Domestic Assistant

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 30 April 2025

Job summary

Leeds & York Partnership NHS Trust are seeking to recruit a Domestic Assistant, on a full time basis, to join our Facilities team in providing five star cleaning services at St Mary's Hospital . Estates & Facilities are a progressive and forward thinking department looking for a self-motivated Domestic Assistant.

Main duties of the job

You will join a domestic team ensuring a clean environment in line with the Cleaning Standards for our service users, colleagues and visitors, you would be required to work 5 days over 7 on a 6 week rotation pattern, which includes working some Bank holidays. The position is 37.5 hours per week; hours will be early shifts of 7am-3pm and late shifts of 11am-7pm.

About us

The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.

There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.

We also have an incredible bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank.

Applicants should be aware that any individual requiring a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only (this does not include Healthcare Support Workers). This is an essential requirement, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you do not meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.

Date posted

16 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,169 a year Per Annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

173-17925-COR

Job locations

Red kite View

Leeds

LS12 3QE

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder is responsible for providing a high standard of domestic service to patients, staff and visitors within Clinical/Non-Clinical departments, alone or as part of a team.The Soft FM service is provided as part of the wider Estates and Facilities Directorate. The domestic Assistant works as part of a multi-disciplinary team, delivering a high standard of cleaning in areas of high activity with frequent change. Staff must be flexible, adaptable and work to support other staff, who have clinical responsibility to service users.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

Basic knowledge of C.O.S.H.H., health and safety and cleaning standards

Skills

Essential

Ability to work to set cleaning schedules
Use of cleaning equipment and materials provided for the job
Work as part of a team
Empathy with client group

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

Basic knowledge of C.O.S.H.H., health and safety and cleaning standards

Skills

Essential

Ability to work to set cleaning schedules
Use of cleaning equipment and materials provided for the job
Work as part of a team
Empathy with client group

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.