Housekeeping Assistant

NHS; Chippenham; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare organization located in Chippenham is looking for a Housekeeping Assistant to join its team. The role entails maintaining a clean and safe environment for patients and staff, requiring teamwork and flexibility. Responsibilities include cleaning clinical and communal areas, managing waste, and upholding NHS cleaning standards. While no prior experience is necessary, a background in cleaning and basic knowledge of hygiene and safety is preferred. This is a full-time position from Monday to Friday, covering 35 hours per week.

Qualifications

• General educational level of numeracy and literacy.
• Basic food hygiene knowledge or qualification is advantageous.
• Basic Health and Safety knowledge or qualification is a plus.
• Knowledge of control of infection.

Responsibilities

• Undertake cleaning duties throughout the sites, including clinical and communal areas.
• Empty and clean clinical waste bins, segregating waste for disposal.
• Replenish supplies of soap, toilet rolls, and towels.
• Periodic maintenance of carpets and floors.
• Maintain departmental cleaning records.
• Occasional curtain changing according to needs.
• Use cleaning equipment as per manufacturers' instructions.

Skills

Cleaning background

Basic food hygiene knowledge

Control of infection knowledge

Health and Safety knowledge

Job description

Housekeeping Assistant

The closing date is 28 December 2025

The post is Monday to Friday 35 hours per week 07.00 - 14.00

The post is at Chippenham Community Hospital.

We are looking for a housekeeper with a flexible approach to work, to join our existing team to help ensure all areas are kept to the highest standards. Catering experience would be an advantage, but not essential.

We couldn't run our sites without you and the fantastic work you will do keeping our wards, departments and areas clean, tidy, reducing the risk of infections and effectively helping keep our staff well and our patients safe.

Our people are working hard behind the scenes to provide safe, clean, well maintained environments for patients and their NHS colleagues during this challenging time. You will become part of a team who are passionate about supporting the NHS and its people in their vital work by keeping premises clean and safe.

Main duties of the job

As you would expect, we do have set cleaning standards and NHS guidelines to work towards, so whilst there is no experience required, we will fully train you on all of this. The work can be physically demanding and we don't shy away from this, however, we know that this will also be what motivates you.

Of course we want you to be friendly, reliable and conscientious as this role isn't just about vacuuming and cleaning, it's about being part of a whole team of staff working together to ensure the best environment for our patients to receive their treatments.

About us

"Our STAR values - Service, Teamwork, Ambition and Respect - are a golden thread running through everything we do. These values serve as a guiding principle, driving us towards our vision of delivering great joined up services to our local community. Whether at home, in the community, or within the hospital, our goal is to empower individuals to lead independent and healthier lives."

Job responsibilities

• Undertake cleaning duties throughout the sites, which will include clinical departments, offices, sanitary and communal areas.
• Empty, cleaning and relining general and clinical waste bins, segregating waste for disposal to appropriate holding areas.
• Replenishing supplies of soap, toilet rolls, paper towels etc.
• Periodic cleaning maintenance of carpets and other floor surfaces.
• Maintaining departmental records where appropriate, eg cleaning forms, temperature sheets etc
• Occasional curtain changing.
• Using all equipment and cleaning products in accordance to the manufacturers instructions

Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details

Person Specification

Qualifications

• General educational level of numeracy and literacy
• Basic food hygiene knowledge/qualification
• Basic Health and Safety knowledge/qualification
• Control of infection knowledge

Experience

• Cleaning background
• NHS background

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.

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust