Housekeeping Services Assistant

NHS; Bromsgrove; On-site; GBP 25,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in England is seeking a Housekeeping Services Assistant to provide comprehensive cleaning services in a clinical environment. Ideal candidates will have previous cleaning experience, particularly in a clinical setting, and must possess relevant qualifications such as NVQ level 1 in Cleaning. This part-time role offers flexible hours, supportive training, and a commitment to healthcare standards.

Benefits

Competitive pay with weekend enhancements

Generous annual leave up to 32 days

Flexible hours to suit other employment

Career progression opportunities

Extensive training and support

NHS pension and life assurance

Health and wellbeing packages

Qualifications

• Previous experience of cleaning in an employed capacity.
• Previous experience of cleaning in a clinical environment.
• Relevant qualification and/or practical experience pertinent to the role.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a comprehensive cleaning service to meet NHS standards.
• Collaborate with clinical teams and infection control for cleanliness.
• Perform general cleaning tasks in diverse areas including wards and clinics.

Skills

Cleaning experience

Ability to communicate effectively in English

Education

Foundation Food Hygiene or Basic Health and Safety

NVQ level 1 in Cleaning

Job description

Overview

Go back Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Housekeeping Services Assistant

The closing date is 21 October 2025

We have a fixed-term part time vacancy working 25 hours per week (Monday to Friday 8-13.30).

We have supportive and passionate teams, and you will receive full training to ensure you can succeed in this role.

This is an exciting opportunity to work within a busy and varied environment, working alongside our clinical and other non-clinical colleagues to make a positive contribution to our patients and staff experience through the provision of a Housekeeping service.

These are some of the benefits you will be entitled to should you work for us:

• Competitive pay with weekend enhancements
• Generous annual leave up to 32 days per annum dependent upon contracted hours and length of service
• Flexible hours to suit other employment and carer responsibilities
• Career progression or future job opportunities working direct for the NHS
• Extensive training and support available
• NHS pension and life assurance provision
• Health and wellbeing packages available

Application for this role will be considered in adherence to the Working Time Regulations this will be discussed with you during interview.

Please note the Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to work for this role; to apply you must have current right to work in the UK status.

This is a fixed term post to provide cover for absence for a specific purpose that we anticipate will be required for 12 months. We reserve the right to end this contract sooner with appropriate notice.

Main duties of the job

We pride ourselves on maintaining cleaning standards to a star-rated audit process.

Join our teams, we pride ourselves in providing outstanding care to patients across Herefordshire and Worcestershire. We will provide you with resources to develop and progress a long-term career to include flexibility, continual professional development as well as a wide range of wellbeing and support.

Working alongside clinical teams and infection control, housekeeping teams ensure the cleanliness of the Trust's estate in accordance with national standards and the Trust's strategic cleaning plan.

You will be responsible for delivering a fully comprehensive and professional cleaning service, to meet NHS standard of cleanliness and other housekeeping duties in accordance with schedules and procedures and will work within local community hospitals/other inpatient settings/health centres/clinics and administration areas. You will also be required to relay information that may impact on other clinical/non-clinical services. The role will provide you with variety as no two days are the same.

In return, you will receive full support, training, and guidance to enable you to undertake a range of cleaning duties to include, general cleaning tasks (bathrooms, kitchens, wards, clinics, theatres, office areas, etc.) as well as specialised cleaning processes to include machines, with some specific tasks being tailored to the needs of a particular service and around patient care.

About us

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.

We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

What we offer;

• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
• Wide range of supportive staff networks
• Health and wellbeing opportunities

If you would like to know more, please visit our website.

We encourage you to read the attached applicant guidance notes.

Sharing your data - As a data controller we may sometimes need to process your data to pursue our legitimate business interests, for example to request a survey from you (optional), to support the Trust's understanding of where you gained interest in working for the Trust.

Job responsibilities

For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

Person Specification

Experience

• Previous experience of cleaning in an employed capacity
• Previous experience of cleaning in a clinical environment

Qualifications

• Non-specified, but relevant qualification and/or practical experience relevant to the role.
• I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.
• Foundation Food Hygiene or Basic Health and Safety
• NVQ level 1 in Cleaning

Skills & Abilities

• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English in both verbal and written formats

Additional Criteria

• You understand that we will not provide sponsorship to work for this role.

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

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

£24,465 a year pro rata (£12.51 per hour)