Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Band 2 Housekeeper Paeds ED

The closing date is 14 August 2025

Job summary

The North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust is seeking to recruit highly motivated, experienced, knowledgeable of the hospital environment housekeeper to join our excellent team of house keepers in the Emergency Department.

Main duties of the job

The ideal candidate will be available to start as soon as possible on a full time contract in the diverse Trust in North London.

North Middlesex Emergency Department is one of the busiest single-site hospital emergency and urgent care departments in the country with almost 160,000 attendances last year.

Our Emergency Department is an enjoyable, productive and highly rewarding environment, where the successful candidate will learn, develop and progress with their career goals. We are proud to provide the best available service for our local community. Our Department is currently undergoing reconfiguration to improve patient care and adapt to the recommendations in response to the corona virus pandemic.

North Middlesex has the busiest Pediatric Emergency Department in London, which has recently won the Pediatric award for training in London from the Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health.

We also run the Urgent Treatment Centre, staffed by General Practitioners and Emergency Nurse Practitioners.

The Emergency Department is also a Major Trauma Unit, running a 24-hour Trauma Team.

About us

NMUH North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Hospital Trust (NMUH) is one of London's busiest healthcare providers, providing hospital care and community services for the 350,000 people living in Enfield, Haringey and beyond. Our specialist services include HIV, cardiology, blood disorders, diabetes, fertility, sickle cell and thalassemia. In addition to a full range of cancer diagnosis and treatment services, the Helen Rollason Cancer Support Centre is based on-site and provides services to support cancer patients' wellbeing. We also provide community services and have a dedicated 0-19 service for children and young people in Enfield so that they can get the best possible start in life. This includes health visitors and school nurses who are delivering the national Healthy Child Programme, which provides a structured framework for the delivery of key interventions to support the health and wellbeing of children and families from 0 to 5 and school aged children from 5-19. The 0-19 service aims to improve pathways and partnerships with services in the hospital and deliver excellent care for the children and families. For more information, please access the following link: https://www.northmid.nhs.uk/

Details

Date posted

01 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£29,179 a year Per Annum (pro rata) including HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

391-NMUH-7280229

Job locations

PAEDIATRIC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, THE NORTH MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

STERLING WAY

EDMONTON

N18 1QX


Job description

Job responsibilities

To act as Housekeeper, ensuring the patient service and theclinical environment are managed and maintained toappropriate standards. To maintain a high standard ofcleanliness without direct supervision. To support theward/department staff in the smooth running of their areaand to come into contact with patients. The post holder willbe instrumental in ensuring stock requirements EDare met. The post holder is required to use their initiative andtake responsibility for themselves and the quality of theirwork and the service they provide to patients.

The post will be required to have knowledge of the IT system (stock ordering, procurement and escalation in timely fashion) to have an overview on the stock of consumable as well as non consumable items.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To act as Housekeeper, ensuring the patient service and theclinical environment are managed and maintained toappropriate standards. To maintain a high standard ofcleanliness without direct supervision. To support theward/department staff in the smooth running of their areaand to come into contact with patients. The post holder willbe instrumental in ensuring stock requirements EDare met. The post holder is required to use their initiative andtake responsibility for themselves and the quality of theirwork and the service they provide to patients.

The post will be required to have knowledge of the IT system (stock ordering, procurement and escalation in timely fashion) to have an overview on the stock of consumable as well as non consumable items.

Person Specification

Education and qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE at grade C/4 or above or Functional skills at level 2 or above in English Language and Maths.

Desirable

  • NVQ Level 1 or above in Customer Service.

Skills and abilities

Essential

  • Ability to carry out tasks without supervision.
  • Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
  • Ability to communicate effectively with staff, patients, and relatives.

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience working in a cleaning capacity

Desirable

  • Previous experience working in an NHS setting
  • Previous experience working in a Healthcare setting.
Person Specification

Education and qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE at grade C/4 or above or Functional skills at level 2 or above in English Language and Maths.

Desirable

  • NVQ Level 1 or above in Customer Service.

Skills and abilities

Essential

  • Ability to carry out tasks without supervision.
  • Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
  • Ability to communicate effectively with staff, patients, and relatives.

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience working in a cleaning capacity

Desirable

  • Previous experience working in an NHS setting
  • Previous experience working in a Healthcare setting.

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

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

PAEDIATRIC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, THE NORTH MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

STERLING WAY

EDMONTON

N18 1QX


Employer's website

https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

PAEDIATRIC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, THE NORTH MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

STERLING WAY

EDMONTON

N18 1QX


Employer's website

https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

MATRON ED

Nadine Campbell

nadine.campbell2@nhs.net

02088872990

Details

Date posted

01 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£29,179 a year Per Annum (pro rata) including HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

391-NMUH-7280229

Job locations

PAEDIATRIC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, THE NORTH MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

STERLING WAY

EDMONTON

N18 1QX


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