Domestic Assistant – Higher Level

Northumbria Healthcare - NHCT Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Blyth; Hybrid; GBP 11,000 - 13,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Enhanced pay rates

NHS terms & conditions

Car lease

Cycle to work

Vaccinations access

Job summary

NHFM in Blyth is recruiting two friendly domestic assistants on a part-time basis (16.5 hours and 20 hours per week). Flexible working patterns support NHS services at Blyth Community Hospital. Salary is £25,272 pro rata per annum.

Enhanced pay applies for evenings, nights, weekends and bank holidays. You will join a small team delivering high cleanliness standards across wards, offices and clinics. Minimum requirements include Basic Food Hygiene or Level 1 Food Safety, NVQ 1/2 or equivalent,

Qualifications

• Basic Food Hygiene/Level 1 Food Safety within 6 months of start.
• NVQ Level 1/2 or equivalent required.
• GCSE Maths and English (or equivalent).

Responsibilities

• Cleaning of floor areas as scheduled (vacuuming, mopping, buffing).
• Undertake deep cleans in areas where infection is present.
• Removal of rubbish including domestic and clinical waste to disposal point.
• Cleaning of sanitary areas, toilets, sinks and staff changing areas.
• Damp dusting of all surfaces, ledges and shelves.
• Cleaning of internal glass and maintaining high cleanliness standards.
• Carry out spot cleaning and spillage control, as needed.
• Participate in relevant training and other duties as required.

Skills

Previous cleaning experience

Customer service training

Education

Basic Food Hygiene and/or Level 1 Food Safety Certificate

NVQ Level 1 or 2 or equivalent

GCSE Maths and English

Job description

Main area Domestics Grade Band 2 Contract Permanent: 1 x 16.5 hrs per week and 1 x 20 hrs per week Hours

• Part time
• Flexible working

16.5 hours per week (1 x 16.5 hr post and 1 x 20 hr post available) Job ref 319-8298345JN

Site Blyth Community Hospital Town Blyth Salary £25,272 pro rata per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 30/09/2026 23:59

NHFM is a wholly owned subsidiary of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. Established in 2012, NHFM provide specialist project management services for large and small capital developments, estates maintenance and a full range of facilities services for all of Northumbria Healthcare Trust’s sites.

Come and work for us and we can offer you:

• Competitive rates of pay
• Enhanced rates of pay for working evenings, nights, weekends and bank holidays
• Favourable employment terms and conditions – we mirror NHS Agenda for Change terms and conditions ( https://www.nhsemployers.org/tchandbook ) which includes up to 33 days annual leave + bank holidays per year, generous maternity and paternity leave provisions, occupational sick pay, and much more
• Fantastic staff benefits including car lease, home electronics, cycle to work and priority access to vaccinations, physiotherapy, counselling, among many more
• A great employee experience - we score very highly on our employee satisfaction metrics

We work closely with Kids First Nurseries that are based within our trust grounds at Wansbeck, North Tyneside and Hexham hospitals to care for our Trust family's children, they offer care for children from 6 weeks old up to 4 years. There are a number of funding options run by the government to help working parents, including Early Years Funding and Tax Free Childcare.

Flexible working offers choice in where, when, and how we work, ensuring patients remain at the heart of all we do. It’s open to everyone, and we aim to find solutions that work for both you and the organisation. All arrangements must be reasonable and balanced to maintain safe and effective patient care.

Work for us and you will be making a real difference to the NHS and the thousands of people who use our services each year. Visit our website www.nhfm.co.uk for more information about who we are and benefits of working for us.

Whilst NHFM are a highly innovative organisation, the use of Third Party Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents a risk to the integrity of our Recruitment & Selection processes. If you use AI, and it poses a risk to the integrity your individual recruitment process, we may withdraw your application at any stage of the process.

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Job overview

We are looking to recruit two friendly and flexible domestic assistants to join our small team at Blyth Community Hospital.

Hours of work for these positions are:

16.5 hr post - predominantly to assist with cleaning office and clinic areas in late afternoon / early evenings.

20 hr post - predominantly to work within our inpatient ward working either 7am - 12pm, 9am - 2pm or 2pm - 7pm. This position also includes working a share of weekends and bank holiday dates for which an enhanced rate is payable.

Other hours may also be available.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

Main duties of the job

Quite simply, the NHS could not function without our Domestics! Every single service in the Trust relies on domestics to keep the place clean and safe for patients, visitors and staff. You’ll be part of a team striving to maintain the highest cleanliness standards in wards, departments, corridors and offices, and in doing so making a real difference to the NHS.

The successful candidate will maintain the standard of cleanliness as specified throughout the designated work area by means of approved cleaning methods.

Working for our organisation

NHFM is a wholly owned subsidiary of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. Established in 2012, NHFM provide specialist project management services for large and small capital developments, estates maintenance and a full range of facilities services. Carrying out facilities management for a state-of-the-art specialist emergency care hospital - The Northumbria, three general hospitals - North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham hospitals - and a number of smaller community hospitals and clinic sites, we cover one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country.

Work for us and you will be making a real difference to the NHS and the thousands of people who use our services each year. Visit our website www.nhfm.co.uk for more information about who we are and benefits of working for us.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Cleaning of floor areas as scheduled by means of vacuuming, mopping, buffing and spray cleaning.
• Undertake “deep cleans” in areas where infection is present.
• Removal of rubbish including domestic and clinical waste from designated areas to disposal point.
• Cleaning of sanitary areas, toilet, sinks, shower cubicles and staff changing areas.
• Damp dusting of all surfaces, ledges, shelves, curtain rails.
• Cleaning of internal glass.
• Maintain high standards of cleanliness in all work areas.
• Carry out any urgent spot cleaning and spillage.
• Participate in training programmes relevant to efficiency, fire drills, hygiene, the requirements of the health and safety at Work regulations and other courses as deemed necessary for the efficient working of the department.
• Any other duties as deemed appropriate

Qualifications / Professional Registration

• Basic Food Hygiene and/or Level 1 Food Safety Certificate or must be achieved within 6 months of start date.
• NVQ Level 1 or 2 or equivalent
• GCSE Maths and English (or equivalent)

Experience and knowledge

• Previous cleaning experience
• Customer Service training

The successful applicant will be an employee of the subsidiary and not Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

Applicants who are members of the Armed Forces, those who have a disability that requires support in the work place (two ticks pledge) and those who have been looked after by the care system as a child or young person (for example, in foster care, children's homes, kinship or local authority care) who meet the essential criteria will be interviewed under the Trust's interview guarantee scheme.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and inclusion and are committed to a workforce that is diverse, equal and inclusive. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME people are currently under-represented in our workforce as well as other under-represented groups such as LGBT+ and disabled candidates. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, we have a Gold award from the Defense Recognition Scheme, and we are delighted to support Apprenticeships, Age Posi+ive and are a mindful employer.

Applicants who meet the Fit and Proper Person Requirements (FPPR) will require additional pre-employment checks in line CQC and statutory guidance.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust proudly hold a sponsor licence. In order to provide sponsorship you and the role you are applying for must meet UKVI eligibility requirements. Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Please note that it is a requirement of this Trust that all successful applicants pay for their own DBS certification if a DBS check is required for the post.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Name Pauline Burn Job title Domestic Superintendent Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 07825 273936 Additional information

Glynis Ford - Domestic Supervisor - 07927 700054

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