The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Housekeeper

The closing date is 07 December 2025

Job summary

We have a vacancy for a departmental Housekeeper here in the Children's Intensive Care Unit at the Great North Children's Hospital

Interview Date: Monday 22nd December 2025
Full and Part time post available
You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy

Main duties of the job

The daily role will include maintaining a safe and clean environment with general housekeeping/ tidying and stocking up throughout the unit. Main duties include stocking of unit, organisation of equipment, laundry, cleaning of bedspaces and telephone answering.

Support qualified staff in adhering to Infection Control policies & procedures and assist in any other necessary duties to maintain high standards of cleanliness.

About us

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:

o Freeman Hospital

o Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)

o Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)

o Newcastle Dental Hospital

o Newcastle Fertility Centre

o Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria

o Northern Genetics Service

o Cramlington Manor Walks

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Date posted

01 December 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,465 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

317-2025-48-45-DR

Job locations

Great North Children's Hospital

Newcastle Upon Tyne

NE1 4LP

Job description

Job responsibilities

Be an effective member of the multi-disciplinary team assisting the Ward / Department to maintain a safe, clean and comfortable environment for the patients, their families and visitors. Report any concerns regarding the patients condition to the qualifiednurse/Registered Clinician.

Maintain patients privacy and dignity at all times. Report to the Nurse or Clinician in Charge any issues that may prevent cleaning or compromise the safety of the environment. Actively contribute to the provision of nutrition of the patients on the Ward / Department. May undertake administrative and clinical duties as required. To abide by Trust policies and procedures.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications & Education

Essential

NVQ Level 2 in appropriate subject (or on pathway) or equivalent qualification / experience

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

Understand basic food hygiene concepts.
Basic knowledge of Infection Prevention and Control.
Understanding of confidentiality

Desirable

Experience of previously working in a health care setting.
Understanding of basic safeguarding
Evidence of understanding of Trust Business
Experience of working in the Trust previously

Skills & Abilities

Essential

Basic IT skills.
Good literacy and numeracy skills
Ability to communicate with members of the public and health care providers
Ability to work effectively under direct supervision, as part of the multi-disciplinary team.
Good organisational skills
Use electronic resources to input, save and retrieve information, make appropriate use of the eRecord system

Person Specification

Qualifications & Education

Essential

NVQ Level 2 in appropriate subject (or on pathway) or equivalent qualification / experience

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

Understand basic food hygiene concepts.
Basic knowledge of Infection Prevention and Control.
Understanding of confidentiality

Desirable

Experience of previously working in a health care setting.
Understanding of basic safeguarding
Evidence of understanding of Trust Business
Experience of working in the Trust previously

Skills & Abilities

Essential

Basic IT skills.
Good literacy and numeracy skills
Ability to communicate with members of the public and health care providers
Ability to work effectively under direct supervision, as part of the multi-disciplinary team.
Good organisational skills
Use electronic resources to input, save and retrieve information, make appropriate use of the eRecord system

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.