Housekeeping Services Assistant

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust; Ledbury; On-site; GBP 25,000; Part time

Job summary

A regional health trust in Ledbury seeks a Housekeeping Services Assistant for a part-time role with 10 hours weekly. The position involves cleaning duties alongside clinical teams, ensuring compliance with health standards. Applicants should have relevant cleaning experience, leadership skills, and a commitment to ongoing training and support. Benefits include competitive pay, generous leave, and NHS pension.

Benefits

Competitive pay with enhancements

Annual leave up to 32 days

Flexible working hours

Career progression opportunities

Extensive training and support

NHS pension and life assurance

Uniform provided

Qualifications

• Previous experience cleaning in an employed capacity.
• Experience in a clinical environment is an advantage.
• Relevant qualification and/or practical experience for the role.

Responsibilities

• Lead a small team to deliver professional NHS housekeeping services.
• Ensure compliance with cleaning standards and report defects.
• Manage housekeeping stock and conduct staff training.

Skills

Cleaning experience

Experience in a clinical environment

Team leadership

Education

Foundation Food Hygiene

Basic Health and Safety

NVQ level 1 in Cleaning

Job description

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Housekeeping Services Assistant

The closing date is 16 October 2025

Forget the rest - and join the best - Working together for Outstanding Care.

We currently have a permanent Housekeeping Services Assistant vacancy at the ROSECOTTAGE, LEDBURY

10 hours per week, Monday to Friday - 17:00-19:00

This is an exciting opportunity to work within a busy and varied environment, 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.

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

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

• Competitive pay with weekend enhancements [where applicable]
• 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
• Uniform provided
• 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.

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 lead a small team to deliver professional NHS housekeeping services in accordance with schedules/procedures and contribute to processes to ensure standards are achieved. Maintain staff records, ensuring rosters meet service needs. Be involved in staff induction/training and complete staff development reviews.

Report equipment/environment defects and manage/replenish housekeeping related stock.

In return, you will receive support, training, and guidance to enable you to undertake a range of duties to support your team.

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

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

Additional Criteria

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

Qualifications

• Non-specified, but relevant qualification and / or practical experience relevant to the role.
• Foundation Food Hygiene or Basic Health and Safety
• NVQ level 1 in Cleaning

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.

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