Housekeeping Services Assistant

Overview

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust – Housekeeping Services Assistant. The closing date is 19 February 2026

We currently have a permanent housekeeping assistant vacancy at the ELGAR UNIT, WORCESTER. 20 hours per week: (Monday-Friday).

We have supportive and passionate teams, and you will receive full training to ensure you can succeed in this role. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a busy and varied environment, working alongside our clinical and other non-clinical colleagues to make a positive contribution to our patients and staff experience through the provision of a Housekeeping service.

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

• Competitive pay
• Generous annual leave
• 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; you must have current right to work in the UK. If you are employed on an acceptable time-limited visa, there is no guarantee of sponsorship at point of expiry.

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, including 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 be responsible for delivering a fully comprehensive and professional cleaning service, to meet NHS standards of cleanliness and other housekeeping duties in accordance with schedules and procedures, and will work within local community hospitals / other inpatient settings / health centres / clinics / and administration areas. You will also be required to relay information that may impact on other clinical / non-clinical services.

The role will provide you with variety as no two days are the same.

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.

• 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

If you would like to know more, please visit our website.

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For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.