Night Housekeeping Assistant

The Horder Centre; East Grinstead; On-site; GBP 10,000 - GBP 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare provider is seeking a Night-time Housekeeping Assistant to maintain cleanliness at The McIndoe Centre in East Grinstead. The role requires meticulous attention to hygiene and cleaning standards, reporting to the Head Housekeeper, and demands experience in hospital cleaning. Ideal candidates will possess an NVQ/QCF Level 2 qualification and have strong communication and organizational skills. The position offers a bank contract with flexible shift patterns from 7pm to midnight, paying £12.30 per hour before enhancements.

Qualifications

• Meticulous standards in cleanliness and hygiene.
• Experience in hospital cleaning.
• Ability to work independently and in a team.

Responsibilities

• Clean and replenish clinical and non-clinical areas.
• Report to the Head Housekeeper.
• Follow policies and procedures.

Skills

Cleaning standards

Infection control

Health & Safety

Communication

Organisational skills

Mentoring

Education

NVQ/QCF Level 2 qualification

Job description

We’re on the look-out for a Night-time Housekeeping Assistant, with meticulous standards to support a friendly team of Housekeeping Assistants. You’ll make sure that pristine cleanliness and hygiene standards are maintained throughout our hospital, The McIndoe Centre.

Your role will be more than simply ensuring that our hospital is spick and span; reporting to the Head Housekeeper, you’ll clean and replenish clinical and non-clinical areas while ensuring that policies and procedures are followed.

About You

• Strong background in cleaning standards – NVQ/QCF Level 2 qualified with solid hospital cleaning experience and knowledge of infection control, Health & Safety, and COSHH.
• Reliable, flexible, and committed – Dependable work ethic with the ability to adapt to changing demands.
• Works well independently or in a team – Comfortable taking initiative as well as collaborating effectively with colleagues.
• Calm and capable under pressure – Able to maintain high standards even in busy or demanding environments.
• Excellent communication and organisation – Clear communicator with strong planning and prioritisation skills.
• Supportive leadership abilities – Confident in mentoring and guiding team members when required.

Location: The McIndoe Centre, East Grinstead
Contract Type: Bank, Zero Hour
Shift Patterns: Availability between 7pm to Midnight
Base Salary: £12.30 per hour before enhancements.

Right to Work in the UK

In accordance with Home Office guidance, successful candidates will be required to evidence their right to work in the UK before commencing employment. We have assessed this role and it does not meet the criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route. As such, we will not be accepting any visa sponsorships for this role, and candidates must be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK independently, without sponsorship from Horder Healthcare.

At Horder Healthcare, we are proud to champion and celebrate diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in all areas of our business. We are committed to creating an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants without regard to protected characteristics by applicable law.

As a disability confident employer, we are pleased to offer our full support should you require an alternative method of applying or any reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process.

In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

Due to the nature of work here at Horder Healthcare, and to ensure that we remain committed to our Safeguarding policy, any applicant upon an initial offer of employment will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. References and Occupational Health checks will also be taken up before appointment.