Domestic Support Worker (Cleaner)- Royal Lancaster Infirmary | East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust; Lancaster; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A local health service provider in Lancaster is seeking a Domestic Assistant to maintain high cleanliness standards within the hospital. This role involves cleaning clinical and public areas, organizing cleaning tasks, and operating equipment safely. Ideal candidates should be passionate about service delivery and ensuring a safe environment for patients and staff. The position is vital in promoting a clean and welcoming atmosphere in the hospital. Applications are open until December 8, 2025.

Responsibilities

• Maintain high cleanliness standards in clinical and public areas.
• Identify and plan cleaning programs with departmental staff.
• Operate cleaning equipment according to guidelines.
• Perform deep cleaning and isolation cleans as needed.
• Handle spillages and incidents promptly.
• Follow COSHH assessments for cleaning chemicals.

Job description

About the role

Would you like to be a part of a Team ensuring high standards of cleanliness are achieved for patients, visitors and staff. Are you passionate about service delivery and keen to develop in a role with a support setting. Do you want to go home at the end of your shift knowing that you helped make your local hospital a great place to be cared for. Here, employees and patients are at the heart of everything we do. We have exciting new opportunities to join our Facilities department at Royal Lancaster Infirmary as a Domestic Assistant to support the Trust in delivering a clean and safe environment for patients, visitors and staff.

Responsibilities

• To be responsible for a high standard of cleanliness in Clinical areas, public areas and external areas using the appropriate recognised cleaning methods.
• Responsible for identifying areas to be cleaned, plan and organise a cleaning programme with relevant ward or departmental staff, ensuring Patient, Staff and Visitor safety is not compromised.
• Operating cleaning equipment, machinery in accordance with manufacturer’s instruction ensuring that it is in a good clean working order, reporting faults immediately to supervisor.
• Undertake deep clean/isolation cleans following national and local guidelines.
• Carry out spot cleaning to ensure spillages and incidents are dealt with swiftly and efficiently, supported by Clinical staff as appropriate.
• To adhere to all relevant COSHH assessments and Safety Data sheets when preparing, using and disposing of cleaning chemicals.

Qualifications

All our hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website.

This advert closes on Monday 8 Dec 2025