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Job summary

Main area
Facilities
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 2
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 20 hours per week (1 posts Monday to Friday 5pm - 9pm)
Job ref
370-ANC2HDOM-2294
Employer
North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Captain Sir Tom Moore Building Halton Hospital
Town
Runcorn
Salary
£25,272 Per Annum, pro Rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
15/09/2026 23:59
Interview date
25/09/2026

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Domestic Assistant

NHS AfC: Band 2

Job overview

1 posts Monday to Friday 5pm - 9pm   

We are seeking a Domestic Assistant to work at various hours at  Halton Hospital, who will maintain high standards of cleanliness in-line with Trust cleaning protocols. You will communicate with colleagues in connection with your own job role and ensure a close working relationship with Ward/Departmental Housekeepers

 

Main duties of the job

You will carry out cleaning tasks, operating machinery, e.g., buffing machine, vacuum cleaner, moving of buckets of water and cleaning equipment to meet the needs of the area. You will be responsible for the correct use, security and storage of own equipment and cleaning materials, ensuring stock levels are maintained and used appropriately.

About us

Known locally known as 'WHH' - the Trust is a fast-paced, ambitious organisation that is caring, compassionate, innovative and focused on the best outcomes for its patients and the employment experience of its staff. It is both aspirational and inspirational - driven to be outstanding for its patients, its staff and its communities and committed to being the best place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

It is geographically ideally positioned to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of both boroughs and beyond. A dedicated planned care centre located at Halton Hospital in Runcorn enables elective procedures to continue uninterrupted by the patient flow challenges of the 'hot' site at Warrington, where urgent, unplanned and critical care, maternity and women's and children's services are provided.

A CQC-rated 'Good' organisation with 'Outstanding' features, it is working towards university hospital status having achieved teaching status in 2019 and is working in partnership with the University of Chester and others in this regard.

 

Working for our organisation

North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff.  We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system.  Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs. North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Trust is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.

A CQC-rated ‘good’ organisation with ‘outstanding’ features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

Our workforce of nearly 5,000 across both sites comprises more than 50 nationalities. We strive to be an equal, diverse and inclusive employer, which is recognised as a pioneer in its equality, diversity and inclusion work. The Trust is proud to have achieved numerous external accreditations and is working towards achieving the Anti-Racist Organisation Framework, recognising the importance of anti-racism in all that we do.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will carry out cleaning tasks, operating machinery, e.g., buffing machine, vacuum cleaner, moving of buckets of water and cleaning equipment to meet the needs of the area. You will be responsible for the correct use, security and storage of own equipment and cleaning materials, ensuring stock levels are maintained and used appropriately.

FULL JOB DESCRIPTION ATTACHED

 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Essential General Standard of Education
  • Basic IT skills to enable complete of Trust e-learning.

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Cleaning Experience
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of cleaning methods and processes

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge of cleaning methods and processes Knowledge of cleaning materials and products Cleaning protocols Knowledge of Control of Infection Health and Safety and COSHH policies Manual Handling Customer Care Training

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Veteran AwareMenopause Friendly EmployerDisability confident leaderArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Navajo - Merseyside and CheshireNHS Rainbow badgeNorth West BAMENHS Rainbow Badge - BronzeWomens Staff NetworkLGBTQ RGBMulti Ethnic Staff NetworkDisability Awareness

Applicant requirements

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 is due to close on the advertised date. However, we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should we receive a high volume of suitable applications. We recommend submitting your application as soon as possible.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Jenny Davenport
Job title
Domestic Supervisor
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01928793824
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