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Housekeeping Assistant
Role summary
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The Housekeeping Assistant helps maintain 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 public spaces, handling laundry, following infection-prevention procedures and reporting maintenance or safety concerns. Candidates should be reliable, organised, attentive to detail and able to work independently as well as part of a team. Previous cleaning or care-home experience is useful but not always essential, as training may be provided. The role requires respectful communication, flexibility around shifts, physical stamina and a compassionate attitude towards older people and residents with care needs.
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.
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About Avery Healthcare Group Ltd.
Avery Healthcare Group Ltd is a UK care provider operating residential, nursing, dementia and respite care homes across England. Its homes provide accommodation, personal care, wellbeing activities and support tailored to older people and individuals with changing care needs. Housekeeping teams are important to Avery’s resident experience because they help create clean, comfortable and homely surroundings while meeting hygiene and infection-control standards. The organisation generally looks for people who are dependable, considerate and committed to treating residents with dignity. Benefits and employment conditions can vary by home and position, but may include induction training, development opportunities, staff discounts and workplace wellbeing support. Specific salary, shift patterns and benefits should be confirmed in the individual job advert and during recruitment.