Housekeeper

NHS; Cottingham; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS healthcare provider in Cottingham is seeking a Housekeeper to coordinate Hotel Services and ensure a clean, safe, and comfortable environment. The ideal candidate will work closely with the Day Surgery Centre team, requiring excellent communication skills and the ability to work in a team. Responsibilities include managing stock ordering and maintaining medical equipment. Experience in a care environment is advantageous but not essential. Full training and support will be provided.

Qualifications

• Experience in a busy care environment providing personal care.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Understanding of confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate all Hotel Services on the unit.
• Ensure cleanliness and safety in the environment.
• Manage stock ordering and maintenance regimes.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Teamwork

IT skills

Education

Basic Maths and English GCSE level or equivalent

Care Certificate, NVQ level 2 in care or equivalent

Job description

Housekeeper

The closing date is 29 December 2025

The Day Surgery Centre (DSC) provides dedicated day surgery facilities for adult patients through a suite of 10 Operating Theatres, Recovery, Pre/Post‑operative Care and Pre‑Assessment.

As a Housekeeper the post holder will coordinate all Hotel Services on the unit and will work as part of the Day Surgery Centre team to facilitate seamless service delivery and ensure that a clean, safe and comfortable environment is maintained.

The successful applicant will work closely alongside the existing DSC Housekeeper and other facilities/departments/support services so excellent communication skills and the ability to work in a team is a must. They will also have autonomy in the ordering of stores, the reporting of faults and the initiation of works as required ensuring safe and smooth running of the DSC.

The post holder will attend necessary meetings, feeding back relevant information, action within own scope and share responsibilities with Senior staff to enable them to delegate to the appropriate person.

Main duties of the job

A significant aspect of the role is effective stock ordering and rotation. Ensuring that equipment and facilities are maintained as well as managing an effective cleaning and maintenance regime for the environment including medical equipment used within the department. Knowledge of working in a care environment would be an advantage but not essential.

Academic qualifications are not essential but you will be expected to complete the National Care Certificate. You should possess excellent team working and communication qualities (both written and verbal) plus competent IT skills as most stock ordering is done electronically.

Full training and support will be provided.

Please note that this advertised vacancy does not meet the UKVI eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa and therefore HUTH would not be able to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.

About us

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world‑class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas – biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

Job responsibilities

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Education/ Qualifications

• Basic Maths and English GCSE level or equivalent.
• Care Certificate, NVQ level 2 in care or equivalent.

Knowledge, Training & Experience

• Experience (through placements or employment) of working in a busy environment providing personal care.
• Experience of using IT based systems and maintaining patient records

Communication and Interpersonal Skills

• Be able to work on own initiative
• Works well with in a team
• Demonstrates understanding of confidentiality
• Participate in standard setting and research projects

Special Attributes and other

• High level of interpersonal skills
• Demonstrate empathy and diplomacy
• Flexible and reliable

Other Requirements

• Good time keeper
• Ability to work from both hospital sites as required to meet the demands of the service

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Day Surgery Centre, Castle Hill Hospital