Housekeeper

nuffieldhealth; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free gym membership

Pension options

Retail discounts

Job summary

Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital is seeking a dedicated Housekeeper to maintain a clean, safe environment for patients. The role involves room cleaning, waste removal, linen handling and deep cleaning, with training and support from the housekeeping team.

The ideal candidate is friendly, reliable and able to work well in a team, following established cleaning processes while prioritising patient comfort and experience.

Qualifications

• Experience in a housekeeper or similar role preferred.
• Be well organised and follow cleaning processes.
• Comfortable interacting with patients and staff.

Responsibilities

• Clean and prepare a range of areas to a high standard.
• Handle waste removal, linen collection and deep cleaning.
• Work with infection prevention teams and report incidents as needed.
• Support a pleasant and safe environment for patients.
• Maintain schedules and ensure cleaning does not affect patient care.

Skills

Communication

Customer service

Teamwork

Flexibility

Job description

Housekeeper

Cheltenham Hospital | Cleaning | Permanent | Full Time | £25,038 per annum | 37.5 hours per week

At Nuffield Health the UKs largest healthcare charity, everything we give our patients, members and customers would not be possible without you. Your passion, your warmth, your drive to make a difference. Whether it's driving connected health, helping the nation, transforming experiences, or building the career you want - we give you the support to do it all. Join our journey. It starts with you.

Keeping our Hospitals clean is a big priority for us. We are looking for a Housekeeper who will help us to create a clean, safe and pleasant environment for patients by cleaning and preparing a range of areas, utilising the latest equipment, products and supported by a first-class training programme. You will take pride in your work and undertake a variety of general responsibilities ranging from room cleaning, waste removal, linen collection and deep cleaning.

As a Housekeeper, you:

Care about our patients so that you can organise your work and plan your time with assistance from our Heads of Housekeeping to make sure cleaning never gets in the way of a patients' experience.

Be friendly, with good communication and customer service skills. This will come in handy when you are working in a team with your colleagues and also when you are interacting with our patients.

Motivated, friendly and flexible

Ideally experienced in a similar role, you will be well organised and will ensure that cleaning processes are followed and that the location is clean, pleasant and safe for patients.

Work closely with the Infection prevention team, reporting incidents to the relevant team members.

PLEASE NOTE that the hours of work for this role are Monday -Thursday 1pm - 9pm, and Friday 12-8pm. The role may include the odd weekend.

Helping you feel good.

We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind. Here, you can choose from a range of fitness, lifestyle, health and fitness wellbeing rewards, such as free gym membership, health assessments, retail discounts and pension options. At Nuffield Health, we take care of what's important to you.

Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital

Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital is located in the beautiful area of Cheltenham in Gloucestershire. It has excellent transport links nearby, being very close to the M5 and A417. The hospital has 33 ensuite private bedrooms, 3 theatres and a small ambulatory unit. It also hosts a purpose built close observation unit, 12 consulting rooms with access to treatment rooms, diagnostic services including; plain x-ray, MRI, CT, mammography and ultrasound.

We provide a full range of medical and surgical specialities delivered in state-of-the-art clinical facilities, including orthopaedics, cosmetic surgery, spinal services, sports injury, ENT, gynaecology, urology, as well as a rapid access breast clinic.

Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today .

It starts with you.