Housekeeper *Internal*

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust; Carlisle; Sur place; GBP 23 000 - 28 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33

NHS Discounts

Salary Sacrifice schemes

Vivup counselling service

Résumé du poste

NCIC is recruiting a Band 2 Housekeeper at Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle. 75 hours per week across 12-hour and 6-hour shifts to ensure full coverage. The role supports the stroke/HASU ward with cleaning, meal service, and patient care tasks within a busy acute hospital environment.

The post offers NHS salary (£25,272 per annum pro rata) and a benefits package. Applicants should be able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team and maintain patient dignity and privacy.

Qualifications

• Good standard of general education.
• NVQ 1 in hotel services/food service or equivalent.
• Experience in customer service/caring environment is desirable.

Responsabilités

• Assist with meal rounds and serve patients meals/drinks.
• Assist with feeding patients and update relevant documentation.
• Order weekly stores and put away deliveries.
• Routine cleaning and basic maintenance of equipment.
• Report equipment/environmental issues.
• Replenish ward supplies including linen.
• Maintain patient privacy and dignity.
• Work and liaise with other professionals in the team.

Connaissances

Effective communication

Communication

Teamwork

Formation

NVQ 1 in hotel services/food service

Description du poste

Would you like to join a centre of excellence in rural and remote healthcare?

Main area CIC Elm B (Stroke) - 200102 Grade NHS AfC: Band 2 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time

75 hours per week (12hr days shift and 6hr days shifts to make up hours) Job ref 262-A-26-8327995

Site Cumberland Infirmary Town Carlisle Salary £25,272 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 11/11/2026 23:59

Job overview

Housekeeper Band 2 - 75 hours available - Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the team on Elm A/HASU, we are seeking to recruit a highly enthusiastic and motivated team player who will work within the team providing high quality service ensuring standards are maintained.

The department specialises in acute stroke care and stroke/neuro rehabilitation it is a 43 bedded area and consists of a 10 bedded hyper acute stroke unit, with 33 acute stroke /neuro rehabilitation beds. The Stroke Department is a friendly and caring environment providing care to the most critically / acutely ill patients. The aim of HASU is to provide holistic care for acute stroke patients, utilising a co-ordinated multidisciplinary approach, resulting in optimal patient outcomes. It is a fast paced, acute care environment; assessing, prioritising and caring for a multitude of patient and families, with specific acute care needs and long term conditions.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the job includes:

Assist with meal rounds and serve patients meals/drinks

Assist with feeding patients and update relevant documentation

Order weekly stores and put away on delivery

Routine cleaning and basic maintenance of equipment

Reporting equipment/ environmental issues

Replenish ward supplies including linen

Maintain patient privacy and dignity

Work and Liaise with other professionals in team

Working for our organisation

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of ‘safe, high quality care every time’:

• Being a clinically led organisation
• Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
• A positive patient experience every time
• A great place to work
• Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

CERTIFICATE OF SPONSORSHIP

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment.Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligiblevacancies.

Disclosure and Barring Service:

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.

The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £6.50 = £28.00 Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £6.50 = £56.00 Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

NCIC can offer successful future employees the following benefits:

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

NHS Discounts*

Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work*

Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

*Subject to eligibility

Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date

Person specification

Qualifications

• Good standard of general education
• NVQ 1 in hotel services/food service or equivalent or equivalent experience

Experience

• Previous experience of working in a customer service/caring environment
• Acute hospital work.
• Health care work.
• Experience of housekeeping/domestic duties

Knowledge

• Knowledge of systems and processes, eg manual handling, fire safety
• Knowledge of cleaning/hygiene/COSHH

Skills and Aptitudes

• Effective communication and interpersonal skills both written and verbal.
• Able to prioritise work to meet deadlines.
• Able to work well within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Ability to cope with distressing or emotional circumstances, eg death, bereavement, safeguarding issues
• Attention to detail.
• Empathetic and caring approach
• Ability to respond to changing requirements
• Ability to respond to sensitive situations

Personal Circumstances

• Flexible approach to work patterns

Other requirements

• Willing to undertake work related training and development.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.