible approach to work

Education

Basic education

Job description

Job Overview

Full‑time 09:00‑17:00, 22:00‑06:00 or flexible day/night shift covering at the community diagnostic centre in Slough. A member of the facilities team to ensure a clean, comfortable environment for patients. Cleaning experience preferred, full training provided, excellent customer skills required.

Main Responsibilities

• Vacuum/mop, sweep, damp mop, spot clean, spray buff floor surfaces, using machinery as required.
• Vacuum carpeted areas, remove spots or stains and shampoo carpets with machinery as directed by Housekeeping supervisors.
• Collect and tag all rubbish, remove bags, clinical waste bins, sharps bins and flattened cardboard containers to designated collection points.
• Ensure waste segregation at collection point and placement into locked containers per Trust Policy.
• Replace bags on stands/containers with correct colour code, keeping containers clean.
• Damp dust lockers, over‑bed tables, chairs, beds, ledges, over‑bed lights, pipes, radiators; remove cages as instructed and clean lockers and wheels.
• Damp dust and polish desks, furniture, fittings at nurses station, offices, day room and ancillary rooms.
• Damp clean telephones.
• Clean showers, hand basins and all fittings; clean lavatories inside and outside bowl, seat, handle, cistern and surrounding area; clean sanitary bin.
• Clean and polish mirrors and glass on doors and partitions.
• Top up paper hand‑towel containers, toilet‑roll containers, hand soap, hand cream and hand gel dispensers.
• Use cleaning equipment and technology as required and trained.

Person Specification

Essential Criteria

• Basic education.
• Good numeracy and literacy.
• Basic cleaning skills.
• Team player, able to communicate verbally and understand instructions.
• Flexible approach to work.
• Respect for patient privacy and confidentiality.

Desirable Criteria

• NVQ level 1 in cleaning and support services building interior.
• Previous experience in a similar role.
• Understanding of reasons for cleaning.