Domestic Assistant | Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Wrightington, Wigan & Leigh NHS Foundation Trust; Leigh; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Domestic Assistant to maintain high cleanliness standards at Leigh Infirmary. Responsibilities include general cleaning, using chemicals safely, and working within a team. Ideal for candidates looking to start a career in healthcare support with full training provided. This role supports the vital work of healthcare delivery and ensures a safe environment for patients and staff.

Benefits

Excellent Pension & Life Assurance Package

Generous annual leave

Training opportunities

Health and wellbeing support

NHS Discount schemes

Qualifications

• Experience in cleaning roles preferred but not required.
• Ability to follow health and safety guidelines.
• Flexibility in undertaking various domestic duties.

Responsibilities

• Perform cleaning duties in clinical and non-clinical areas.
• Maintain high standards of cleanliness throughout the facilities.
• Engage in training and adhere to infection control procedures.

Skills

General cleaning

High and low dusting

Chemical handling

Teamwork

Job description

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust are currently recruiting for a Domestic Assistant based atLeigh Infirmary.

Working Monday to Friday
17.5 hours per week - 16.30 - 20.00

Please be advised, applications are scored against the person specification, detailed in the job advert.
Candidates with highest scores will be invited to the interviews.
Please read the person specification and in your application (Supporting information section) please describe how do you meet these criteria for the role.
Please note this vacancy may close earlier than the closing date if a high volume of applications is received.

Responsibilities

The post holder is responsible for carrying out specific cleaning and other related duties, following set procedure and standards to provide and maintain high standards of cleanliness throughout the hospital and designated wards or departments.

• General cleaning.
• Isolation cleaning.
• High and low dusting.
• Wet and dry mopping.
• Clean toilets, baths and washbasins.
• Emptying clinical and general waste bins and placing bags in designated areas.
• Vacuum Cleaning.
• Scrubbing and buffing floors with mechanical machine.
• Carpet shampooing.
• Using chemicals and cleaning equipment responsibly and within health and safety guidelines.
• Maintaining staff and public safety through appropriate use of warning signage whilst cleaning.

Full training will be provided to the successful candidate.

Choose Well – Choose WWL

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that ‘happy staff, makes for happy patients’. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement and living our values.
WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. We are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.

Benefits

• Good basic salary plus an attractive package of benefits which include:
• Excellent Pension & Life Assurance Package (over 20% employer contribution)
• Excellent annual leave entitlements 27 to 33 days per annum dependent upon service.
• Paid occupational maternity, paternity, and adoption leave dependent upon service.
• Training opportunities and eLearning resources.
• Health and wellbeing support.
• Career Progression opportunities within Estates & Facilities and the NHS.
• Access to salary sacrifice schemes for items such as lease vehicles and buy a bike schemes.
• NHS Discount schemes to access hundreds of discounts and savings from everything to High Street Stores to restaurants, family holidays and more.
• Long Service Awards.

Additional Responsibilities

• To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team delivering high standards of cleaning within both the clinical and non-clinical areas.
• To clean specific areas in line with Trust policy and national cleaning standards.
• To provide a cleaning service in accordance with approved methods, standards and frequencies.
• To provide support to terminal cleans/infection cleans ensuring conversance with infection control & procedures in respect of all cleaning duties.
• The removal and cleaning up of uncontained body fluid spillages in line with Trust policy and national cleaning standards.
• To use cleaning equipment, machinery and cleaning materials once trained and ability to spot defects with machinery and report to Supervisor.
• Where required undertake Bioquell Q50- HPV decontamination duties and be fully compliant with all the methods and responsibilities of using this system.
• To adopt a flexible approach when undertaking domestic duties.

This advert closes on Wednesday 3 Dec 2025