# Domestic Assistant > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/domestic-assistant/66791311-576c-4226-ba26-eee8bdc63711 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/domestic-assistant/66791311-576c-4226-ba26-eee8bdc63711.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Royal Albert Edward Infirmary - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Domestic assistant - **Salary:** £25272.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time, Flexible working, 8 hours per week (Saturday and Sunday, 16.00 - 20.00 / Monday - Friday 19.00 - 22.00 / Monday to Friday 17.00 - 21.00) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-14T07:00:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-07T13:02:32.423Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8281126 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8281126?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.wwl.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust are currently recruiting for a Domestic Assistant based at Wrightington Hospital. Please indicate which Post you are applying for: Post 1 8 hours per week (Saturday and Sunday, 16.00 - 20.00) Post 2 15 hours per week (Monday to Friday 19.00 - 22.00) Post 3 20 hours per week (Monday to Friday 17.00 - 21.00) Please note this vacancy may close earlier than the closing date if a high volume of applications are received. ### Main duties of the job The post holder is responsible for carrying out specific cleaning and other related duties, following set procedure and standards to provide and maintain high standards of cleanliness throughout the hospital and designated wards or departments. To perform domestic duties including: - General cleaning - Isolation cleaning - High and low dusting - Wet and dry mopping - Clean toilets, baths and washbasins. - Emptying clinical and general waste bins and placing bags in designated areas - Vacuum Cleaning - Scrubbing and buffing floors with mechanical machine - Carpet shampooing - Using chemicals and cleaning equipment responsibly and within health and safety guidelines. - Maintaining staff and public safety through appropriate use of warning signage whilst cleaning. Full training will be provided to the successful candidate ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team delivering high standards of cleaning within both the clinical and non-clinical areas. - To clean specific areas in line with Trust policy and national cleaning standards. - To provide a cleaning service in accordance with approved methods, standards and frequencies. - To provide support to terminal cleans/infection cleans ensuring conversance with infection control & procedures in respect of all cleaning duties. - The removal and cleaning up of uncontained body fluid spillages in line with Trust policy and national cleaning standards. - To use cleaning equipment, machinery and cleaning materials once trained and ability to spot defects with machinery and report to Supervisor. - Where required undertake Bioquell Q50- HPV decontamination duties and be fully compliant with all the methods and responsibilities of using this system. - To adopt a flexible approach when undertaking domestic duties. ### Applicant requirements The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Basic Numeracy & Literacy required - Knowledge / understanding of cleaning and domestic assistant role - Ability to communicate effectively with a range of people and understand written and verbal communications - Ability to organise & prioritise day to day tasks - Ability to be flexible and adaptable to meet service needs, i.e. move area, work Bank Holidays **Desirable** - Ability to use cleaning equipment, pull out beds to facilitate cleaning; handling refuse sacks; able to stand for long period of time - Basic IT skills to enable complete of Trust e-learning and use software to book annual leave ### Knowledge **Essential** - Understanding importance of cleaning within a Hospital environment - Knowledge of using electrical cleaning equipment (vacuum, steam cleaner, buffer, floor scrubber -dryer, carpet cleaner) **Desirable** - Understanding of Infection Control precautions (hand washing, colour coding, PPE, hygiene) - Understanding of safe usage of chemicals (COSHH) and Health & Safety ### Additional **Essential** - Speak English to an appropriate standard relevant to their role, i.e. with confidence and accuracy, using correct sentence structures and vocabulary, and without hesitation **Desirable** - Flexible approach to working unsocial hours mobility across the Trust ### Experience **Essential** - No previous experiance required **Desirable** - Experience of cleaning within healthcare environment - Experience of working with public/customers ### Qualifications **Essential** - No formal qualifications are required: an induction period, on the job instruction and additional training will be provided on infection control, COSHH, national cleaning standards, use of cleaning equipment/machinery and manual handling. **Desirable** - NVQ Level 1 & 2 or other recognised cleaning qualifications ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 196.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10597663) - [person specification (pdf, 184.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10597664) - [what wwl can offer you (pdf, 42.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2701) - [applying for nhs vacancies guidance (pdf, 241.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2884) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.