Housekeeper-Ward 5A | East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Stevenage is seeking a full-time Housekeeper to join a close-knit team on a busy surgical ward. The role involves maintaining cleanliness and hygiene, serving meals, and supporting patient recovery. Ideal candidates will have an understanding of proper food handling and a commitment to high cleanliness standards. The provider promotes a positive work-life balance and encourages flexible working patterns.

Benefits

Flexible working patterns

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a housekeeping or cleaning role is preferred.
• Ability to adhere to health and safety standards is essential.
• Must be able to work efficiently in a team setting.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a clean, safe, and welcoming environment.
• Perform cleaning tasks to meet health and safety standards.
• Serve patient meals and support hydration and nutrition.
• Stock cupboards and maintain cleanliness of kitchen.
• Complete stock orders in a timely manner.

Skills

Cleaning standards

Food handling

Hygiene maintenance

Customer service

Job description

Overview

We are recruiting for a Housekeeper who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

5A are looking for a full time housekeeper to join the team, we are an ENT, Plastics and general female surgical ward. We are a busy ward and we are a close team.

Responsibilities

• The post holder will be responsible for maintaining a clean, safe, and welcoming environment. You are expected to adhere to proper food handling.
• This role involves performing a variety of cleaning tasks to ensure that all areas meet health and safety standards. You will work closely with medical staff to support patient care by providing a hygienic setting that promotes recovery and well-being.
• The housekeeper will serve patient meals and support hydration and nutrition on the ward.
• Stocking cupboards and supporting the patients with food choices, ensuring the cleanliness of the ward kitchen environment.
• Ensuring stock orders are completed in a timely manner.
• Assist in monitoring and maintaining cleaning standards on the ward.
• Carry out monitoring of service delivery related to cleaning, food, linen and the environment whilst on duty.

About East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

Hospitals

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

This advert closes on Thursday 18 Dec 2025