# Domestic Assistant

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Stockport NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Stockport
- **Region:** North West
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Healthcare support worker
- **Grade:** Band 2
- **Salary:** £25,272 pro rata per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Part time - 20 hours per week (Monday - Friday 08:00 - 12:00)
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-21T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-08T11:42:26.895Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Manchester/Stockport/Stockport_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Domestic/Domestic-v8074850
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8074850?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.stockport.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

### Domestic Assistant - Band 2

### Hours -  20 hours - Monday - Friday 08.00 - 12.00

We currently have Vacancies for Domestic Assistants to work as part of the Domestic Team at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust at Stepping Hill Hospital. We are looking for enthusiastic, motivated people to join our current 204 strong team, who have a passion for delivering a quality cleaning/ decontamination service.

As this is a public facing service we are seeking individuals who enjoy customer interaction and have the ability to react to a changing and sometimes challenging environment. Our service covers wards, department and office areas across the site.

We use all the latest cleaning equipment and materials. We offer further development via apprenticeships/ NVQ opportunities.

Important Notice on Visa Sponsorship Eligibility

Please note that whilst the trust does offer sponsorship this role is unfortunately not eligible for visa sponsorship under the UK Health and Care Worker visa route. This is due to the position not meeting the minimum salary threshold of £25,000 per annum and/or the required skill level set by UK Visas and Immigration.

We appreciate your interest in this opportunity and encourage applications from candidates who already have the right to work in the UK.

### Main duties of the job

To work as part of the FM operational team, responsible for providing a comprehensive support service in the hospital environment.

This will involve carrying out the following Facilities Management functions:

The primary function is to work as part of the domestic team and general cleaning within the hospital environment, including clinical and patient areas such as the emergency department, Theatres,  wards, non-clinical areas. You will be required to work in any of the areas following the required training.

To provide a high quality responsive, efficient and effective patient support service to wards and departments within Stockport NHS Foundation Trust acting in a caring and professional manner and ensuring we meet the National Cleaning Standards required.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focuses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

## Person Specification

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Awareness of safe working practices
- Awareness of different cleaning methods
- Good personal hygiene practices
- Ability to follow a set of instructions / programme of work.

**Desirable**

- Use of cleaning equipment including vacuums, steam cleaners, buffing machines, scrubber driers, carpet cleaning machines.
- Understand how to prevent the spread of infections.
- Safe use of cleaning chemicals.

### Experience

**Desirable**

- Previous experience in similar working environment

### Education & Qualifications

**Desirable**

- Good standard of general education
- NVQ 1 in cleaning, customer and support services or equivalent experience

## Documents

- [candidate pack (pdf, 310.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2576)
- [applicant guide (pdf, 224.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1756)
- [our behaviours - care (pdf, 218.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1757)
- [job description and person specification (pdf, 592.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10436554)

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