Domestic Assistant

NTW Solutions; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Good rate of pay

Pension

Discounts

Health & wellbeing support

Job summary

NTW Solutions Limited seeks Domestic Assistants to support NHS facilities in Newcastle upon Tyne. You will perform cleaning tasks across wards, offices and public areas, contributing to safe, clean and welcoming environments for patients and staff.

The role offers varied shifts and is essential to patient care, requiring pride in high standards and teamwork within a dedicated care team.

Responsibilities

• Carrying out cleaning tasks in areas such as offices and meeting rooms, public areas such as corridors, receptions and cafs, and areas which patients use such as shared spaces on wards as well as bedrooms, bathrooms and toilets.
• Cleaning tasks can include things like dusting of walls, ceilings and curtain rails, dusting and polishing of furniture and paintwork, hoovering of carpets and mopping floors.
• Being able to follow instructions and to follow a work schedule which sets out your tasks and carry out duties often without supervision.
• You will use equipment and cleaning products safely, adhering to all control of substances harmful to health (COSHH) rules and regulations.
• Complete paperwork such as quality checks and any other documentation that is required.

Job description

Our team of Domestics keep our buildings clean and tidy and provide a great service to patients, visitors and staff. You could be cleaning a hospital ward, patient bedroom or office areas and corridors. Because we provide services to the NHS, your work supports better patient care. It's important work and you will need to take pride in what you do and complete tasks to a high standard. Our Domestic Assistants are an essential part of the wider care team, working across different mental health wards and age groups. This is a rewarding role where your contribution helps create safe, clean and welcoming environments that support recovery for our patients.

You will be part of a team who are friendly and extremely passionate about what they do. If you are looking for a rewarding role where your work matters, this is the place for you.

We have various shifts and working hours.

Main duties of the job

• Carrying out a range of cleaning tasks in areas such as offices and meeting rooms, public areas such as corridors, receptions and cafs, and areas which patients use such as shared spaces on wards as well as bedrooms, bathrooms and toilets.
• Cleaning tasks can include things like dusting of walls, ceilings and curtain rails, dusting and polishing of furniture and paintwork, hoovering of carpets and mopping floors.
• Being able to follow instructions and to follow a work schedule which sets out your tasks and carry out duties often without supervision.
• You will use equipment and cleaning products safely, adhering to all control of substances harmful to health (COSHH) rules and regulations.
• Complete paperwork such as quality checks and any other documentation that is required.

We were set up by Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust to provide support services. As a limited company, we have built a commercial ethos onto our NHS values and now provide our services to other NHS organisations and beyond.

NTW Solutions Limited is proud to provide services to the NHS. We keep hospitals clean and patients fed and we keep buildings running and grounds tidy. Our digital teams support the vital systems the NHS relies on, our pharmacy team ensures patients get the medicine they need, and our workforce team recruits people onto the frontline. We transcribe thousands of important medical letters, provide a lease car service to keep people on the move, and ensure suppliers are paid on time.

Benefits and support

• We provide a wide range of benefits including a good rate of pay and pension and an extensive range of discounts.
• We care about health and wellbeing and offer a range of support for the people who work here.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion

We believe everyone has potential and welcome applications from people from a culturally diverse background, those who are LGBTQ+, people with disabilities, anyone who is unemployed or has been out of work for a period of time, or those who have served in our armed forces.