
Domestic Laundry Assistant
- Colchester, Essex
- £12.51 per hour
- Permanent
- Part-time
Location: Colchester Hospital (CO4 5JL)The Role
We're looking for a Domestic Assistant to join our Sodexo team at Colchester Hospital. In this vital role, you'll help ensure patients receive care in an environment that is clean, safe, and welcoming. Your work will directly reduce the risk of healthcare-associated infections and contribute to patient wellbeing every single day.What you'll do
- Ensure a high-quality domestic service is delivered in an efficient and effective manner
- Maintain effective and meaningful communication with Sodexo colleagues, ward managers, matrons and service users.
- Ensure that the standard of domestic service within a designated area is monitored to 2023 National
- Ensure the domestic cleaning cloths are readily available for all services times
- Cloths are clean to a high standard and using the correct cleaning equipment and chemical products
- Report any faults with equipment in a timely manner to a manager or facilities coordinator
- Ensure the domestic team complies with Trust and Sodexo policy and delivery of patient promises
- Build and maintain relationships with employees and service users
- To promote and encourage ZERO Harm and lead by example and ensure all incidents and accidents are fully investigated and recorded on SALUS.
accordance with a changing environment.
- Communicate in a polite, clear and timely manner with customers.
- Demonstrate a caring, compassionate and positive attitude to patients, staff and visitors at all times.
- Work as team with Sodexo managers, supervisors, client employees and colleagues.
- Listen, empathise and work diligently to answer any queries raised by patients, visitors and employees.
- Dress in the correct uniform, inc. name badges, and always appear professional.
- Display professional conduct and protect patient's privacy and dignity.
Frequency Hourly
Job Reference SDX/TP/2245345/147176
Contract Type Permanent - Part Time
Closing Date 12 September, 2025
Job Category Domestic Services
Business Unit UK Healthcare - Frontline
Location Colchester, United Kingdom
No. of positions 1
Posted on 29 August, 2025