Domestic Housekeeper

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust; Bury; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Flexible working

Wellbeing hours

Job summary

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust in Greater Manchester is seeking a Domestic Housekeeper to support wards with menus, breakfasts and hot/cold refreshments, delivering a friendly, patient‑focused service.

The role emphasizes daily cleaning of equipment and kitchens, fridge temperature checks, stock rotation, and teamwork within Estates & Facilities to ensure high standards of care and a healthy work‑life balance.

Qualifications

• Experience in healthcare housekeeping or kitchen support preferred.
• Ability to work to strict timeframes and maintain cleanliness standards.
• Positive attitude and can-do approach.

Responsibilities

• Assist with patient menus and serve breakfasts and refreshments.
• Daily cleaning of equipment and patient kitchen areas.
• Maintain fridge temperatures and stock rotation.
• Follow set procedures and work as part of a team.

Skills

Customer service

Health and Safety

Teamwork

Reliability

Job description

You will be part of our Estates & Facilities team, delivering a high-quality, flexible and customer-focused service.

We are looking for someone who can make a positive contribution to the team - an individual with a can-do attitude, a cheerful approach, and the willingness to go the extra mile to ensure patients and customers receive the best possible experience.

The ideal candidate will be responsible, reliable, demonstrate excellent customer service skills, and maintain high standards of Health and Safety at all times.

Hours:Monday to Friday, 25 hours per week (07:30-13:00)

Flexibility:Must be able to cover bank holidays if required.

The successful applicant will need to work well under pressure and meet strict timeframes.

The Domestic Housekeeper is an important member of the team who supports the wards. Assisting with completing patient menus, preparing & serving patient breakfasts and proving hot & cold refreshments at regular intervals.

Other responsibilities include daily cleaning of equipment and patient kitchen areas, ensuring fridge temperatures are taken and recorded accurately.

Maintaining the required levels of stock and rotation of food items.

You will be required to carry out specific duties to set procedures and standards. You will be required to work as part of a team and have the ability to use a degree of initiative to prioritise and organise the daily duties, whilst maintaining a professional approach at all times.

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.