Housekeeper

NHS; Boston; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a motivated housekeeping team member for Havenside in Boston. The role involves cleaning duties across a 24/7 unit with emphasis on infection control, safety, and patient comfort.

The successful candidate will work flexible shifts, including weekends and bank holidays, with NVQ/food safety basics desirable and training provided. Right to work in the UK is required.

Qualifications

• Level 2 Food Safety qualification, or willingness to undertake.
• Basic Health & Safety Awareness.
• Moving & Handling Training.

Responsibilities

• Achieve and maintain high cleanliness standards in all areas of the unit.
• Supervise a small team of housekeepers and support safe catering and cleanliness.
• Prepare and regenerate meals for patients and maintain food safety records.

Skills

Cleaning to high standard

Teamwork

NHS procedures knowledge

Education

Level 2 Food Safety qualification

Basic Health & Safety Awareness

Moving & Handling Training

Job description

Employer Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Havenside Norton Lea Town Boston Salary £25,272 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 24/11/2026 23:59

Band 2

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic person to join our award-winning housekeeping team. Havenside is a 24 hour 365 days a year unit with service users that have a variety of mental health issues.

You will be part of a team who work closely with your colleagues to ensure that service users are cared for in a clean and comfortable environment. The role will include a variety of cleaning duties.

Good communication skills and the ability to work within a team are essential. NVQ in support services and basic food hygiene certificates are desirable, but training can be provided. Previous experience working within a hospital/caring environment would be preferable.

The successful applicant will be expected to work early and late shifts, which will include weekends and Bank holidays

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK - sponsorship is not available. Please provide details of the visa type and expiry date in your application. Failure to provide the required information will result in your application being rejected.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for friendly, reliable and hard-working candidates who will be flexible and organised with good interpersonal and communication skills.

This role will include supervising a small team of housekeepers and supporting the provision of good-quality, safe catering and cleanliness.

All general housekeeping duties will be required within a mental health inpatient environment to set procedures and to ensure the cleanliness of a hospital environment is maintained to a high standard in accordance with CoSHH, Health and Safety and Infection Control measures in place. This will additionally include the support and serving of patient mealtimes; therefore, direct patient contact will be required.

You will be a team player and have the ability to use your initiative to prioritise and organise daily duties whilst maintaining the Trust Values.

The unit is operational 7 days a week; therefore, flexibility around weekend and bank holiday coverwill be required to ensure that we have sufficient housekeeping services at all times.

Full-time and part-time positions are considered, with shifts covering throughout the day.

If you have experience of being able to deliver cleaning to a high standard and enjoy working as part of a team, then this could be the role for you. We are committed to supporting you to become the best version of yourself.

Working for our organisation

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,800 staff, and serving a population of over 766,000, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.

You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England, in an area heralded as a fantastic place to live and work. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of 'outstanding' for well-led and 'good' overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We're really proud of this!

We are also leading the way in transforming care, with multi-million-pound transformation of patient environments and radical redesign of community services.

This is the time to join and help redesign our services of the future. We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Achieve and maintain high standards of cleanliness in at all times, in line with NHS National Standards of Cleanliness and Infection Control policy:

Use of all cleaning equipment and materials appropriately and effectively to provide a clean and safe environment

Cleaning of all areas within the unit both on the wards and the off ward areas as defined in the cleaning schedules

Daily inspection of electrical cleaning equipment prior to use and the reporting of any faults as appropriate

Disposal of all waste in accordance with trust policies

Damp dusting of all fixtures and fitting/internal glass

Ensure all soft furnishings, curtains and soft flooring are cleaned and maintained as required

Changing curtains when required and re-hang as necessary

Any other duties as related to housekeeping within the unit.

Prepare and regenerate meals for patients. Maintain all food safety records in line with Food Safety Manual, Catering Policy, and all food safety legislation.

Ensure patient area is readied for meal service, and clear related crockery/cutlery etc after meal service, ensuring these are washed appropriately.

Maintain stocks of cleaning materials on wards and admin areas.

Report any issues/damage to the environment/furniture etc to the Housekeeping Supervisor/Ward Manager.

Ensure all stocks of linen are maintained and laundered in line with appropriate policies.

Comply with and carry out safe practice in accordance with Trust policies and procedures, appropriate Codes of Conduct, the Mental Health Act (1983) and other relevant national and local guidance

Person specification

Qualifications

• Level 2 Food Safety qualification, or willingness to undertake
• Basic Health & Safety Awareness
• Moving & Handling Training

Experience

• Previous experience within a cleaning/housekeeping role
• Previous experience within an NHS/care environment

Skills

• Ability to clean to a high standard when working within the team or working on their own
• Knowledge of NHS procedures
• Able to demonstrate or have knowledge of cleaning techniques/equipment

Special requirements

• A friendly yet confidential individual
• Ability to be accepting of others, non-judgmental and tolerant.
• Willingness to meet all changing needs
• Work under pressure and demands of the service
• Ability to allocate workload priorities

As an ethical recruiter we will not pursue applications from red list countries as defined by the World Health Organisation. In order to pursue and apply for this role you must have UK NHS experience.

We reserve the right to withdraw or close a vacancy at any time. We will give priority to employees who are at risk.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.