Domestic Assistant (WCH)

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust; Whitehaven; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27-day holiday scheme

NHS Discounts

Salary Sacrifice schemes

Job summary

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust in Whitehaven is hiring a Domestic Assistant (WCH) to maintain high cleanliness standards across hospital wards and clinical areas. This full-time role is 37.18 hours per week on a 5 on, 3 off rota, with shifts 6:30am–3:30pm.

You will handle floor care, carpet cleaning, window cleaning and general tidying, support new staff induction, and ensure safety and hygiene procedures are followed.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level1 Cleaning & Support Services or equivalent.
• BICSc certification or equivalent.
• NVQ 2 in Cleaning and Support Services.
• Knowledge of cleaning, food handling/hygiene, COSHH procedures.
• Basic Literacy and Numeracy.
• Work in a hospital environment.

Responsibilities

• Floor buffing on hospital wards and clinical areas.
• Shampoo carpets with extraction machines.
• Clean inside windows, frames and sills.
• Clean furniture and fittings, and move furniture as required.
• Assist in induction of new staff.
• Routine cleaning and maintenance of cleaning equipment.
• Attend mandatory training sessions.
• Order weekly stores and manage deliveries.
• Adhere to Trust values: Kindness, Respect, Ambition, Collaboration.

Skills

Cleaning procedures

Teamwork

Communication with patients

Education

NVQ Level 1 Cleaning & Support Services or equivalent

BICSc certification or equivalent

NVQ 2 in Cleaning and Support Services

Job description

Would you like to join a centre of excellence in rural and remote healthcare?

Main area 201300 WCH Domestics Grade NHS AfC: Band 2 Contract Permanent: 37.18 Hours, Rota working 5 on 3 off, shifts of 6:30-15:30 Hours Full time - 37.18 hours per week (Rota - 5 days on 3 days off working 6:30-15:30) Job ref 262-A-26-8239268

Site West Cumberland Hospital Town Whitehaven Salary £25,272 Per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 02/10/2026 23:59

Job overview

Domestic Assistant (WCH) - 37.18 hours per week - working on rota 5 days on, 3 days off. Shift time of 6:30am - 3:30pm

To promote and provide a high standard of cleanliness on our hospital wards, clinical areas and other trust premises

Main duties of the job

Floor buffing

Shampoo carpets with extraction machines

Clean inside windows, frames and sills

Clean furniture and fittings, mirrors etc, to include moving of furniture and equipment as required to enable efficient cleaning

Assist in induction of new staff

Routine cleaning and basic maintenance of cleaning equipment

Attend all Mandatory training sessions

Order weekly stores and put away on delivery

All staff are expected to work to the Trust Values:

Kindness Kindness and compassion cost nothing, yet accomplish a

Respect - We are respective to everyone and are open, honest and fair

respect behaviours.

Ambition We set goals to achieve the best for our patients, teams,

organisations and our partners.

Collaboration We are stronger and better working together with and

Works as part of a team maintaining a high standard of cleanliness on hospital wards, clinical areas and other Trust premises.

Working for our organisation

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of ‘safe, high quality care every time’:

• Being a clinically led organisation
• Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
• A positive patient experience every time
• A great place to work
• Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

CERTIFICATE OF SPONSORSHIP

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment.Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligiblevacancies.

Disclosure and Barring Service:

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.

The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £6.50 = £28.00 Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £6.50 = £56.00 Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

NCIC can offer successful future employees the following benefits:

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

NHS Discounts*

Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work*

Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

*Subject to eligibility

Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.

If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date

Person specification

Qualifications

• NVQ Level1 Cleaning & Support Services or equivalent
• BICSc certification or equivalent
• NVQ 2 in Cleaning and Support Services

Knowledge and Experience

• Knowledge of cleaning, food handling/hygiene, COSHH procedures
• Basic Literacy and Numeracy
• Work in a hospital environment
• Work in a domestic role

Skills and Aptitudes

• Able to work alone and in a team
• Ability to use own initiative
• Able to follow health and safety and hygiene procedures
• Equality issues
• Able to communicate with patients with behavioural issues or severe communication difficulties
• Flexible approach to work

Personal Circumstances

• Willing to learn
• Smart, clean appearance
• High personal standards
• Be able to work shifts

Other

• Flexibility in shift patterns
• Support equality and value diversity

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.