Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Housekeeper

The closing date is 11 October 2025

Job summary

The housekeeper role is vitally important tothe running of Basil Ward and we would welcome applications from enthusiastic hard working individuals.

The successful applicant will provide direct support to the department inorder tomeet theirrequirements, specifically by making sure the environment is kept clear, tidy and appropriately maintained and stocked.

Main duties of the job

To ensure the department environment is kept clean to a predetermined level and in accordance with the trusts policies and procedures. There are 4 key elements to this role including

Domestic duties

Equipment and Supplies

Maintenance

General responsibilities

Please see the job description for a full overview of responsibilities and role expectations.

About us

Our vision: Exceptional patient care provided by exceptional people.

Our mission: To bring our people communities and partners together, providing patient care we are proud of. We all play a part in achieving this, by living up to the values we promise to our patients and each other. As members of staff we will always be guided by our Proud to CARE values:

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a well performing Foundation Trust serving a population of around 441,000 across the Bolsover, Chesterfield, Derbyshire Dales, North Amber Valley, High Peak and North East Derbyshire districts. With a workforce of around 3,800 staff and good financial control, currently operating with a positive financial surplus and was recently rated "Good" by the CQC .

We are committed to working with our partners in health and social care to deliver long term financial sustainability and resilience in our performance to ensure we provide high quality services and excellent patient care.

Details

Date posted

10 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,465 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

166-MEC-7482568

Job locations

Chesterfield Royal Hospital

Top Road, Calow

Chesterfield

S44 5BL


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the full job description and person specification for detailed job description and main responsibilities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the full job description and person specification for detailed job description and main responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

  • Evidence of reasonable general education

Desirable

  • Health related training or domestic services training
  • Moving & Handling and Food handling training

Experience

Essential

  • Recent experience of working in a health care setting

Desirable

  • Experience as a HCA or Domestic within a health care setting

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

  • Good oral and written communication skills
  • Ability to communicate across a range of staff
  • Good interpersonal skills
  • Good organisational skills
  • Ability to prioritise workload

Desirable

  • QCF level 2

Personal Attributes

Essential

  • Smart appearance
  • Approachable
  • Reliable
  • Flexible
  • Ability to work within a team and individually
  • Understanding the importance of hospital cleanliness
  • Demonstrate initiative
Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

  • Evidence of reasonable general education

Desirable

  • Health related training or domestic services training
  • Moving & Handling and Food handling training

Experience

Essential

  • Recent experience of working in a health care setting

Desirable

  • Experience as a HCA or Domestic within a health care setting

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

  • Good oral and written communication skills
  • Ability to communicate across a range of staff
  • Good interpersonal skills
  • Good organisational skills
  • Ability to prioritise workload

Desirable

  • QCF level 2

Personal Attributes

Essential

  • Smart appearance
  • Approachable
  • Reliable
  • Flexible
  • Ability to work within a team and individually
  • Understanding the importance of hospital cleanliness
  • Demonstrate initiative

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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Chesterfield Royal Hospital

Top Road, Calow

Chesterfield

S44 5BL


Employer's website

https://www.chesterfieldroyal.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Chesterfield Royal Hospital

Top Road, Calow

Chesterfield

S44 5BL


Employer's website

https://www.chesterfieldroyal.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Ward Leader

Kirsty Gudgeon

kirsty.gudgeon@nhs.net

01246516061

Details

Date posted

10 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,465 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

166-MEC-7482568

Job locations

Chesterfield Royal Hospital

Top Road, Calow

Chesterfield

S44 5BL


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