Housekeeping Assistant, Ashford Hospital

Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Ashford; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Part time

Job summary

Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking Housekeeping Assistants (Band 2) to provide cleaning and food service across wards and departments, ensuring high standards of service at all times.

The roles offer flexible hours including part-time options with 37.5 hours per week pro rata (shift 1600-1900). Permanent contracts available with duties spanning hygiene, risk control, and patient care support.

Responsibilities

• To provide an effective and efficient cleaning & food service within the wards and departments.
• To ensure the highest standards of service at all times.

Job description

Main area Housekeeping Grade NHS AfC: Band 2 Contract Permanent: Flexible hours Hours

• Part time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (Part-time hours available - shift 1600-1900, 15hpw) Job ref 323-ES1883-SK

Employer Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Ashford Hospital Town Ashford Salary £26,618 pa, inc. HCAS (pro rata for part-time) Salary period Yearly Closing 24/09/2026 23:59 Interview date 05/10/2026

NHS AfC: Band 2

Job overview

We currently have full-time and part-time vacancies for Housekeeping Assistants.

The role is to provide an effective and efficient cleaning & food service within the wards and departments.

To ensure the highest standards of service at all times.

Main duties of the job

• To ensure all aspects of health and safety, food hygiene, COSHH, Infection Control and relevant regulations are strictly adhered to.
• To ensure compliance with all aspects of Health and Safety legislation and the correct use of personal protective equipment.
• To ensure wards and departments are maintained free from excessive refuse and kept tidy and presentable at all times.
• To remove and re-hang curtains, ensuring curtains are correctly bagged and labelled for transport to the Laundry area or disposed of appropriately.
• To report all maintenance issues and hazards to your Team Leader or the Housekeeping Supervisor.
• To comply with departmental & Trust personal hygiene policy/procedures at all times.
• To prepare cutlery, crockery and trays ready for patient meal times, collect, wash and put away all cutlery, crockery and trays after patient meal times.
• To wash and replenish all water jugs, clean patient tables after each service and if required during the day.
• To maintain the cleanliness of the ward kitchen before, during and after patient meal service.
• To serve the patient beverage service including snacks as required and ensure the ward kitchen is clean, items in date and stock rotated.
• To monitor/ record refrigerator temperatures and defrost refrigerators as and when required.
• Maintain patient confidentiality at all times.
• Flexibility to adapt to changing service needs when required.

Working for our organisation

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the largest provider of acute hospital services to Surrey residents, serving a population of 410,00 people and employing approximately 4,800 staff.
Our vision is to provide an outstanding experience and best outcomes for patients and the team. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to deliver our workforce plan.
We work in partnership with Royal Surrey Hospital NHS Foundation Trust through a collaborative Group Model, supporting joined-up services, workforce flexibility and development opportunities.
St Peter’s Hospital delivers complex medical and surgical care, maternity and emergency services. Day and Orthopaedic surgery, ophthalmology and outpatient services are delivered at Ashford Hospital. Additional services are delivered at Woking Community Hospital.
Our Values provide us with the behaviours we respect and can commit to. By living our values through our everyday interactions, we can build a stronger, more resilient, and forward- thinking organisation, guiding us to achieve success and make a positive impact on how we deliver our services.
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits and discounts.
Please note that adverts may close early, so early application is encouraged.
For more information about careers at ASPH please visit:
www.asph-careers.org

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information about the job description and main responsibilities please refer to the attached 'Job Description' link on this advert.

Person specification

Attitude, Behaviour and Values

• Willing and able to take personal responsibility
• Flexible in their attitudes and behaviours to support team working and delivery of objectives
• Supports learning and development of self and others

Experience

• Experience of cleaning in a hospital or similar setting
• Experience of food service in a hospital or similar setting

Please note that adverts may close early, so early application is encouraged.

Certificate of Sponsorship
In line with UKVI guidance, we are unable to provide a Certificate of Sponsorship for Band 2 and Band 3 roles.

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.