Domestic Assistant

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; England; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in England is looking for dedicated staff to maintain cleanliness and hygiene across hospital facilities. The role includes responsibilities such as managing cleaning schedules and ensuring compliance with health and safety standards. Candidates should have the ability to work independently, communicate effectively with all stakeholders, and support the training of new staff. This position is vital in ensuring a welcoming environment for patients, staff, and visitors.

Qualifications

• Ability to maintain cleanliness across various areas and surfaces.
• Experience in safely handling cleaning materials.
• Knowledge of health and safety guidelines related to cleaning.

Responsibilities

• Maintain cleanliness across patient areas and facilities.
• Safely store and use cleaning materials according to guidelines.
• Carry out deep cleans in response to specific health needs.
• Monitor and replenish stock of cleaning supplies.

Job description

As part of the Support Services Directorate, you will play a key role in maintaining a clean, safe, and welcoming environment for patients, staff, and visitors across the Trust. Your contribution will help enhance the overall patient experience, with flexibility to support additional duties as needed.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain high standards of cleanliness across all areas, including floors, furniture, mattresses, curtains, and fittings, and remove marks from walls, partitions, and doors in line with set frequencies.
• Safely store and use cleaning materials, ensuring all tasks are completed to the required standards and in accordance with health and safety guidelines.
• Carry out specialist and deep cleans, such as those required after cases of C. difficile, MRSA, and other infections, to prevent further outbreaks and ensure a safe environment for all.
• Clean medical equipment (e.g., drip stands, catheter stands) and complete decontamination certificates.
• Organise daily workload independently, follow schedules, and complete sign‑off sheets to confirm task completion.
• Communicate effectively with Domestic Supervisors, patients, visitors, and ward/department staff to meet cleanliness standards.
• Monitor and replenish stock of cleaning supplies and hygiene products, reordering as needed.
• Accurately complete documentation and logs (e.g., mattress logs) to record cleaning activities.
• Operate all cleaning equipment, including electrical appliances, to achieve cleanliness targets.
• Manage ward/departmental security systems, including locking doors, operating alarms, and securing keys.
• Support orientation and training of new Domestic Services staff by demonstrating duties to standard.
• Handle disposal of all waste types, including recyclables and non‑standard waste.
• Report any signs or sightings of pests within hospital buildings and grounds.

About the Trust

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics‑led Maternity and Paediatrics. The Trust is committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff and to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available. We recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours that underpin our Trust’s core values, and we are dedicated to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in all aspects of our recruitment practice.