# Facilities Assistant - Domestic Services

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
- **Location:** Trust Headquarters, Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Facilities assistant
- **Grade:** Band 2
- **Salary:** £25,272 per annum/ pro rata
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 30 hours per week (various shifts all working alternate weekends)
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-15T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-01T13:24:13.915Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Shropshire/Shrewsbury/The_Shrewsbury_Telford_Hospital_NHS_Trust/Cleaning/Cleaning-v8205826
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8205826?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.sath.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

We have multiple exciting opportunities available for highly motivated individuals to join our Cleanliness Services Team and be part of a front line team enhancing patient experience by delivering high standards of cleanliness. This is a Facilities Assistant role which will include working at satellite sites in the Shrewsbury area as required and also supporting our portering and catering teams as needed.

This is an alternate weekend working position. Shift pattern will be discussed further during interview.

We have vacancies working part time 30 hours per week working 4pm-10pm

Full training will be given.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust. We look forward to receiving your application for employment. In the event of an extremely high response to this advertisement the post will be closed early.

### Main duties of the job

- The role is multi-skilled, working across Cleanliness, Catering and Portering to support hospital services.
- Staff will work shifts including early, late, night and weekend hours as part of a rota.
- Duties include cleaning hospital areas, transporting patients and equipment, and helping with food service for patients, staff and visitors.
- Team members must follow health and safety rules, infection control procedures and food hygiene standards.
- The job involves physical tasks such as lifting, moving equipment and walking long distances.
- Staff will also provide support in emergencies and assist patients, visitors and clinical teams when needed

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Candidate Job Pack.

### 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**

- Literacy skills in order to read instructions/guidelines/policies
- Ability to communicate with staff at all levels, members of the public and patients
- Ability to work as part of a team

### Experience

**Desirable**

- Proven relevant experience of cleaning in a healthcare setting
- Knowledge of infection, prevention and control
- Knowledge of cleaning products and COSHH

### Qualifications

**Desirable**

- NVQ in Housekeeping or Industrial Cleaning

## Documents

- [candidate job pack (pdf, 661.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10512358)
- [ai use in recruitment (pdf, 1.6mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2345)

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