Modern Housekeeper
The closing date is 21 August 2025
Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for the right person to join Women's and Children's theatres at Royal Derby 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 Theatre 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 theatre coordinator and domestic service where appropriate.
To ensure staff rest areas and changing rooms 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.
Closing date of applications: 21 August 2025
Interview date: 4 September 2025
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.
Details
Date posted
07 August 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 2
Salary
£24,465 a year pro rata pa
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
320-SURG-1263
Job locations
Royal Derby Hospital
Uttoxeter Road
Derby
DE22 3NE
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Derby Hospital
Uttoxeter Road
Derby
DE22 3NE
Employer's website
https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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