Domestic service assistant

Transformation Unit; Braintree; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Domestic Service Assistant (Band 2) for the Braintree Community Hospital site. The role covers day-to-day cleaning of wards, clinical areas, and corridors within the Hospital, with potential duties in patient meal service.

You will join an integrated Hotel Services team, delivering a high-quality, flexible, and patient-focused service. No Visa Sponsorship is available for this role; commitment to infection control and COSHH guidelines is

Qualifications

• Literate and numerate with ability to complete relevant paperwork.
• Fluent English written and spoken to an acceptable standard.
• Ability to safely use cleaning chemicals and operate cleaning equipment.
• Experience in domestic cleaning or hospital cleaning environments.
• Experience in customer service interactions is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Maintain wards and hospital areas through daily cleaning.
• Provide patient catering support as required.
• Work as part of the Hotel Services team to deliver high quality service.
• Respond promptly to work requests and meet ward needs.

Skills

Literate & numerate

English language

Cleaning chemicals handling

Domestic cleaning experience

Customer service

Job description

Employer Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Braintree Community hospital Town Braintree Salary £25,272 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time) Salary period Yearly Closing 18/10/2026 23:59

Domestic service assistant

Band 2

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the onlyacute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.

Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.

We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity here at Mid and South Essex Foundation Trust to join our team.

You will be responsible for day-to-day upkeep of the cleanliness as set out in the cleaning schedule. These areas may include ward areas, clinical areas, and hospital corridors, also associated areas across the Braintree Community Hospital site.

Maybe required to assist with the patients meal and beverage service.

You will be working as part of a team, and working within an integrated Hotel Services department, offering a high quality, flexible and customer focused service.

No Visa Sponsorship is available for this role

Main duties of the job

Work requests are dealt with promptly and efficiently and meet the needs of the wards/departments.

Wards/Departments are maintained free of dust, dirt and moisture through the process of daily and periodic cleaning

Transfer of infection is prevented by the additional process of effective termination cleaning of patient bed areas

Wards/departments are maintained free from excessive refuse and kept tidy and presentable at all times

Any other reasonable ad hoc duties as required for service provision

Provide a catering service to the patients as and when required

Promote positive feedback for other service users, by providing the highest standard of cleaning

Communicate with other team members via verbal or written communication skills

Promote a positive image of yourself and the service

Working for our organisation

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Are you looking for an exciting Domestic service assistant role using your unique qualities, then we want to hear from you.

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.

We look forward to your application.

Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.

Unfortunately, there is no Visa Sponsorship available for this role. Whilst we are able to employ candidates on a graduate Visa, we are unable to offer sponsorship once the graduate visa expires.

Compliance and Qualification

• Literate and numerate ability to complete all relevant paperwork and training
• Ability to speak and write English to an acceptable standard
• Ability to safely use cleaning chemicals, operate equipment's
• Domestic/cleaning experience

Infection Control

• Familiar with COSHH
• Years of experience

Communication

• Experience of customers service skills

Please be aware as per the new Immigration guidelines we cannot sponsor candidates with a salary (full time or pro Rata) under the current minimum threshold.

Please note, the selection processes at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills, and you will be required to declare on your application if AI has been used before submitting your application.

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.