Housekeeper

NHS Highland; Newcastle Local Municipality; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Part time

Job summary

NHS Highland is seeking a dedicated Housekeeper to join the Highland Hospice. This part-time role involves ensuring a clean, safe environment and supporting patient care through teamwork. Benefits include a pension scheme, generous holiday entitlement, and discounts across local businesses. Ideal candidates are people-focused, prideful in their work, and proactive.

Benefits

Access to discount schemes

Free counselling and financial advice

Generous holiday entitlement

Pension scheme

Discounted café meals

Free gym access

Qualifications

• Must be a people person with pride in their work.
• Ability to work flexibly and prioritize tasks.

Responsibilities

• Provide a clean, safe, and hygienic environment throughout all areas.
• Bag laundry and maintain good relationships with other disciplines.

Skills

Teamwork

Initiative

Attention to detail

Job description

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

Housekeeper

Hours: 18 hours / week (part time)

Salary: £24,647- £26,763 (pro-rata)

Holiday: 35 per annum (including public holidays) (pro rata)

Shift pattern: Mornings - 07.30am-2pm; Afternoons - 1.30pm-7.30pm

Sponsorship: Not applicable for this vacancy

Closing date: Wednesday 18 June 2025

Interview date: w/c 23 June 2025

A Day in the Life of a Housekeeper

What you'll be doing...

• Providing a clean, safe, and hygienic environment throughout all areas of the Hospice.
• Bagging laundry, writing up, labeling, and delivering to the laundry collection point daily.
• Working flexibly within a team to meet department needs.
• Maintaining good relationships with other disciplines to maximize patient care.
• Ensuring meeting rooms are set up correctly, refreshments are served and cleared away on time, including weddings if applicable.

What We Need From You

We hire mostly on personality & potential, but here are some requirements:

• A people person
• Takes pride in their work
• Loves working as part of a team
• Has initiative to prioritize work

What We Offer

At Highland Hospice, we value our staff and promote diversity, health & wellbeing, innovation, and individuality. Our benefits include:

• Access to The Blue Light discount scheme with discounts across retailers and local businesses.
• Free access to our employee assistance program for counselling, financial advice, and mental health support.
• Generous holiday entitlement with buy/sell options.
• Pension scheme with employer contributions and Death in Service Benefit.
• Continuation of NHS pension contributions and leave accrual for NHS staff transitioning to the Hospice.
• Discounted meals in our café.
• Free access to Inverness Tennis Court Gym Facilities.

This post is subject to a PVG Disclosure check.

Full job description and application forms are available at:

Informal enquiries can be made to Jordan Munro, Housekeeping Team Supervisor, at 01463 243132 or via email.

Equal Opportunities

Highland Hospice is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment. We consider all applicants based on their abilities and are happy to make reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process.