Housekeeper - Avon House 15 hours (6 month FIXED TERM)

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust; Tewkesbury; Sur place; GBP 8 600 - 12 000; Temps partiel

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Enhanced pay for weekends/bank HOLIDH

Free car Parking

Résumé du poste

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a part-time Housekeeper at Avon House on a fixed-term 6-month contract for 15 hours per week, Monday to Friday. The role sits within the Facilities Team delivering cleaning and related services across our in-patient areas.

You will work to maintain a safe, clean environment, with full training provided and enhanced pay for weekends and bank holidays, plus free car parking.

Qualifications

• Good Verbal and Written Communication Skills.
• Cleaning or Catering Qualification.
• Experience in Customer Service.
• Knowledge and understanding of COSHH.

Responsabilités

• Work as a member of the Estates & Facilities Team in all areas of the site. Housekeepers will be expected to demonstrate a flexible attitude to their work to meet the needs of the service.
• Maintains a high standard of hygiene and cleanliness, as defined within the National Specification of Cleanliness.
• Prepares and presents patient meals and beverages in inpatient areas in accordance with Food Hygiene procedures.
• Full training will be given.

Connaissances

Verbal Communication

Written Communication

COSHH knowledge

Customer Service

Formation

Cleaning or Catering Qualification

Description du poste

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Housekeeper - Avon House 15 hours (6 month FIXED TERM)

The closing date is 29 October 2026

This is a part time (FIXED TERM for 6 months) vacancy at Avon House - 15 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

We have an opportunity to join our Facilities Team within the Tewkesbury Locality.

If you are eager to learn and keen to deliver the highest standards, you could be the person we are looking for.

Our Facilities Team delivers Portering, Cleaning, Catering and Linen services within our in-patient units, from 7am - 8pm, seven days a week.

Main duties of the job

As a Housekeeper, you will help maintain a safe, clean and relaxing environment for our patients to recover in.

If you give us your time and commitment, we will give you all the training necessary to be a part of this great Team.

You will also receive:

• Enhanced pay for weekends/bank holidays
• Free car Parking

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

About us

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys

Job responsibilities

Job Overview:

• Work as a member of the Estates & Facilities Team in all areas of the site. Housekeepers will be expected to demonstrate a flexible attitude to their work to meet the needs of the service.
• Maintains a high standard of hygiene and cleanliness, as defined within the National Specification of Cleanliness.
• Prepares and presents patient meals and beverages in inpatient areas in accordance with Food Hygiene procedures.
• Full training will be given.

This role is not eligible for sponsorship as per the Governments UK VISA and Immigration Rules and Regulations. For more information please visit https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas

Person Specification

QUALIFICATIONS

• Good Verbal and Written Communication Skills
• Cleaning or Catering Qualification

LENGTH AND / OR NATURE OF EXPERIENCE

• Previous experience of cleaning and/or catering duties
• Experience in Customer Service

PROFESSIONAL / MANAGERIAL / SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE

• Knowledge and understanding of COSHH

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

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

£25,272 a yearPer annum (pro rata) + bank holiday enhancements