Some 300 jobs, including cleaners, porters and caterers, are up for grabs at hospitals across Britain. They are being offered on three-month contracts. The NHS is also hiring engineers, receptionists, security staff and a number of support workers to start immediately. Trish Stephenson, of NHS Property Services, said: “For anyone out there who may be wondering how they can help during this crisis, or aren’t sure how they can support, we urge people to consider applying for the temporary roles available to support the NHS at this difficult time.

“You could join NHS Property Services’ frontline team of hidden heroes, who are cleaning our wards to prevent the spread of infection, and helping patients who need to be moved from one ward to another.

“Or moving vital equipment where it is needed most, manning reception desks and keeping essentials such as the lights and water on.

“These roles are so essential now, perhaps more than ever, as the NHS joins together to fight Covid-19 across the UK.

“They are vital to ensuring key healthcare workers up and down the country have the equipment to protect themselves, patients and colleagues from the spread of infection.

“Without the support of these roles, our wonderful doctors and nurses wouldn’t be able to do their jobs and deliver excellent patient care.

“Every little helps, and we couldn’t be more grateful to everyone on the frontline who is working hard in the fight against the virus.”

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Martin Steele, acting chief executive of NHS Property Services, said: “I am immensely proud of our crucial 5,000-strong frontline key workers and those that support them. They are working every day to ensure our healthcare facilities remain fully operational in order that our NHS colleagues can continue to provide the excellent patient care so urgently needed.”

Meanwhile, some NHS workers are sending their children to live with relatives in a bid to protect them from Covid-19.

Staff caring for coronavirus patients on the frontline told of their fears of catching the disease and passing it on to loved ones.

Hospitals have been offering some staff free hotel accommodation so they can stay away from the family home.

Liam Barnes, of the Laura Hyde Foundation, which provides support for medics, said: “The scenes evoke memories of the wartime evacuations, but this is the reality facing frontline emergency workers.”

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