Derbyshire Community Health Services NHSFT

Hotel Services Assistant

The closing date is 05 November 2025

Job summary

We are looking to appoint a Domestic Cleaning Assistant to work at Ilkeston Community Hospital. This is a fantastic opportunity for you to become part of our DCHS Domestic Team.

The position available is 20 hours a week, working a rolling rota.

Although experience is desirable, this is not essential as full training will be given.

You will be required to provide a high quality, domestic service working individually and as part of a team, to ensure a clean and safe environment is maintained for patients, staff and visitors.

What really matters to us is providing every one of our patients with an excellent experience, a service that really cares and one that delivers the right outcome, and that we achieve this every day and make a difference to our patients' experience and demonstrate values and personal qualities that support the DCHS way of working.

If you are an enthusiastic team member who is eager to learn and to develop then we would like to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

You will provide a high-quality domestic service.

Working either individually or as part of a team to ensure a clean and safe environment is maintained for patients, staff and visitors following agreed work schedules, methods and procedures in accordance with the National Standards of Cleanliness.

You will be required to have a flexible approach and be prepared to work on other sites should service demands dictate.

You will be an integral part in delivering outstanding patient care at Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust (DCHS).

About us

To work as part of a small and friendly Hotel Services Team within Derbyshire Community Health Service.

Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.

We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people's own homes and via virtual consultations.

Details

Date posted

22 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,465 a year Pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

842-SFM-6142-25

Job locations

Ilkeston Community Hospital

Heanor Rd

Ilkeston

DE7 8LN


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.

As an employer and sponsor licence holder, to be able to provide sponsorship to overseas nationals via the Skilled Workerroute we must ensure that we adhere to the sponsorship requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration. After carefullyreviewing this role, we do not believe that this position meets the requirements for sponsorship. For details on eligibilitycriteria for a Skilled Worker visa, please follow this link to the gov.uk websiteSkilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK(www.gov.uk)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.

As an employer and sponsor licence holder, to be able to provide sponsorship to overseas nationals via the Skilled Workerroute we must ensure that we adhere to the sponsorship requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration. After carefullyreviewing this role, we do not believe that this position meets the requirements for sponsorship. For details on eligibilitycriteria for a Skilled Worker visa, please follow this link to the gov.uk websiteSkilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK(www.gov.uk)

Person Specification

Essential and desirable

Essential

  • Access to transportation due to working hours and location
  • Basic numeracy and literacy skills or willing to work towards
  • Previous cleaning experience
  • Ability to prioritise and organise workload as required within own area of service.

Desirable

  • Basic Health and Safety Certificate
  • NVQ in cleaning

Interview

Essential

  • Good Communication skills
  • Ability to work on own or as part of a team.
  • Able to work the times/shifts specified

Desirable

  • NHS experience
Person Specification

Essential and desirable

Essential

  • Access to transportation due to working hours and location
  • Basic numeracy and literacy skills or willing to work towards
  • Previous cleaning experience
  • Ability to prioritise and organise workload as required within own area of service.

Desirable

  • Basic Health and Safety Certificate
  • NVQ in cleaning

Interview

Essential

  • Good Communication skills
  • Ability to work on own or as part of a team.
  • Able to work the times/shifts specified

Desirable

  • NHS experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHSFT

Address

Ilkeston Community Hospital

Heanor Rd

Ilkeston

DE7 8LN


Employer's website

http://www.dchs.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHSFT

Address

Ilkeston Community Hospital

Heanor Rd

Ilkeston

DE7 8LN


Employer's website

http://www.dchs.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

IFM Operational coordinator

Sue Kerry

sue.kerry1@nhs.net

07973979447

Details

Date posted

22 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,465 a year Pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

842-SFM-6142-25

Job locations

Ilkeston Community Hospital

Heanor Rd

Ilkeston

DE7 8LN


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