Housekeeper

Transformation Unit; Newcastle upon Tyne; Remote; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a motivated and reliable Housekeeper to join the Orthopaedic Theatre team at the Royal Victoria Infirmary. This part-time role focuses on maintaining high standards of cleanliness, hygiene and organisation to support safe patient care.

The position is 16.5 hours per week (Wed, Thu and Fri) with interview date 27 October 2026. Salary is £25,272 pro rata, with pro rata annualization for part-time hours.

Qualifications

• Basic IT skills required.
• Good literacy and numeracy.
• Ability to communicate with patients, the public and health care providers.
• Ability to work effectively under supervision as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Good organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Keep all shared areas clean and tidy, including kitchen, changing rooms and main theatre corridors.
• Be an effective member of the multi-disciplinary team to maintain a safe, clean environment for patients and staff.
• Report any concerns to the nurse or clinician in charge.
• Maintain patient privacy and dignity at all times.

Skills

Basic IT skills

Literacy

Numeracy

Communication with patients/public

Teamwork under supervision

Organisation

E-record system usage

Education

NVQ Level 2 in appropriate subject

Job description

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Main area 317 Orthopaedic Theatre - RVI Grade Band 2 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 16.5 hours per week (Hours over Wednesday, Thursday and Friday) Job ref 317-2026-38-18-DR-B

Employer The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal Victoria Infirmary Town 317 02 Royal Victoria Infirmary Salary £25,272 pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 18/10/2026 23:59 Interview date 27/10/2026

Band 2

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS hospital trusts in the country. We have around 16,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.7 billion.

With strong history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation regionally, nationally and internationally, w e’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country.

As well as providing a wide range of hospital and community services, we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.

Job overview

We are looking for an motivated and reliable Housekeeper to join the Orthopaedic Theatreteamat the Royal Victoria Infirmary.

This is a vital role within a busy clinical environment, helping to maintain high standards of cleanliness, hygiene, and organisation to support safe and effective patient care.

• Interview Date: 27 October 2026


• 16 hours 30 minutes/week

Main duties of the job

Main duty is to keep all shared areas clean and tidy this include kitchen, changing rooms and main theatre corridors.

Working for our organisation

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:

• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Be an effective member of the multi-disciplinary team assisting the Ward / Department to maintain a safe, clean and comfortable environment for the patients, their families and visitors.


• Report any concerns regarding the patient’s condition to the qualified
  nurse/Registered Clinician.


• Maintain patient’s privacy and dignity at all times.


• Report to the Nurse or Clinician in Charge any issues that may prevent cleaning or compromise the safety of the environment.


• Actively contribute to the provision of nutrition of the patients on the Ward / Department.


• May undertake administrative and clinical duties as required.


• To abide by Trust policies and procedures.

Person specification

Qualifications & Education

• NVQ Level 2 in appropriate subject (or on pathway) or equivalent qualification / experience

Knowledge & Experience

• Understand basic food hygiene concepts.


• Basic knowledge of Infection Prevention and Control.


• Understanding of confidentiality


• Experience of previously working in a health care setting


• Understanding of basic safeguarding


• Evidence of understanding of Trust Business


• Experience of working in the Trust previously

Skills & Abilities

• Basic IT skills


• Good literacy and numeracy skills


• Ability to communicate with members of the public and health care providers


• Ability to work effectively under direct supervision, as part of the multi-disciplinary team


• Good organisational skills


• Use electronic resources to input, save and retrieve information, make appropriate use of the eRecord system

Whilst Newcastle Hospitals are a forward thinking and highly innovative organisation, the use of Third-Party Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents a risk to the integrity of our Recruitment & Selection processes. If you use AI, and it poses a risk to the integrity of your individual application or to the recruitment process, we may withdraw your application at any stage of the process.

Important note on completion of reference section of Application Form

All references from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.

Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.

Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e‑mail. You should check your SPAM folders as well as your inbox. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.

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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.

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