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Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Housekeeper

The closing date is 19 November 2025

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Job summary

Support clinical staff by addressing the non-clinical needs of the patients in achieving an excellent level of customer service, by ensuring that the patient environment is a welcoming, clean, comfortable, and safe.

Supporting the Senior Sister, Charge Nurse and Ward Staff in maintaining the ward environment, liaise closely with the Facilities Service Manager and the Estates Help Desk, ensuring that all issues pertaining to the patients' environment and needs are dealt with efficiently.

Main duties of the job

  • 1. To work with the domestic staff allocated to your ward(s) to ensure that there is a high standard of cleanliness.
  • 2. Spot clean and ensure spillages are dealt with swiftly and efficiently
  • 3. Bring to the attention of nursing staff any shortfalls in cleanliness of patient equipment.
  • 4. Undertake cleaning of spillage's, including body fluids in line with Trust infection control policies and procedures
  • 5. An awareness of all infection control issues
  • 6. Arrange for specialist cleaning as and when required, i.e. carpet cleaning, deep cleaning.
  • 7. Address that the patient has all toiletry requisites
  • 8. Responsible for keeping the unit tidy by encouraging both staff and patients to be aware of the standards expected by PLACE.
  • 9. Ensure that segregation and disposal of waste is disposed of according to the Trust's Waste Management Policy
  • 10. Take responsibility to ensure that mandatory training is up to date

About us

Valuing you. Recognising your dedication. At EPUT, we look after you.

  • Receive supervision and support to help you fulfil your potential.
  • Join an inclusive EPUT community and connect with others through engagement events and equality or champion networks.
  • If you need help, we provide mental health and wellbeing services, occupational health advice and counselling.
  • We run recognition awards to recognise staff's hard work and dedication.

Benefits

  • 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years' service.
  • Excellent pension of up to14.5% of your pensionable pay.
  • Staff discounts include Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits.
  • £8K relocation package if you move to Essex to join us
  • Season ticket loans are interest-free to cover the cost of travelling to and from work via tram, rail, or bus.

Work that wraps around your needs

  • Work bank: You can use the opportunity to supplement your income and develop your skills by working bank shifts.
  • Flexible working: available from day one for most roles.
  • Job share: Applications for job shares are welcomed.

Details

Date posted

07 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,465 a year Per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

364-A-9499

Job locations

Brockfield House

Kemble Way

Runwell

SS11 7FE


Job description

Job responsibilities

In addition to the above duties you will also be expected to perform the below key activities in line with your job role;

1. Audit stock control of beverages, snacks, adequate supplies of fresh fruit and order when required

2. Maintain the ward(s) environment, both internal and external, to ensure that that it is safe and welcoming.

3. Report all maintenance faults to the Estates Helpdesk as soon as identified via the Facilities Support Desk. You will be responsible for following up persistent problems with the appropriate help/support desk.

4. Ensure that curtains, carpets and upholstery are kept clean and in a good state of repair. This will involve re-hanging curtains, arranging for curtains and carpets to be cleaned and reporting problems with the upholstery to the Ward Manager.

5. Ensure there is an adequate supply of clean linen for patients use. Where bed making is one of the duties assigned to the Domestic Staff, ensure that all patients beds are made.

6. To keep linen room stocked and tidy

7. Undertake supervision to enhance practice and accept constructive criticism

8. To be appraised once a year

Job description

Job responsibilities

In addition to the above duties you will also be expected to perform the below key activities in line with your job role;

1. Audit stock control of beverages, snacks, adequate supplies of fresh fruit and order when required

2. Maintain the ward(s) environment, both internal and external, to ensure that that it is safe and welcoming.

3. Report all maintenance faults to the Estates Helpdesk as soon as identified via the Facilities Support Desk. You will be responsible for following up persistent problems with the appropriate help/support desk.

4. Ensure that curtains, carpets and upholstery are kept clean and in a good state of repair. This will involve re-hanging curtains, arranging for curtains and carpets to be cleaned and reporting problems with the upholstery to the Ward Manager.

5. Ensure there is an adequate supply of clean linen for patients use. Where bed making is one of the duties assigned to the Domestic Staff, ensure that all patients beds are made.

6. To keep linen room stocked and tidy

7. Undertake supervision to enhance practice and accept constructive criticism

8. To be appraised once a year

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

  • Good General Education
  • Basic numeracy & literacy
  • Previous Experience of working in a care environment

Desirable

  • NVQ Care or equivalent

Knowledge

Essential

  • IT Literate
  • Awareness of safe practice including infection control, food hygiene, dietary needs & knowledge of care programme approach

Desirable

  • Health & Safety Awareness/Course
  • Basic Food Hygiene Certificate
  • Knowledge of COSHH

Skills & Experience

Essential

  • Assist in provision of care to patients
  • Ability to be aware of when to request assistance from senior colleagues or other members of the team
  • Assist patients with all activities of daily living

Desirable

  • Manual Handling of patients using lifting aids
Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

  • Good General Education
  • Basic numeracy & literacy
  • Previous Experience of working in a care environment

Desirable

  • NVQ Care or equivalent

Knowledge

Essential

  • IT Literate
  • Awareness of safe practice including infection control, food hygiene, dietary needs & knowledge of care programme approach

Desirable

  • Health & Safety Awareness/Course
  • Basic Food Hygiene Certificate
  • Knowledge of COSHH

Skills & Experience

Essential

  • Assist in provision of care to patients
  • Ability to be aware of when to request assistance from senior colleagues or other members of the team
  • Assist patients with all activities of daily living

Desirable

  • Manual Handling of patients using lifting aids

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Brockfield House

Kemble Way

Runwell

SS11 7FE


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Brockfield House

Kemble Way

Runwell

SS11 7FE


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Ward Manager

Angel Cochrane

angel.cochrane@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

07 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,465 a year Per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

364-A-9499

Job locations

Brockfield House

Kemble Way

Runwell

SS11 7FE


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