Modern Housekeeper

NHS; Burton upon Trent; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in Burton upon Trent seeks a Modern Housekeeper for their surgical ward. The role involves maintaining cleanliness and hygiene standards, working closely with the clinical team. Candidates should have experience in a similar role and possess a food hygiene certificate. Good communication skills and the ability to work as part of a team are essential. Development opportunities and staff benefits are offered.

Benefits

Development opportunities

Employee assistance programme

Discounted gym membership

Onsite fitness classes

Car schemes

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience of working in the NHS/customer service.
• Experience working in a housekeeper/domestic role.
• Basic understanding of infection control.

Responsibilities

• Provide a housekeeping service for the Ward environment.
• Monitor and audit the standard of cleanliness.
• Ensure ward areas are kept clean and tidy.
• Promote and monitor adherence to Health & Safety.
• Report maintenance faults.

Skills

High standards of hygiene/cleanliness

Good standards of verbal and written communication

Able to work as part of a team

Demonstrates organizational skills

I.T Skills

Education

Food hygiene certificate

Job description

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Modern Housekeeper

The closing date is 12 October 2025

An opportunity has arisen for the right person to join Ward 30 which is a general surgery, urology, ENT and Gynaecology Ward at Queens Hospital as a modern housekeeper.

This is a valuable and rewarding role where you are part of the team, working together to ensure high standards across the department.

Ideally you will have a caring and compassionate attitude, excellent communication skills and understand confidentiality. You will have a good awareness of infection control principles with cleanliness and tidiness being an important part of your role. You will work closely with the clinical team.

Main duties of the job

To Provide a Housekeeping service for the Ward environment ensuring the appropriate delivery of cleaning and minor maintenance, together with other specified tasks, to meet the department's needs. Responsibilities to include:

• To monitor and audit standard of cleanliness in the department daily, liaising with the ward staff and domestic service where appropriate.
• To ensure the ward areas are kept clean and tidy.
• Ensure kitchen is clean at all times.
• Clean microwaves/cupboards/drawers on a weekly basis.
• Daily temperature recording of staff fridge & weekly fridge internal and external clean.
• To observe and maintain a high standard of fixtures and fittings. To escalate and concerns and reports any repairs to estates.
• Report maintenance faults.
• Promote and monitor adherence to Health & Safety and Trust policies.

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job description and Person Specification for more information.

Person Specification

Experience

• Demonstrable experience of working in the NHS/customer service
• Experience working in a housekeeper/ domestic role
• Food hygiene certificate

Skills

• High standards of hygiene/cleanliness
• Good standards of verbal and written communication
• Able to work as part of a team.
• Demonstrates good organisational skills, and able to prioritise workload.
• I.T Skills

Knowledge

• Basic understanding of infection control
• Values high standards of hygiene / department cleanliness
• Understands principles of confidentiality

Values

• Willing to undertake training
• Ability to work in line with the Trusts values and behaviours

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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Equal Opportunities

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.