Housekeeping Assistant Bank | The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A large NHS trust in the West Midlands is looking for enthusiastic individuals to join its housekeeping team. The role involves cleaning duties and providing catering services across various sites. Candidates should adhere to Trust policies and maintain hygiene standards. This is a flexible working opportunity, aiming to create a supportive environment for staff.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Supportive working environment

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic individuals willing to join the housekeeping team.
• Ability to follow Trust Policies and Health and Safety requirements.
• Attention to detail for cleaning and catering services.

Responsibilities

• Undertake cleaning duties across Trust sites.
• Provide food and beverage service to patients.
• Work as a member of the Housekeeping team.

Job description

Overview

Community Clinic's and West Park Hospital. We are seeking enthusiastic individuals to join our housekeeping bank team to provide a cleaning service to cover our clinic's and West Park Hospital, and to provide a catering service, to cover sickness, annual leave and vacancies.

Responsibilities

• To undertake cleaning duties across Trust sites as required, ensuring levels of cleanliness meet the National specification for Cleanliness for the NHS.
• To provide a food and beverage service to patients.
• To work as a member of the Housekeeping team to assist with the daily tasks required to maintain the levels of cleanliness required for the environment.
• To provide routine information with colleagues, ward, clinic managers and Supervisor.
• To complete tasks or activities to ensure cleanliness levels are achieved and documentation is completed for Trust patients, staff and visitors.
• To comply with all Trust Policies, Infection Prevention protocols and Health and Safety requirements.
• To ensure safe use, and cleanliness, of all work equipment required (e.g. vacuums, polishers, scrubber/dryers, etc.) – following Housekeeping standard operating procedures.
• To monitor and report on stock levels and ensure they are correctly stored in line with COSHH.
• To record personally generated information for compliance to ensure Infection prevention protocols are followed.
• To work within clearly defined procedures using own initiative on routine matters, with supervision available.
• To wear full uniform as issued and maintain personal appearance and hygiene at a standard commensurate with the duties and role of the post.

About the Trust

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

Awards and flexible working

We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020. The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

This advert closes on Friday 26 Sep 2025.