Facilities Assistant (Domestic) | NTH Solutions

North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Tees Valley is seeking a Facilities Assistant to help maintain cleanliness in the hospital. Your role involves cleaning various areas, ensuring safe practices, and adapting to the needs of the department. Ideal candidates will demonstrate attention to detail and the ability to work as part of a team. This position offers flexible hours, primarily on weekends and evenings.

Qualifications

• Ability to maintain high cleaning standards and adhere to hygiene practices.
• Flexibility to adapt to various cleaning tasks and schedules.
• Awareness of health and safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Carry out general and specialised cleaning in clinical and non-clinical areas.
• Organise daily cleaning duties according to departmental needs.
• Ensure safe handling of waste and cleaning equipment.

Skills

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Time management

Job description

Overview

Facilities Assistant (Domestic). As a Domestic Facilities Assistant your role is integral in keeping our hospitals clean and safe for our patients, visitors and staff, the NHS couldn’t function without you. You will be part of a dynamic and adaptable team whose main focus is to clean to the highest standards and frequencies possible to maintain a clean, pleasant and safe environment reducing the risk and spread of infection. You will carry out general and specialised cleaning in both clinical and non-clinical areas as guided by your team leaders and ensure safe working practices are adhered to in all aspects of hygiene management.

Hours and rota

• 16 hours Weekends only 7am–3:30pm
• 21 hours working on a 2 weekly rota: Week 1: Mon, Tue, Sat, Sun 3pm–9pm; Week 2: Wed, Thu, Fri 3pm–9pm

Responsibilities

• Clean and conduct domestic duties as guided by your team leaders
• Organise day to day cleaning duties adapting to best suit the needs of the ward / department. This will include cleaning of beds, floors, toilets, sinks, mopping, damp dusting, cleaning of internal glass, walls, vacuuming, scrubbing (manual and machine) steam cleaning and buffing.
• Perform ‘deep’ and ‘specialised’ cleans in accordance with training and method statements provided and be involved in full ward decants when requested.
• Changing of bay curtains, bed drapes and cleaning of blinds.
• Work as part of the ward or department team (where appropriate) to respond to requests from the ward matron or department manager in relation to work priorities, local protocols and procedures.
• Be flexible and adapt to unforeseen requests and tasks as appropriate to the environment
• Work in accordance and follow COSHH (control of substances hazardous to health) and health and safety manual handling policies.
• Maintenance / cleaning of all cleaning equipment.
• Ensure safe segregation and removal of waste in accordance to waste management guidelines and policies.

This advert closes on Thursday 2 Oct 2025