Domestic Assistant

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Basingstoke and Deane; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Basingstoke and Deane is seeking a Domestic Assistant to maintain a clean and safe environment for patients, staff, and visitors. The role includes various cleaning duties in clinical and non-clinical areas. Candidates should have a good general education, customer care training, and ideally experience in a healthcare environment. Effective communication and teamwork skills are essential for this position. Enhanced pay for weekends and bank holidays is offered.

Benefits

Enhanced pay for weekends

Pay for bank holidays

Qualifications

• Knowledge of manual handling and health and safety regulations.
• Experience of working in a healthcare environment.

Responsibilities

• High dusting walls, ceilings, curtains, rails, doors.
• Damp dusting furniture, fittings, ledges, and paintwork.
• Vacuuming floors daily.
• Deep cleaning of areas and equipment.

Skills

Effective communication

Teamwork

Education

Good general education at GCSE level or equivalent

Customer care training

Job description

Domestic Assistant

The closing date is 05 February 2026

Domestic staff provide a clean and safe environment for our patients, staff and visitors and help to reduce the spread of Health Care Acquired Infections. This role will involve general cleaning in both clinical and non-clinical areas.

Main duties of the job

• High dusting walls, ceilings, curtains, rails, doors
• Damp dusting furniture, fittings, ledges and paintwork
• Vacuuming floors daily
• Deep cleaning of areas and equipment

We provide enhanced hours for Saturdays and Sundays as well as enhanced pay for bank holidays.

About us

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (HHFT) provides hospital services to around 570,000 people living in Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire, and specialist services to patients from all over the country. We deliver a full range of district hospital services in a variety of locations.

Training & Qualifications

• Good general education at GCSE level or equivalent
• Customer care training

Experience & Knowledge

• Knowledge of manual handling and health and safety regulations
• Experience of working in a healthcare environment

Skills & Ability

• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, ward staff and Domestic team.
• Ability to work well as part of a team.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Employer name

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust