# Domestic Assistant > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/domestic-assistant/9d1c16c3-3107-4c8b-80e9-27397063624b - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/domestic-assistant/9d1c16c3-3107-4c8b-80e9-27397063624b.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Freeman Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Estates and facilities - **Grade:** Band 2 - **Salary:** £25,272 pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, - **Closing date:** 2026-08-26T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-20T12:20:44.054Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8244130 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8244130?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.newcastle-hospitals.org.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Previous applicants need not apply. Hotel Services are offering exciting opportunities to work within a vibrant, inclusive and busy department. As a Domestic Assistant you will provide a high quality cleaning service working either individually or as part of a team to ensure a clean and safe environment is maintained for patients, staff and visitors. If you are highly motivated and want to make a difference to our patients' experience, we would like to hear from you. - Interview Dates Wednesday 16 September 2026 & - Thursday 17 September 2026 - Full & Part Time Hours/Week - You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy NO AGENCIES PLEASE ### Main duties of the job - To provide a high standard of cleaning within clinical and non-clinical areas reducing the risk of infections by following agreed work schedules, methods and procedures in accordance with the National Standards of Cleanliness. - Operating cleaning equipment, machinery in accordance with manufacturer's instructions. - Disposal of waste in accordance with the Trust Waste Policy. - Accurate completion of all required documentation to support specific service processes , eg Terminal cleans. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - To perform cleaning and other associated task in any ward, department, operating theatre, laboratory, corridor, catering area, office or residential accommodation as may be required and shall include all or any of the under mentioned tasks, which may include working as a team member - To ensure the highest possible standard of cleanliness is achieved and complying with the National Standards of Cleanliness, and the local Infection Control Policy within given areas to minimise the risk of cross infection for staff, patients and members of the public within Trust premises - Undertake deep clean/isolation cleans following national and local guidelines ### 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** - Good communication skills, must be able to communicate with other members of Trust staff - Good writing skills **Desirable** - Previous use of cleaning machines and chemicals ### KNOWLEDGE **Essential** - Literate – basic education **Desirable** - Understanding of infection control in relation to cleanliness - Understanding of Health and Safety - Knowledge of COSHH ### EXPERIENCE **Desirable** - Previous Domestic experience ### QUALIFICATIONS **Desirable** - NVQ / City and Guilds Qualifications ## Documents - [jd & ps (pdf, 147.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10555422) - [newcastle staff benefits (pdf, 274.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2721) - [behaviour and civility charter (pdf, 93.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2922) ## 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.