Housekeeper

NHS Professionals; Oxford; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

24/7 support

Multi-location

Bank portal

Flexible shifts

Training and development

Pension scheme

Job summary

NHS Professionals in Oxford is seeking a Housekeeper to join the Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust at Headington. The role is temporary, with shifts from 7:00 to 15:00, including alternate weekends.

You will handle cleaning, catering, laundry and waste, follow safety procedures and support patient privacy and dignity while working as part of a dedicated team within the trust. Training provided and competitive pay.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role (though full training given)

Responsibilities

• Cleaning: Maintain high standards of cleanliness and complete daily and specialist cleaning tasks.
• Catering: Prepare and serve meals, monitor food temperatures, and maintain kitchen hygiene.
• Laundry and waste: Manage linen, laundry and waste safely and correctly.
• Health and safety: Follow safety procedures, use equipment correctly and report hazards.
• Patient care: Respect patient privacy, dignity and boundaries, and communicate effectively.
• Teamwork: Support colleagues, attend training, follow policies and carry out additional duties.

Skills

Experience in a similar role

Job description

Job Description

Job Title: Housekeeper

Location

Warneford Lane, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 7JX

Shift Pattern

Monday to Sunday with 2 days off, working alternative weekends

• 7:00 -15:00

Pay

£12.92 per hour plus enhanced pay for weekends and bank holidays

Trust

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust

Would you like to be a part of a team that works well together, always there to help each other? If you answered yes, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust NHS Trust is the place for you.

THIS IS A TEMPORARY ROLE

What you’ll be responsible for

• Cleaning: Maintain high standards of cleanliness and complete daily and specialist cleaning tasks.
• Catering: Prepare and serve meals, monitor food temperatures, and maintain kitchen hygiene.
• Laundry and waste: Manage linen, laundry and waste safely and correctly.
• Health and safety: Follow safety procedures, use equipment correctly and report hazards.
• Patient care: Respect patient privacy, dignity and boundaries, and communicate effectively.
• Teamwork: Support colleagues, attend training, follow policies and carry out additional duties.

You’ll learn the following whilst working at the trust

• An in depth understanding of the roles and responsibilities involved in working within the NHS.
• A sense of teamwork, gained through working alongside and supporting colleagues from all levels, within the organisation.

You’ll have the following skills/experience

• Experience in a similar role (though full training given)

As a member of NHS Professionals, you have fantastic benefits

• Competitive pay rates- work this week, get paid next week
• Essential support when you need it- 24/7 365 days- call us anytime
• Multi locational- work across neighbouring Trusts
• Manage your shifts and timesheets on the go- access your “My Bank” shift portal anywhere, anytime online or through your smartphone
• Varied working options to suit your lifestyle- access to the Bank gives you options of ad hoc shifts or longer-term placements
• Training and development opportunities- Keep up with the essentials and more
• Stakeholder pension scheme available- a flexible future for you and yours

Who are NHS Professionals?

We specialise in putting people in place to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated candidates and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, access to more shifts and a healthier work-life balance, giving more choice and control to our members.

As an equal opportunities' organisation, NHSP is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective Bank members and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender reassignment, or marriage and civil partnership. We believe there is a strong case for the Equality, Diversity and inclusion agenda and we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants form a range of backgrounds to apply.

Disclaimer

Please note, you will be contacted by email throughout the recruitment process, so please check your emails, including your junk/spam regularly. We regret we cannot contact everyone who is not selected for an interview, therefore if you do not hear from us within 21 days after submitting your application, please assume you have not been successful on this occasion.