Housekeeper, Healthcare

Main area hotel domestic services Grade NHS AfC:
Band 2 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 17 hours per week (3 shifts over 7 days) Job
-CCS-7901-26

Site The Staveley Centre Town Staveley, Chesterfield Salary £25,272 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 04/11/2026 23:59

The Trust is currently under-represented in terms of individuals from BME backgrounds and welcomes applicants from these communities. DCHS is also an LGBT inclusive employer. Selection will be on a basis of merit. The Trust has achieved the status of a Disability Confident Leader and guarantees to invite to assessment applicants who meet the criteria for the job vacancy. To ensure the diversity of the workforce and understand the differing needs of our communities, the Trust is committed to the principles of Positive Action.

We are looking to appoint a Domestic Cleaning Assistant to work at Staveley Centre Community Support Bed Unit This is a fantastic opportunity for you to become part of our DCHS Domestic Team.

Although experience is desirable, this is not essential as full training will be given.

You will be required to provide a high quality, domestic service working individually and as part of a team, to ensure a clean and safe environment is maintained for patients, staff and visitors.

What really matters to us is providing every one of our patients with an excellent experience, a service that really cares and one that delivers the right outcome, and that we achieve this every day and make a difference to our patients’ experience and demonstrate values and personal qualities that support the DCHS way of working.

If you are an enthusiastic team member who is eager to learn and to develop then we would like to hear from you.

To provide a high-quality domestic service to this Community Support Bed setting. Working either individually or as part of a team in ensuring a clean and safe environment is maintained for patients, staff and visitors following agreed work schedules, methods, and procedures in accordance with the National Standard of Cleanliness. The post holder will be required to have a flexible approach and be prepared to work on other sites should service demands dictate To play an integral part in delivering outstanding patient care at Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust ( DCHS).

Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.

We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people’s own homes and via virtual consultations.

• Basic numeracy and literacy skills or willing to work towards
• Basic Food Hygiene Certificate.
• Basic Health & Safety Certificate
• Health and Safety Certificate
• NVQ in Cleaning

• Ability to prioritise and organise workload as required within own area of service
• Attend and complete all required on the job training
• Previous cleaning experience

• Ability to work on own or as part of a team
• Flexible approach to work

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust (DCHS) is one of the largest providers of specialist community healthcare in England and we currently employ around 4,500 staff. We deliver a variety of services across Derbyshire, caring for nearly 1.8 million patients each year.

We deliver patient care through 11 community hospitals, 4 minor injury units, 29 health centres and a learning disability centre. Another key part of our service is out in the community where we care for people in their own homes via therapists, health visitors and district nurses, and promoting public health in the wider community. As a Trust we care for patients of all ages with a special focus on the needs of elderly people and the very young.

DCHS has been recognised as a top 10 NHS organisation to work for in the UK by the Health Service Journal and NHS Employers in their Best Places to Work 2015 campaign. The Trust is also the runner-up in the category for the best NHS community trust employer.

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