Patient Services Assistant
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Equans Working with Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust Patient Services Assistant
The closing date is 15 November 2026
Job summary
A vacancy has arisen for Patient Services Assistants (cleaning) to join the busy Patient Services Department at QA Hospital.
Please only apply for this position if you work the following shifts.
- 05:00-13:30 Saturday - Sunday
- 06:00-12:30 Saturday - Sunday
- 13:30-17:30 Saturday - Sunday
- 15:00-22:30 Saturday - Sunday
Please be advised the advert may close early due to amount of applicants.
Applicants must have excellent customer care skills.
The post is monthly paid and uniform is provided. The successful applicant will receive a first class training package, and includes on and off the job training. Other benefits are a generous annual leave entitlement and the opportunity to join the NHS pension scheme.
Will require a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) form to be completed.
Main duties of the job
Responsible for cleaning all the floors, furniture, fixtures, fittings, glassware, high and low level surfaces, sanitary areas within Clinical and Non-Clinical Areas these duties will be carried out.
Carry out daily cleans, planned routine scrubs on wards, and ad hoc infectious scrubs as directed following outbreaks (ie MRSA, diarrhoea and vomiting, hepatitis etc) to ensure bed blocking is kept to a minimum. The daily cleaning of sanitary fixtures and fittings in patient and public areas.
High and low level cleaning, spot wash walls, dusting curtain tracks, radiators, and window ledges and cleaning of internal glass and doorframes as required.
Changing window and bed curtains as routine and after an infectious clean/scrub.
Cleaning of patient related furniture to include bedframes, lockers, tables and chairs.
Using heavy mechanical cleaning equipment (ie scrubbers, wet pickups, buffers) to clean floors in wards, bathrooms, toilets and corridors.
Cleaning of Theatres, daily scrubbing of floors, sinks and surrounding dirty and clean corridors following department and Infection Control guidelines.
About us
Equans working in Partnership with Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.
The Trust is committed to driving excellence in care for our patients and communities and was rated good by the Care Quality Commission report published 2020 and became a University Hospital.
We are ranked as the third in the country for research; embedding education and training across the organisation and we continuously strive to achieve our core values which are at the heart of everything we do.
The Trusts main hub is the QAH, starting life as a military hospital over a century ago and now one of the largest hospitals on the south coast. The Trust provides comprehensive secondary care and specialist services to a local population of 675,000 people across South East Hampshire.
The Trust employs over 8,000 staff and are #ProudtobePHU; our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because its the right thing to do, but because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for providing outstanding care and support for patients, colleagues and our community you will find a home at PHU.
In recruiting for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veterans status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.
Details
Date posted
28 October 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 2
Salary
£12.92 an hour
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
C9192-26-0034
Job locations
Queen Alexandra Hospital
Southwick Hill Road
Portsmouth
Hampshire
PO6 3LY
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERY
The postholder will be required to operate the following equipment.
Procedures as detailed in the Patient Services Operational Procedures Manual.
Tub or cylinder vacuum.
Scrubbing Machine.
Carpet Shampooer.
Hot water boilers/kettles Procedures Manual.
Floor Mopping equipment.
Safety Steps.
Scrubber/Dryer machines.
Waste bins.
Steam cleaner machines.
This list is not exhaustive but indicative of the equipment in use.
SYSTEMS
Follow SOPs (Working Instructions) to ensure that the department is run in an efficient and safe manner.
Completion of Stores Request forms.
Completion of own timesheet / holiday sheets / sickness notes.
Reporting of faulty equipment to the Domestic Supervisor or Estates department.
Completion of paperwork relevant to post.
Completion of staff surveys.
Participating in relevant audits.
Please see attached Job Description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERY
The postholder will be required to operate the following equipment.
Procedures as detailed in the Patient Services Operational Procedures Manual.
Tub or cylinder vacuum.
Scrubbing Machine.
Carpet Shampooer.
Hot water boilers/kettles Procedures Manual.
Floor Mopping equipment.
Safety Steps.
Scrubber/Dryer machines.
Waste bins.
Steam cleaner machines.
This list is not exhaustive but indicative of the equipment in use.
SYSTEMS
Follow SOPs (Working Instructions) to ensure that the department is run in an efficient and safe manner.
Completion of Stores Request forms.
Completion of own timesheet / holiday sheets / sickness notes.
Reporting of faulty equipment to the Domestic Supervisor or Estates department.
Completion of paperwork relevant to post.
Completion of staff surveys.
Participating in relevant audits.
Please see attached Job Description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- No Experience Necessary But Desirable
Desirable
- No Experience Necessary But Desirable
Hours of work
Essential
- Please advise the hours you are interested in.
Qualifications
Essential
- No Experience Necessary But Desirable
Desirable
- No Experience Necessary But Desirable
Hours of work
Essential
- Please advise the hours you are interested in.
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
Equans Working with Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
Address
Queen Alexandra Hospital
Southwick Hill Road
Portsmouth
Hampshire
PO6 3LY
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.porthosp.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Equans Working with Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
Address
Queen Alexandra Hospital
Southwick Hill Road
Portsmouth
Hampshire
PO6 3LY
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.porthosp.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
FM Admin Officer
Carolin Smith
023922860005336
Details
Date posted
28 October 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 2
Salary
£12.92 an hour
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
C9192-26-0034
Job locations
Queen Alexandra Hospital
Southwick Hill Road
Portsmouth
Hampshire
PO6 3LY
United Kingdom
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