Housekeeping Assistant

Horder Healthcare; East Grinstead; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Horder Healthcare is seeking a motivated Housekeeping Assistant to join their team at The McIndoe Centre in East Grinstead. In this role, you will maintain high cleanliness standards across the facility, ensuring a safe and pleasant environment for all patients and staff. Ideal candidates will have experience in a healthcare setting, possess good communication skills, and be flexible with working hours, including weekends. This is a permanent contract with hours ranging from 32.5 to 37.5 per week, including weekends and bank holidays.

Qualifications

• Experience in healthcare or hospital housekeeping preferred.
• Ability to work both independently and in a team.
• Flexible with working hours, including weekends.

Responsibilities

• Maintain cleanliness in patient rooms and common areas.
• Manage waste disposal and linen supplies.
• Follow health and safety guidelines.

Skills

Communication

Attention to Detail

Organizational Skills

Customer Service

Education

Experience in housekeeping

Job description

At Horder Healthcare, we take great pride in our reputation for exceptional cleanliness and outstanding patient care. We are now looking for a motivated and experienced Housekeeping Assistantto join our fantastic corporate housekeeping team at The McIndoe Centre.

As a Housekeeping Assistant, you will be at the heart of maintaining high standards of cleanliness across our hospital. From patient rooms and treatment areas to staff facilities, you’ll ensure a safe, clean, and comfortable environment for patients, staff, and visitors.

Key Duties:

• Maintain Cleanliness: Perform all cleaning tasks to the highest standard across patient rooms, lounges, treatment areas, and public spaces.
• Waste Management: Safely dispose of clinical, household, and recycling waste.
• Linen Management: Restock clean linen supplies and manage soiled laundry.
• Infection Control: Follow Health & Safety and Infection Control guidelines to ensure a safe environment.
• Communication: Work closely with staff and occasionally interact with patients. Good communication skills are a must!

About you:

• Experienced in housekeeping, ideally in a hospital or healthcare environment.
• Confident in working independently and as part of a team, with a strong focus on high standards of cleanliness and hygiene.
• Customer-focused, friendly, and professional in every interaction.
• Organised, with a keen eye for detail and the ability to manage time effectively.
• Flexible, willing to work weekends and bank holidays as part of a rota.
• Aligned with our core values: Caring, Friendly, Quality, Integrity, and Pride.

Location: The McIndoe Centre, East Grinstead
Contract Type: Permanent
Shift Pattern: 32.50 to 37.50 hours Includes weekends (1 in 3) and Bank Holidays (2 per year)
Salary: from £23,809.50 onwards (experience dependent)

Please note that the salary shown on this advert is the full-time equivalent. Salary will be pro-rata in line with contracted part-time hours.

Right to work in the UK

In accordance with Home Office guidance successful candidates will be required to evidence their right to work in the UK before commencement of employment. We have assessed this role and do not consider that we would be able to sponsor a successful candidate under the Skilled Worker route as the role does not meet the relevant Home Office criteria; the successful candidate therefore must be able to demonstrate their own right to work during the recruitment process without Horder Healthcare sponsorship.

At Horder Healthcare, we are proud to champion and celebrate diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in all areas of our business. We are committed to creating an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants without regard to protected characteristicsby applicable law.

As a disability confident employer, we are pleased to offer our full support should you require an alternative method of applying or any reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process.

In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

Due to the nature of work here at Horder Healthcare, and to ensure that we remain committed to our Safeguarding policy, any applicant upon an initial offer of employment will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS check). References and Occupational Health checks will also be taken up before appointment.