Domestic Assistant | Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 09 October 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £24,465 Per annum, Pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 08 November 2025 |
| Location: | Lostock, BL6 4SB |
| Company: | Wrightington, Wigan & Leigh NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7507761/302-25-7507761E |
Summary
Wrightington, Wigan & Leigh NHS Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust are currently recruiting for a Domestic Assistant based at Sterile
Services Decontamination Unit (SSDU).
x1 vacancy working 30 hours per week Tuesday - Friday 12pm-8pm
We are seeking motivated individuals to undertake a full range of domestic duties.
Early closure warning: We may close this vacancy ahead of the advertised deadline if we receive enough suitable applications.
Full training will be provided to the successful candidates.
Please be advised, applications are scored against the person specification, detailed in the job advert.
Candidates with highest scores will be invited to the interviews.
Please read the person specification and in your application (Supporting information section) please describe how do you meet these criteria for the role.
Please note this vacancy may close earlier than the closing date if a high volume of applications is received.
*Applicants who have already received feedback that they are unsuitable for the position need not apply - unless they have taken steps to strengthen their application to demonstrate and evidence how you meet the essential criteria since that decision. *
The post holder is responsible for carrying out specific cleaning and other related duties, following set procedure and standards to provide and maintain high standards of cleanliness throughout the department.
To perform domestic duties including:
• General cleaning.
• Isolation cleaning.
• High and low dusting.
• Wet and dry mopping.
• Clean toilets, baths and washbasins.
• Emptying clinical and general waste bins and placing bags in designated areas.
• Vacuum Cleaning.
• Scrubbing and buffing floors with mechanical machine.
• Using chemicals and cleaning equipment responsibly and within health and safety guidelines.
• Maintaining staff and public safety through appropriate use of warning signage whilst cleaning.
Full training will be provided to the successful candidate.
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that ‘happy staff, makes for happy patients’. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement and living our values.
· People at the Heart
· Listen and Involve
· Kind and Respectful
· ONE Team
WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. We are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.
At WWL we value the benefits a rich and diverse workforce brings to our community and therefore welcome applications from all sections of society.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated there is helpful advice and information available by contacting covid-19.vaccine@wwl.nhs.uk where you can also ask about how to access vaccinations.
To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team delivering high standards of cleaning within the areas at SSDU.
• To clean specific areas in line with Trust policy and National Cleaning Standards.
• To provide a cleaning service in accordance with approved methods, standards and frequencies.
• To use cleaning equipment, machinery and cleaning materials once trained and ability to spot defects with machinery and report to the
Supervisor.
• Where required, undertake Bioquell Q50-HPV decontamination duties and be fully compliant with all methods and responsibilities of
using this system.
• To adopt a flexible approach when undertaking domestic duties.
This advert closes on Thursday 23 Oct 2025