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Bank Facilities Domestic Assistant (Community Sites)

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Plymouth, Workington

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GBP 40,000 - 60,000

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Job summary

A local healthcare provider is seeking a Bank Facilities Domestic Assistant to maintain cleanliness and provide catering services in hospitals. The role offers flexible working hours from Monday to Sunday, with responsibilities including cleaning clinical areas and serving meals to patients. Candidates should have NVQ 2 in Cleaning and Support Services and a flexible approach to work. Full training will be provided and the position may require shift work across various sites.

Benefits

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

NHS Discounts

Salary Sacrifice schemes

Free counselling and information services

Qualifications

Knowledge of cleaning standards and procedures required.
Understanding of food handling and hygiene regulations essential.
Ability to communicate effectively with patients in various conditions.

Responsibilities

Keep clinical areas, offices, and public areas clean.
Provide meals to patients in a presentable manner.
Maintain high cleanliness standards in compliance with regulations.

Skills

Knowledge of cleaning

Food handling/hygiene

Communication skills

Flexibility in work

Education

NVQ 2 in Cleaning and Support Services

Bank Facilities Domestic Assistant (Community Sites)

The closing date is 07 January 2026

Bank Facilities Domestic Assistant - B2 - Covering any of the following when required:

Workington Hospital
Cockermouth Hospital
Keswick Hospital

Bank hours when available Monday to Sunday

Flexible to work at different sites

Undertake a range of cleaning and catering duties within the Hospital Premises.

Maintaining a high cleanliness standard across the trust, to meet the National Standards of Healthcare Cleanliness 2021

Full training will be provided, and main duties will be to keep clinical areas, offices and public areas clean and tidy as well as providing patients with meals.

Each site has various start time and finish times. 6am will be the earliest start time and 8pm will be the latest finish time.

Main duties of the job

Domestic:

Collect linen stores as required.
Comply with infection prevention and control procedures at all times.
Comply with responsibility to safeguard children and vulnerable Vacuum carpets, ensuring cleanliness.
Carry out damp dusting of furniture and fittings and at high and low levels.
Mop floor areas and maintain floors using electrical equipment when necessary.
Check electrical equipment is in good condition and currently PAT tested.
Clean toilets, baths and washbasins.
Empty all bins and dispose of waste appropriately, ensuring waste management regulations are followed.
Assist with ward or departmental duties as appropriate.
Undertake first wipe cleaning of bodily fluids as required
Guard against the potential risk associated with needle stick injuries, especially in toilet areas.
Wear uniform and protective clothing provided, as instructed.
Make beds as requested.
adults, ensuring attendance at appropriate training.

Catering:

To ensure, in conjunction with Nursing staff, that patient are provided with appropriate meals
To ensure, that patient meals are served in a presentable and timely manner and that appropriate cutlery and condiments are supplied
To ensure that all meal tables and eating areas are suitably prepared for meal times and to make sure they are wiped clean at the end of each meal
Probe, record temperature of food and serve
Record waste levels at the end of service

About us

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time':

Being a clinically led organisation
Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
A positive patient experience every time
A great place to work
Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

Certification of Sponsorship

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment.Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed. For further information visit theUK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.

Disclosure and Barring Service

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £5.90 = £27.40. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.
Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £5.90 = £55.40. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

Benefits

NCIC can offer successful future employees the following benefits:

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
NHS Discounts*
Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work*
Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

*Subject to eligibility

Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.

If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.

Person Specification

Qualifications