Hotel Services Assistant

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHSFT; Ashbourne CP; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the UK is looking for a Hotel Services Assistant to ensure a clean and safe environment for patients and staff. This role involves cleaning various areas, managing cleaning supplies, and maintaining hygiene standards. Ideal candidates must have access to transportation, previous cleaning experience, and the ability to organize their workload. The organization emphasizes teamwork and adherence to health and safety guidelines.

Qualifications

• Access to transportation due to working hours and location.
• Must have basic cleaning skills or be willing to learn.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a clean and safe environment for patients, staff, and visitors.
• Provide high-quality domestic services within clinical and non-clinical areas.
• Ensure proper use and storage of cleaning agents and equipment.

Skills

Basic numeracy and literacy skills

Previous cleaning experience

Ability to prioritise and organise workload

NHS experience

Education

Basic Health and Safety Certificate

NVQ in cleaning

Job description

Hotel Services Assistant

The closing date is 18 December 2025

Working either individually or as part of a team in ensuring a clean and safe environment is maintained for patients, staff and visitors following agreed work schedules, methods, and procedures in accordance with the National Standards of Cleanliness. The post holder will be required to have a flexible approach and be prepared to work on other sites should service demands dictate.

Previous applicants need not apply.

Main duties of the job

Provide an efficient, high quality domestic service within clinical and non-clinical areas including cleaning of sanitary ware, treatment rooms, waiting areas, office areas, kitchen areas, mirrors, internal glass, high and low dusting, washing of tiled services and paintwork etc.

Follow specific schedule of work relating to defined areas.

Ensure all incidents are raised and recorded accurately and within required timeframes and via appropriate system. i.e. Datix.

Economic and safe use of cleaning agents following manufacturers recommended instructions.

Care and safe use of mechanical equipment e.g. floor scrubbers etc.

Replenishing disposable items, e.g. hand towels, toilet rolls, soap etc. and ensure correct storage of all cleaning agents and equipment.

Disposal of waste in accordance with the Trust Waste Policy.

Accurate completion of all required documentation to support specific service processes e.g. Barrier or Terminal cleans.

About us

To work as part of a small and friendly Hotel Services Team within Derbyshire Community Health Service.

Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.

We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people's own homes and via virtual consultations.

Job responsibilities

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As an employer and sponsor licence holder, to be able to provide sponsorship to overseas nationals via the Skilled Workerroute we must ensure that we adhere to the sponsorship requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration. After carefullyreviewing this role, we do not believe that this position meets the requirements for sponsorship. For details on eligibilitycriteria for a Skilled Worker visa, please follow this link to the gov.uk websiteSkilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK(www.gov.uk)

Person Specification

Essential and desirable

• Access to transportation due to working hours and location
• Basic numeracy and literacy skills or willing to work towards
• Previous cleaning experience
• Ability to prioritise and organise workload as required within own area of service.
• Basic Health and Safety Certificate
• NVQ in cleaning

Interview

• Ability to work on own or as part of a team.
• Able to work the times/shifts specified
• NHS experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Employer name

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHSFT