• Job Description

  Req#: C9285-25-0173?language=en&page=309&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Monday to Friday16:00pm - 19:00pm15 hours

  The Housekeeping role at Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is essential in maintaining a clean, safe, and comfortable environment for patients and staff. As a Housekeeper, you will be responsible for ensuring that all areas are cleaned to national standards, delivering meal and beverage services, making beds, cleaning medical and hard equipment, managing linen quality, and reporting maintenance issues

  To excel in this role, you need to have a keen eye for detail, a strong sense of responsibility, and the ability to work efficiently both independently and as part of a team. Good communication skills are also important, as you will be working closely with clinical colleagues to support patient care

  Joining our team means becoming part of a supportive and dedicated group of professionals who are committed to providing the highest quality of care. You will have the opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of our patients by ensuring they have a clean and comfortable environment during their stay. Additionally, you will be working in a dynamic and rewarding environment where your contributions are valued and appreciated.

  Main duties of the job

  The main duties of a Housekeeper at Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust include ensuring a clean and safe environment for patients and staff. This involves performing scheduled cleaning tasks, including the cleaning of clinical equipment, and upholding all infection prevention and control measures

  . Housekeepers are also responsible for delivering meal and beverage services, making beds, managing linen quality, and reporting maintenance issues

  . Additionally, they ensure that all domestic consumables are available at all times in the appropriate dispensers

  . Housekeepers may also undertake ad hoc cleaning tasks as required by the Facilities Supervisor - Housekeeping or nursing staff

  About us

  Working for the Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust offers a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the lives of individuals and communities. The Trust is dedicated to providing high-quality mental health, learning disability, and community healthcare services, ensuring that you are part of a team that truly makes a difference. With a strong commitment to staff wellbeing, professional development, and flexible working arrangements, the Trust supports you in achieving a healthy work-life balance while advancing your career. Additionally, the diverse range of roles available means you can find a position that aligns with your skills and passions, all within a supportive and inclusive environment. Joining the Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust means being part of a forward-thinking organization that values its employees and strives to create a positive workplace culture.

  Details

  Date posted

  04 June 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 2

  Salary

  £24,169 an hour pro rata

  Contract

  Fixed term

  Duration

  7 months

  Working pattern

  Part-time

  Reference number

  285-6090-CORP

  Job locations

  Dorothy Pattison Hospital

  Alumwell Close

  Walsall

  WS2 9XH

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  The Housekeeper role is classified under Band 2 and is part of the Facilities Department. The primary purpose of this role is to support clinical colleagues by ensuring that the housekeeping service meets national standards and promotes the health and well-being of service users

  Key Responsibilities:

  Ensure the environment is cleaned to national standards.

  Deliver meal and beverage services.

  Make beds and clean medical/hard equipment.

  Manage linen quality and report maintenance issues.

  Undertake scheduled cleaning tasks, including the cleaning of clinical equipment.

  Uphold all infection prevention and control measures.

  Ensure that all domestic consumables are available at all times in the appropriate dispenser/holder.

  Undertake ad hoc cleaning tasks as required by the Facilities Supervisor - Housekeeping or nursing staff

  The role is critical to providing a safe, efficient, and quality environment that enhances the patients experience by ensuring the clinical environment is presented and maintained in a way that maximizes the patients sense of comfort, safety, and well-being

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  The Housekeeper role is classified under Band 2 and is part of the Facilities Department. The primary purpose of this role is to support clinical colleagues by ensuring that the housekeeping service meets national standards and promotes the health and well-being of service users

  Key Responsibilities:

  Ensure the environment is cleaned to national standards.

  Deliver meal and beverage services.

  Make beds and clean medical/hard equipment.

  Manage linen quality and report maintenance issues.

  Undertake scheduled cleaning tasks, including the cleaning of clinical equipment.

  Uphold all infection prevention and control measures.

  Ensure that all domestic consumables are available at all times in the appropriate dispenser/holder.

  Undertake ad hoc cleaning tasks as required by the Facilities Supervisor - Housekeeping or nursing staff

  The role is critical to providing a safe, efficient, and quality environment that enhances the patients experience by ensuring the clinical environment is presented and maintained in a way that maximizes the patients sense of comfort, safety, and well-being

  Person Specification

  basic food hygiene

  Essential

  • Provide examples of good food hygiene practices

  Desirable

  • basic food hygiene level 2

  Communication Skills

  Essential

  • Provide examples of effective communication

  Desirable

  • Provide specific examples of your skills and experience

  Person Specification

  basic food hygiene

  Essential

  • Provide examples of good food hygiene practices

  Desirable

  • basic food hygiene level 2

  Communication Skills

  Essential

  • Provide examples of effective communication

  Desirable

  • Provide specific examples of your skills and experience

  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).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  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).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Dorothy Pattison Hospital

  Alumwell Close

  Walsall

  WS2 9XH

  
  

  Employer's website

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

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Dorothy Pattison Hospital

  Alumwell Close

  Walsall

  WS2 9XH

  
  

  Employer's website

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

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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