Housekeeping Assistant

FHFT Education Academy; Slough; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS benefits

Career progression opportunities

Full training

Job summary

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust in Slough is seeking a hardworking Housekeeping Assistant to join Wexham Park Hospital. You will help maintain clean, safe wards and support patient comfort.

This full-time role offers training, NHS benefits, and career progression opportunities. Flexible shifts Monday to Sunday, day and night, with a supportive team.

Qualifications

• Good level of English language and literacy.
• Able to demonstrate literacy, numeracy and comprehension skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain high standards of cleanliness on wards and departments.
• Assist with serving meals and creating a welcoming environment.
• Work as part of the housekeeping team to ensure a clean and safe hospital environment.

Skills

Public interaction

Reading & writing

Computer basics

Education

NVQ level 1 in cleaning

Basic food hygiene

Job description

Main area Housekeeping Grade Band 2 Contract Permanent: Full time Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Flexible Shifts - Monday to Sunday / Day and Night) Job ref 151-LC5116

Site Wexham Park Hospital Town Slough, Berkshire Salary £26,618 per annum incl HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 30/09/2026 23:59

Job overview

Join Our Team at Wexham Park Hospital!

Are you a hardworking and enthusiastic individual looking for a rewarding role in healthcare? We are seeking a dedicated Housekeeperto join our friendly team at Wexham Park Hospital, Slough.

In this role, you will play a vital part in ensuring patients have a comfortable and positive experience by:
Maintaining high standards of cleanliness on the ward/department
Serving breakfast to patients with care and efficiency
Creating a welcoming and supportive environment

What We Offer:
Full training – no previous cleaning experience needed
A friendly and supportive team environment
The chance to make a real difference in patients' lives
NHS benefits and career progression opportunities

Please note that this role is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK for the full duration of the post.

Main duties of the job

Are you looking for a rewarding role where you can make a real difference in a healthcare environment?Wexham Park Hospital, Slough, is seeking a hardworking and enthusiastic Housekeeping Assistant to join our dedicated team.

About the Role

As a Housekeeping Assistant, you will play a vital role in maintaining a clean, safe, and comfortable environment for our patients and staff.

Purpose of job:

• Work as a member of the housekeeping team, contributing to the provision of a comfortable and effective stay for patients, by ensuring that the ward/departments are maintained to a high standard of cleanliness and to help serve meals as required.
• Work as a member of the non-ward-based team, ensuring that all non-ward areas(offices, corridors etc.) are cleaned to a high standard of cleanliness, maintaining a pleasant environment for staff, patient and visitors.
• To carry out the full range of duties listed below.
  

If you have great attention to detail, a strong work ethic, and excellent customer service skills, we’d love to hear from you!

Working for our organisation

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

As a Flexible Housekeeping Assistant, you will play a crucial part in maintaining high standards of cleanliness and hygiene across hospital wards and departments.

For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.

We reserve the right to close the advert early if sufficient applications have been received.

Education/Qualifications

• Good level of education and clear understanding in English Language and literature.
• Able to demonstrate literacy, numeracy, and comprehension skills.
• NVQ level 1 in cleaning and support services building interior
• Basic food hygiene.

Experience

• Basic housekeeping experience
• Infection prevention and control
• NHS experience

Skills & Knowledge

• Able to deal confidently and professionally with members of the public and staff
• Able to read and understand written and verbal communication/instruction.
• Basic IT skills

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities.

Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.

We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.

We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Th rough our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.

Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.

Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.

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.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. We would advise that you complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.