Domestic Assistant

Domestic Assistant at Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 08 April 2026

As a Domestic Assistant you will be responsible for keeping wards, offices, and public areas clean to a high standard. You will work as part of the domestic service team, as well as part of the wider community within the hospital setting.

In return you will join a supportive team environment and be provided with robust personal development opportunities and an enhanced rate for your services in line with the Agenda for Change framework.

Domestic Assistants are responsible for maintaining a high standard of cleaning in line with infection prevention.

You will work from a daily/weekly schedule in both clinical and non‑clinical areas, making sure that the hospital is clean, and that patients have a pleasant and safe stay.

Monday to Friday: 16:00 - 20:00 (20hrs)

• Cleaning patients or service user's room/ward
• Cleaning toilets and bathroom areas
• Cleaning communal areas, such as lounges, dining areas and corridors
• Clean utility room
• Carry out deep‑cleaning operations in certain areas.
• Use the most appropriate cleaning equipment for the task, this may include vacuum cleaner, mops or electric floor cleaner.
• Using cleaning products and other chemicals safely and effectively
• Keep up to date with safety procedures for example, fire procedures and escape routes and undertake appropriate workplace training.

• Carrying out specific cleaning and other related duties to set procedures and standards.
• Ensure infection control policies are adhered to
• Work as part of a team, using a degree of initiative to prioritise and organise the daily duties, whilst always maintaining a professional approach.
• Ensure the cleanliness of clinical and non‑clinical areas is maintained to the required standard.

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work‑life balance.

• Level 1 functional skills in English, Math
• Can demonstrate basic level of computer literacy
• NVQ Level 1 in cleaning or willingness to obtain

• Demonstrate an understanding of the domestic assistant role within a healthcare setting
• Experience working in a health care setting.
• Experience in cleaning protocols
• Knowledge of infection control
• Knowledge of COSHH
• Previous Domestic Experience

• Able to communicate effectively
• A good understanding of Trust Values and Behaviours and ability to demonstrate these values in the working day

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.