Job summary
- Main area
- Domestic Services
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 319-7904336SC
- Employer
- Northumbria Healthcare - NHFM (Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management)
- Employer type
- Private Sector
- Site
- North Tyneside Hospital
- Town
- North Tyneside
- Salary
- £24,465 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Domestic Assistant - Higher level
NHS AfC: Band 2
NHFM is a wholly owned subsidiary of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. Established in 2012, NHFM provide specialist project management services for large and small capital developments, estates maintenance and a full range of facilities services for all of Northumbria Healthcare Trust’s sites.
Come and work for us and we can offer you:
- Competitive rates of pay
- Enhanced rates of pay for working evenings, nights, weekends and bank holidays
- Favourable employment terms and conditions – we mirror NHS Agenda for Change terms and conditions (https://www.nhsemployers.org/tchandbook) which includes up to 33 days annual leave + bank holidays per year, generous maternity and paternity leave provisions, occupational sick pay, and much more
- NHS Pension Scheme
- Career development opportunities
- Fantastic staff benefits including car lease, home electronics, cycle to work and priority access to vaccinations, physiotherapy, counselling, among many more
- A great employee experience - we score very highly on our employee satisfaction metrics
We work closely with Kids First Nurseries that are based within our trust grounds at Wansbeck, North Tyneside and Hexham hospitals to care for our Trust family's children, they offer care for children from 6 weeks old up to 4 years. There are a number of funding options run by the government to help working parents, including Early Years Funding and Tax Free Childcare.
Flexible working offers choice in where, when, and how we work, ensuring patients remain at the heart of all we do. It’s open to everyone, and we aim to find solutions that work for both you and the organisation. All arrangements must be reasonable and balanced to maintain safe and effective patient care.
Work for us and you will be making a real difference to the NHS and the thousands of people who use our services each year. Visit our website www.nhfm.co.uk for more information about who we are and benefits of working for us.
Whilst NHFM are a highly innovative organisation, the use of Third Party Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents a risk to the integrity of our Recruitment & Selection processes. If you use AI, and it poses a risk to the integrity your individual recruitment process, we may withdraw your application at any stage of the process.
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Job overview
We are looking for friendly, flexible and conscientious people with a love of cleaning to join our team of Domestic Assistants at North Tyneside Hospital, working in a variety of areas.
This position is to work 20 hrs per week. (4 hour per evening). Shifts worked are 16:00-20:00 and this post includes working a share of weekends and Bank Holidays.
Other hours may also be available.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
Main duties of the job
Quite simply, the NHS could not function without our Domestics! Every single service in the Trust relies on domestics to keep the place clean and safe for patients, visitors and staff. You’ll be part of a team striving to maintain the highest cleanliness standards in wards, departments, corridors and offices, and in doing so making a real difference to the NHS.
Working for our organisation
NHFM is a wholly owned subsidiary of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. Established in 2012, NHFM provide specialist project management services for large and small capital developments, estates maintenance and a full range of facilities services. Carrying out facilities management for a state-of-the-art specialist emergency care hospital - The Northumbria, three general hospitals - North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham hospitals - and a number of smaller community hospitals and clinic sites, we cover one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country.
Work for us and you will be making a real difference to the NHS and the thousands of people who use our services each year. Visit our website www.nhfm.co.uk for more information about who we are and benefits of working for us.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To complete a range of routine work procedures such as:
- Cleaning of floor areas as scheduled by means of vacuuming, mopping, buffing and spray cleaning.
- Undertake “deep cleans” in areas where infection is present
- Removal of rubbish including domestic and clinical waste from designated areas to disposal point.
- Cleaning of sanitary areas, toilet, sinks, shower cubicles and staff changing areas.
- Damp dusting of all surfaces, ledges, shelves, curtain rails.
- Cleaning of internal glass.
- Taking down and putting up of curtains.
- Scheduled cleaning of chairs.
- Scheduled cleaning of carpets.
- To wash walls (shoulder height) fitting and windows where required.
- Use all equipment and materials in a correct and safe manner.
- Report all faults queries or problems to the Ward Manager/Domestic Supervisor.
- Maintain high standards of cleanliness in all work areas.
- Carry out any urgent spot cleaning and spillage.
- Participate in training programmes relevant to efficiency, fire drills, hygiene, the requirements of the health and safety at Work regulations and other courses as deemed necessary for the efficient working of the department.
- Any other duties as deemed appropriate.
Person specification
Qualifications & Experience
Essential criteria
- Basic Food Hygiene and/or Level 1 Food Safety Certificate or must be achieved within 6 months of start date
- Basic Numerate & Literate Skills
- Previous domestic experience
Desirable criteria
- NVQ Level 1 or 2 or equivalent
- GCSE Maths and English (or equivalent)
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jackie Brown
- Job title
- Domestic Superintendent
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0191 2932510
- Additional information
Domestic Supervisor team 0191 2932510
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