Housekeeping Assistant - #191763

Location Arundel and Worthing Vacancy Type Full Time/Permanent Pay Range Grade 3 - £25,427 Pro rata for part time roles Contracted Hours 37.5 hours per week Application Deadline Friday, July 3, 2026


Job Summary

About the role

You will be part of a great team ensuring the cleanliness of the hospice is kept to the standards required whilst following the guidance given by the training provided. This will include day-to-day cleaning of the patients’ rooms, communal areas and office spaces. There will be a variety of tasks performed individually and with the team. You will meet patients and their families.

You'll be

• responsible for maintaining a clean, safe and sanitary environment for patients, employees and visitors.
• cleaning patient rooms, bathrooms, common areas, clinical spaces and office areas, as well as managing waste disposal and linen services, all while adhering to strict infection control protocols.
• helping to create a warm and homely environment that enables the organisation to meet everyone’s needs. Keeping the buildings clean and safe is a crucial task, which is why the role is so important.
• carrying out a variety of tasks which ensures that everyone can enjoy a clean, tidy and welcoming environment, directly impacting the patients, their visitors and the employees working to support them.
• part of a small team working alongside and supporting each other whilst carrying out your duties.
• given all the necessary training to help you with your role.

About us

Southern Hospice Group is the largest group of hospices in Sussex and one of the largest in the UK. We are committed to providing exceptional and compassionate care to adults, children and their families across Sussex. Bringing our teams and resources together as one organisation means we can focus on new and exciting visions and plans for our people and patients and provide even greater opportunities for our workforce.

St Barnabas House provides specialist palliative care to adults in the Worthing, Adur, Arun and Henfield areas through a range of services, including in-patient care and community living well services.

Chestnut Tree House is the children’s hospice for East and West Sussex and South East Hampshire, providing specialist palliative care for children and young people with life-limiting conditions.

Martlets provides essential care to people affected by terminal illness in Brighton and Hove and surrounding areas. Our expert teams provide the very best care and support, helping patients and their loved ones to live life to the full during the precious time they have together.

We warmly welcome applications from all sections of our community. We also invite applications from suitably experienced people for all industry sectors who can demonstrate the skills, ability and enthusiasm to work with a people-centric organisation like ours.

Benefits

• Company pension scheme or NHS pension scheme for eligible employees
• Up to 35 days’ annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
• On-site education support and study leave opportunities
• Option to access a cashback scheme and cover your everyday cost of healthcare for less
• Free parking, subsidised meals and various social activities
• Corporate rate gym membership, discounts with local complementary therapies and Blue Light Card
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Death in Service

Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy before the published closing date where applicant volume is high.

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