Domestic Assistants

Status: Permanent - various hours available including weekends

Salary: £19,412 per annum pro rata

Closing Date: 05/04/2023

Are you proactive and dynamic and looking for your next challenge? Want to be part of a hardworking, busy and friendly team?

We are looking for Domestic Assistants to carry out cleaning and portering duties throughout the Hospice and associated buildings, ensuring our high standards of hygiene and cleanliness are maintained. You will be responsible for maintaining a high level of infection control throughout.

The ideal candidate will have previous experience in cleaning, preferably within a healthcare environment, and with COSHH awareness and a valid driving licence.  It is essential to have the ability to understand and comply with Health & Safety policy and legislation.

St Elizabeth Hospice is an independent charity and hospice, which improves life for people in the East Suffolk, Great Yarmouth and Waveney areas living with a progressive or life-limiting illness.

The hospice’s work is centred on the individual’s needs and they provide specialist support wherever it is needed; whether that is in the home, another setting in the community, in hospital or in the hospice itself. Support is provided to patients and their families via the Inpatient Unit, the Community Care Unit  including outpatient’s clinics, home visits from the community nursing, medical or therapy team, the OneCall 24/7 telephone helpline and bereavement support.

In 2023, St Elizabeth Hospice merged with East Coast Hospice to form a collaborative approach to developing achievable and sustainable specialist palliative care services for people living the Great Yarmouth and Waveney area.

Discover St Elizabeth Hospice & what it’s like to work with us by clicking here or viewing the document below

The hospice offers a number of benefits including:

  • Generous holiday allowance (above statutory levels)
  • Pension
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Life Insurance
  • Occupational sick pay
  • Free Parking

For more details about this role please read the job description and person specification or contact Jules Kennedy, Hospitality Manager on 01473 727776 or jules.kennedy@stelizabethhospice.org.uk

Interview date to be confirmed

Only applicants selected for interview will be contacted, and invitation to interview will be sent by email.  If applying, please keep a check on your emails including your spam/junk folders.

Thank you for your interest in St Elizabeth Hospice.


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