Domestic Assistant

NHS Scotland; Scotland; Remote; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Part time

Job summary

NHS Scotland is seeking a Domestic Services worker to provide a range of cleaning and related domestic services across Clinical and Non-Clinical Departments in Hospitals and Health Centres. The role requires adherence to quality standards, health and safety, infection control, and national specifications.

The vacancy is part-time with pro-rata salary. PVG scheme membership is required; the post includes disclosures and reasonable adjustments for disabled candidates.

Responsibilities

• Provide a range of domestic services within Clinical/Non Clinical Departments throughout all areas of Hospitals and Health Centres, ensuring compliance with quality standards, Health & Safety, control of infection, Audit Scotland and HAI task force requirements, National Cleaning Services Specification and other requirements as specified by the Division.

Job description

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

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Please note: As this post is part-time, the salary will be pro-rata

Responsible for providing a range of domestic services within Clinical / Non Clinical Departments throughout all areas of the Hospitals and Health Centres ensuring compliance with quality standards, Health & Safety, control of infection, Audit Scotland and HAI task force requirements, National Cleaning Services Specification and other requirements as specified by the Division.

If after reading this information you have any questions, please contact Muriel Young, [e-mail]

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service. Further information on what NHS Scotland Boards are required to do to check this as well as what your responsibilities include can be found in the further information for this vacancy.

Certificate of Sponsorship

In line with the current UK Immigration Rules, this post does not meet the eligibility criteria for a Certificate of Sponsorship to support a Skilled Worker Visa or a Health & Care Worker Visa. Overseas nationals should review alternative immigration options before applying for this role. Further information: www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration.

This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.

We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

Reference: 262874

Contract Type: Permanent

Posted On: 27 Oct 2026

Closing Date: 10/11/2026