Service Assistant - Montagu Hospital

Job summary

This advert may close early due to a high volume of applications.

Unsuccessful applicants within the last 6 months need not apply.

Various hours available - to be discussed at interview.

If you are caring and compassionate and want a job that helps to make a difference to people's lives then this is the right opportunity for you.

This job is the perfect job for someone who is looking to start their career into the NHS and for those who are ambitious, we offer a range of training and development opportunities to help you climb the career ladder.

We are a Family friendly trust and we are committed to improving the working lives of our staff. We offer varied shift patterns and hours of work to enable you to get the right work / life balance.

The role of Service Assistant plays a key part of our patient experience. The successful candidate will work with our Service Assistants and will be jointly responsible for the cleanliness of Montagu Hospital, Mexborough.

This is a physically demanding role with elements of reaching, crouching, operating cleaning equipment & mopping large surfaces etc, therefore candidates for this post are required to be relatively physically fit.

Main duties of the job

The Service Department is responsible for the delivery of cleaning, catering (ward based) and portering services, covering all wards, departments, clinics and corporate areas.

Enhancements for night time, bank holiday and weekend work may be offered as a part of this role.

This is a physically active role with elements of operating cleaning equipment, carrying, lifting & moving patients & items. Therefore, the person undertaking this role will need to be relatively physically fit.

About us

DBTH is one of Yorkshire's Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues. At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way. We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions. As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:o Extensive range of learning opportunitieso NHS Pension Schemeo Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditionso Comprehensive health and wellbeing supporto NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice schemeo Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.

Details

• Date posted: 21 October 2026
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 2
• Salary: £25,272 a year Pro Rata Per Annum
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Part-time
• Reference number: 272-7738821
• Job locations: Montagu Hospital, Adwick Road, Mexborough, S64 0AZ, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Please see attached to the advert a job description and person specification for further details. Please ensure you read this document carefully.Please note, if your application is successful you will be required to present original certificates of qualifications that are listed in the person specification under essential.

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