Domestic Assistant

About the role

We are recruiting Domestic Assistants to join our team at Carleton Clinic, Cumbria. This part-time position offers 17.5 hours per week on a rolling rota to cover a 7-day service, with shifts from 3pm to 6:30pm. Our team ensures wards and buildings are clean and tidy, providing a great service to patients, visitors, and staff. Your work directly supports better patient care within the NHS.

In community buildings, you will work alongside patients with mental health illnesses, learning disabilities, or brain injuries, cleaning their rooms and shared ward areas. While challenging, this role is rewarding and allows you to become part of the clinical team.

Responsibilities

• Carry out a range of cleaning tasks in offices, public areas (e.g., corridors), patient spaces (e.g., shared wards, bedrooms, bathrooms), including:
  • Dusting walls, ceilings, and curtain rails
  • Dusting and polishing furniture and paintwork
  • Hoovering carpets and mopping floors
• Follow instructions and a routine work schedule, often working without supervision.
• Work respectfully and compassionately alongside patients.
• Use equipment and cleaning products safely, adhering to COSHH (Control of Substances Harmful to Health) regulations.
• Follow infection prevention and control rules.
• Complete paperwork such as quality checks and other required documentation.
• Assist with cleaning audits, surveys, and inspections.
• Participate in required training and stay updated with company communications.
• Demonstrate company values: caring, compassionate, respectful, honest, and transparent.
• Support equality, diversity, and inclusion in all aspects of your work.

About the organisation

NTW Solutions Limited provides essential services to the NHS, including hospital cleaning, patient catering, building maintenance, digital systems support, pharmacy services, recruitment, medical transcription, lease car services, and supplier payments. We are dedicated to being an inclusive workplace and offer a range of benefits, including competitive pay, a pension, and extensive discounts. We support health and wellbeing and welcome applications from diverse backgrounds, including LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, those who are unemployed or returning to work, and armed forces veterans.

Originally established by Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, we combine NHS values with a commercial ethos and now serve other NHS organisations and beyond.

Pay

A good rate of pay is offered for this role.

Benefits

• Pension scheme
• Extensive range of discounts
• Health and wellbeing support

Schedule

Part-time, 17.5 hours per week on a rolling rota covering a 7-day service. Shift hours are 3pm – 6:30pm.