Housekeeper

Transformation Unit; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Flexible working

Annual leave

Pension scheme

Health and wellbeing

Salary sacrifice schemes

Discount opportunities

Job summary

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Ward Support Assistant to work as part of the clinical team, ensuring a clean, safe and comfortable environment, supporting nursing staff by performing duties as per job description.

The role involves maintaining cleaning standards, assisting with meals, monitoring patient fluids and diet, stocking, handling calls, and upholding health and safety policies in line with NHS guidelines.

Qualifications

• GCSE English and Maths or equivalent qualifications or experience.
• Evidence of further development.
• Experience of working within a healthcare or customer environment or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Assist in monitoring and maintaining cleaning standards on the ward and report to the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse and Matron on the level of cleanliness in the area.
• Participate in environmental monitoring and inspections.
• Spot cleaning to deal with spillages including body fluids in line with Trust policies.
• Uptake of ward appearance: tidy notices, storage, signage, and nurse stations.
• Ensure bed areas are clean and prepared for new patients.
• Assist patients with meal choices and serving, replenish water jugs.
• Assist with dietary and fluid intake, documenting on patient charts as directed.
• Clinic equipment management and safe storage.
• Undertake errands as directed by the Nurse in Charge.
• Minor clerical duties and stock ordering, shelf top-up and stock rotation.
• Deal with telephone calls and personal callers as appropriate.
• Carry out duties safely, upholding Health and Safety, Food Hygiene and COSHH policies.
• Maintain complete confidentiality regarding patient issues.

Skills

Communication with patients

Teamwork

Written communication

Prioritisation

Initiative

Education

GCSE English & Maths

Further development

Job description

Employer Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL Town SHEFFIELD Salary £25,272 pa/pro rata for part time staff Salary period Yearly Closing 09/11/2026 23:59 Interview date 18/11/2026

NHS AfC: Band 2

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.

Job overview

To work as part of the clinical team to ensure a clean, safe and comfortable environment is maintained. To work closely with the Matron and Sister in supporting the nursing staff in providing a high standard of care by performing duties as per job description.

Main duties of the job

Assist in monitoring and maintaining cleaning standards on the ward and report to the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse and Matron on the level of cleanliness in the area.

Participate in environmental monitoring and inspections.

Spot cleaning i.e. ensure spillage’s including body fluids are dealt with swiftly and efficiently in accordance with Trust policies.

Upkeep of ward appearance i.e. removing clutter, tidy notice boards, attend to storage requirements, signage, tidy nurse stations etc.

Ensure bed areas are clean and prepared for new patients.

Assist patients with meal choices as directed by the Nurse in Charge
Assist with serving of meals, cleaning crockery, replenishing water jugs.

Assisting patients with dietary and fluid intake, as directed by the Nurse in Charge and document this on the patient’s diet and fluid charts in accordance with the care plan.

Clinic equipment management and safe storage (both clinical and non-clinical)

Undertake errands, where appropriate, as directed by the Nurse in Charge.

Minor clerical duties as required.

Ordering of stock and non-stock items, ensuring shelf top-up and stock rotation.

Deal with telephone calls and personal callers as appropriate.

Carry out all duties safely and responsibly, showing awareness of Health and Safety Policies, Food Hygiene and COSHH Regulations.

Ability to maintain complete confidentiality with regard to all patient issues

Working for our organisation

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its employees. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

• GCSE Grade D/3 or above in English and Maths or equivalent qualifications or equivalent experience
• Evidence of further development

Experience

• Experience of working within a healthcare or customer environment or equivalent
• Basic clerical/ IT skills

Skills and Knowledge

• Ability to communicate effectively with patients and within a multidisciplinary team
• Ability to work on own initiative following guidance from the Ward Manager
• Understanding of confidentially in the workplace
• Evidence of good written communication
• Evidence of ability to prioritise own workload

Personal Qualities

Please note that in order to comply with the UK Government’s rules on Skilled Worker sponsorship, any applicants who do not meet the eligibility requirements or concessions on salary thresholds under the Skilled Worker visa will not be eligible to receive sponsorship from the Trust. Please keep this in mind when submitting your application. Further details on these concessions, and who qualifies for them, can be found here .

Candidates are advised to read the attached guidance on using AI technology. W hen you complete your application, you are required to declare that the information in your application form is true and complete. The personal statement is exactly that; personal.

If you are offered employment at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals your information will be transferred from the Trac recruitment system into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. In addition, in submitting an application form, you authorise our Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process should you be appointed.

Please note, all communication regarding your application will be made via email sent via the Trac recruitment system, please ensure you check your junk/spam folders as emails are sometimes filtered there.

The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Should you require any assistance in applying for the position please contact the General or Medical Human Resources Departments on the number identified on the NHS Jobs page for the organisation.
Job Share applicants are welcome for all full time posts unless indicated but cannot be guaranteed. In addition for Fixed Term Contracts, internal secondments may be considered, please seek the approval of your current line manager before applying for the position.
All employment with the Trust is subject to a number of NHS Employment Checks being met to a satisfactory standard including verification of identity, eligibility to work in the United Kingdom, references and qualifications in addition to professional registration, a disclosure and barring records check and occupational health check if these are deemed to be a requirement for the position to be undertaken.

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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.