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Housekeeping Assistant - Bank
Role summary
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The Housekeeping Assistant – Bank role supports a clean, safe and welcoming environment for residents, visitors and colleagues in an Avery care home. Duties typically include cleaning bedrooms, communal areas, bathrooms and equipment, following infection-control, health and safety and COSHH procedures, and reporting maintenance or cleanliness concerns. Candidates should be reliable, organised, physically able to undertake routine cleaning, and comfortable working around older people, including those living with dementia. Previous care-home or housekeeping experience is useful but not always essential, as training may be provided. The successful candidate is expected to work flexibly, including weekends or short-notice bank shifts, maintain confidentiality, show compassion and respect, and consistently meet the company’s hygiene and service standards.
Can I work in the UK?
Never pay anyone for a visa or a job offer. A real employer pays the permit costs and never asks you for money.
How it works
How it works: NHS nurses, doctors and allied health get a Health and Care Worker visa (about 3 weeks, no health surcharge); care workers lost this route on 22 July 2025.
Before you apply: Nurses, doctors and most allied health staff must be registered or licensed locally before they start: expect checks on your degree and licence, often an English test, and often an exam or an assessment. Ask the employer who handles it and how long it takes. Most pharma and device office jobs do not need it.
Watch for: Pay follows the NHS pay bands and is usually at least GBP 25,000. Nurses and allied health also need UK professional registration; care workers cannot be sponsored from abroad.
Official source: GOV.UK: Health and Care Worker visa, your job. Checked November 2026.
What the job usually comes with in the UK
Usual for Healthcare jobs in the UK, varies by employer. Checked November 2026.
| Registration | Join the Nursing and Midwifery Council register: English language rules and a Test of Competence |
|---|---|
| Relocation | Visa fee GBP 324 (up to 3 years) or GBP 628 (longer); no health surcharge on this visa |
| Housing | Not usually provided; you rent privately |
| Flights | Not standard; varies by employer and seniority |
| Contract | Permanent is usual; sponsored work visas last up to 5 years at a time |
| Leave | At least 28 days for a 5-day week (by law); employers may count bank holidays in it |
| Income tax | 0% to GBP 12,570, 20% to GBP 50,270, then 40%; plus 8% National Insurance (Scotland differs) |
Senior staff often get more than line staff, for example a single room or a yearly home flight. Ask the employer what the job includes before you accept.
Guidance, not legal advice. Rules change; your employer confirms the details for your case.
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About Avery Healthcare Group Ltd.
Avery Healthcare Group Ltd. is a UK care-home operator providing residential, nursing, dementia and respite care for older people. Its homes aim to offer person-centred support in comfortable, community-focused settings, with services designed around residents’ individual needs, routines and wellbeing. Avery employs care, nursing, hospitality, housekeeping, activities, administration and facilities teams across its portfolio. Housekeeping staff play an important role in maintaining hygienic, attractive and safe environments, while also contributing to residents’ everyday experience. The organisation generally looks for people who are dependable, kind, respectful and committed to high standards. Roles may be permanent, part-time or offered through a bank arrangement, allowing employees to accept shifts according to service requirements and their availability. Specific pay, benefits, training and working patterns vary by home and vacancy.