housekeeper

The Great Western Hospitals NHS FT; Swindon; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A health services provider in Swindon is seeking a housekeeper to join their team at Chippenham Community Hospital. This full-time role requires a flexible approach to work with hours from Monday to Friday, 07:00–14:00. Responsibilities include cleaning clinical departments and communal areas, maintaining high standards of cleanliness, and managing waste disposal. Essential qualifications include basic food hygiene and Health and Safety knowledge. A supportive environment is offered with potential sponsorship for skilled workers.

Qualifications

• General educational level of numeracy and literacy is required.
• Basic food hygiene knowledge or qualification is necessary.
• Basic Health and Safety knowledge or qualification is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Undertake cleaning duties throughout the site.
• Empty, clean, and re-line general and clinical waste bins.
• Replenish supplies of soap and consumables.
• Perform periodic cleaning maintenance of carpets.
• Maintain departmental records for cleaning.
• Occasionally change curtains.
• Use cleaning products according to manufacturers’ instructions.

Skills

Numeracy and literacy

Basic food hygiene knowledge

Basic Health and Safety knowledge

Job description

Job Summary

We are looking for a housekeeper with a flexible approach to work to join our existing team at Chippenham Community Hospital. This full‑time role involves Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week, 07:00–14:00. You will help ensure all areas are maintained to the highest standards, keeping wards, departments and communal spaces clean, tidy and safe for our staff and patients.

Job Responsibilities

• Undertake cleaning duties throughout the site, including clinical departments, offices, sanitary and communal areas.
• Empty, clean and re‑line general and clinical waste bins, segregating waste for disposal to appropriate holding areas.
• Replenish supplies of soap, toilet rolls, paper towels and other consumables.
• Perform periodic cleaning maintenance of carpets and other floor surfaces.
• Maintain departmental records where appropriate, such as cleaning forms and temperature sheets.
• Occasionally change curtains.
• Use all equipment and cleaning products in accordance with manufacturers’ instructions.

Person Specification – Qualifications

• Essential:
  • General educational level of numeracy and literacy
  • Basic food hygiene knowledge or qualification
  • Basic Health and Safety knowledge or qualification
• Desirable:
  • Control of infection knowledge
  • Cleaning background
  • NHS background

Additional Information

• Disclosure and Barring Service Check required.
• Subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975.
• Certificate of Sponsorship: Skilled worker sponsorship considered for eligible applicants.
• Skilled worker applicants must provide a criminal record certificate for each country they have lived continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years.
• Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are subject to the same requirement.