Housekeeper

Sodexo Group; Colchester; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Sodexo is recruiting a Housekeeper for Colchester Hospital to maintain high cleanliness standards, support patient meals, and ensure safe, welcoming wards. The role emphasizes infection control, teamwork, and flexible weekend work where needed.

You will contribute to patient wellbeing by sustaining hygienic conditions, stocking supplies, and reporting issues promptly, in a busy healthcare setting.

Qualifications

• Strong commitment to delivering excellent customer service
• Good communication with diverse people
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Flexible approach including weekend rotas if required
• Understanding of health, safety and infection control standards
• Physically capable of housekeeping duties
• Basic literacy and numeracy
• Previous housekeeping/cleaning or healthcare experience is advantageous

Responsibilities

• Deliver high standards of cleaning across wards, clinical areas, offices and communal spaces
• Support patient meal and beverage services in line with hygiene regulations
• Maintain a safe, clean hospital environment for patients, visitors and staff
• Follow infection prevention procedures and use PPE correctly
• Replenish supplies like soap and toilet rolls throughout the hospital
• Collect and manage waste safely according to procedures
• Assist with stock control and keep cleaning cupboards stocked
• Report maintenance and health and safety issues promptly
• Show compassion and professionalism when interacting with patients and families
• Support smooth day-to-day hospital operations through teamwork and service delivery

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Teamwork

Flexible

Physical fitness

Time management

Health and hygiene awareness

Prioritisation

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Job Introduction

We're looking for a Housekeeper to join our Healthcare team at ColchesterHospital. In this rewarding role, you'll play a vital part in supporting patient care by maintaining exceptional cleanliness standards, assisting with meal services, and ensuring wards and clinical environments remain safe,comfortable, and welcoming for patients, visitors, and colleagues.

This is an opportunity to join a team that helps deliver outstanding healthcare support services while making a meaningful impact on patient wellbeing every day.

What You'll Do

• Deliver high standards of cleaning and housekeeping across wards, clinical areas, offices, meeting rooms, and communal spaces.
• Support patient meal and beverage services in line with Food Hygiene Regulations and healthcare standards.
• Help maintain a safe, clean, and hygienic environment for patients, visitors, and staff.
• Follow infection prevention and control procedures, including the correct use of PPE and cleaning equipment.
• Replenish essential supplies such as soap, paper towels, and toilet rolls throughout the hospital.
• Collect and manage waste safely in accordance with healthcare waste management procedures.
• Assist with stock control and ensure cleaning cupboards remain organised and fully stocked.
• Report maintenance issues, faults, and health and safety concerns promptly.
• Demonstrate compassion and professionalism when interacting with patients, families, and colleagues.
• Support the smooth day-to-day operation of the hospital environment through teamwork, flexibility, and excellent service delivery.

What You'll Bring

• A positive attitude and strong commitment to delivering excellent customer service.
• Good communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of people.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Basic literacy and numeracy skills.
• A flexible approach to work, including participation in weekend rotas where required.
• Ability to prioritise tasks in a busy healthcare environment.
• Understanding of the importance of health, safety, infection control, and hygiene standards.
• Physical capability to undertake the duties of the role, including manual handling activities.
• Previous housekeeping, domestic, cleaning, or healthcare experience would be advantageous.
• NHS or healthcare sector experience is desirable but not essential

About Sodexo

At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better every dayfor everyone to build a better life for all. As the global leader in services that improve the Quality of Life, we operate in 55 countries, serving over 100million consumers each day through our unique combination of On-Site Food and FM Services, Benefits & Rewards Services and Personal & Home Services .

We are committed tobeingan inclusive employer. Weare a forces friendly employer. We welcome and encourage applications from peoplewith a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds, and identities . We encourage our employees to get involved with ourEmployee Networks such as Pride, Sodexo Parents & Carers, SodexoDisability, Ability network, So Together, Generations and Origins.

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed tochanging attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have thechance to fulfil their aspirations . We run a DisabilityConfident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet theminimum selection criteria for the job .

Sodexo Disability, Ability network, So Together,Generations and Origins.