Domestic Support Worker Higher Level - Furness General Hospital


Location
Blackburn, England
Salary
£25,272 per annum, pro rata
Profession
Estates and facilities
Grade
Band 2
Deadline
16 Sep 2026
Contract Type
Permanent: Monday- Friday
Posted Date
02 Sep 2026
Medical Protection — the side of locally employed doctors from £83

Job requirements

Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.

Essential

9 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Experience

    Previous cleaning experience

  • Experience

    Ability to work on your own or in a team without direct supervision

  • Education and qualifications

    Evidence in good literacy and numeracy skills

  • Education and qualifications

    Possess or is willing to work towards a BIC's Qualification or equivalent NVQ Level 2

  • Skills, ability and knowledge

    Ability to communicate clearly and effective

  • Skills, ability and knowledge

    Ability to plan your own workload

  • Skills, ability and knowledge

    Be able to understand written and spoken instructions

  • Skills, ability and knowledge

    Be able to handle hazardous cleaning chemicals on a regular basis

  • Skills, ability and knowledge

    Knowledge of infection control in the cleaning environment

Desirable

6 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • Experience

    Knowledge of cleaning in a healthcare establishment

  • Experience

    Knowledge of the potential of cross contamination within a healthcare setting

  • Education and qualifications

    Health and Safety

  • Education and qualifications

    Knowledge of COSHH

  • Skills, ability and knowledge

    Deal with a diverse range of people face to face

  • Skills, ability and knowledge

    Ability to communicate within a team and provide diverse feedback to colleagues and line managers

Job overview

Would you like to be part of a Team ensuring high standards of cleanliness are achieved for patients, visitors and staff?

Are you passionate about service delivery and keen to develop in a role within a support setting?

Do you want to go home at the end of your shift knowing you helped make your local hospital a great place to be cared for?

If you have answered yes to any of the above then we want to hear from you!

Here, employees and patients are at the heart of everything that we do. We have new exciting opportunities to join our Facilities department at Furness General Hospital as a Domestic Assistant to support the Trust in delivering a clean and safe environment for patients, visitors and staff.

The role is 33.75 hours per week. Monday-Friday.

Main duties of the job

To be responsible for a high standard of cleanliness in Clinical areas, public areas and external areas using the appropriate recognised cleaning methods.

Responsible for identifying areas to be cleaned, plan and organise a cleaning programme with relevant ward or departmental staff, ensuring Patient, Staff and Visitor safety is not compromised.

Operating cleaning equipment, machinery in accordance with manufacturer’s instruction ensuring that it is in a good clean working order, reporting faults immediately to supervisor.

Undertake deep clean/isolation cleans following national and local guidelines.

Carry out spot cleaning to ensure spillages and incidents are dealt with swiftly and efficiently, supported by Clinical staff as appropriate.

To adhere to all relevant COSHH assessments and Safety Data sheets when preparing, using and disposing of cleaning chemicals.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay

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.

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This advert is for Domestic Support Worker Higher Level - Furness General Hospital with East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust in Blackburn, England. It is listed as a Band 2 Estates and facilities role. The advertised salary is £25,272 per annum, pro rata. The contract type is Permanent: Monday- Friday. The application deadline is 16 Sep 2026.

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