Housekeeper

Application Dedaline: 04 November 2025

Band: Band 3

Salary: £25,313 to £26,999 a year per annum

Contract: Permanent

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 3 Housekeeper to work alongside our friendly and motivated team of nurses and health professionals on a busy Renal/Medical ward. We require someone who is dynamic with excellent communication skills.

The housekeeper role incorporates an array of non-clinical duties. The main element of the role is ensuring the delivery of cleaning, being responsible for the, co-ordination and delivery of catering, organising minor maintenance, ordering and organisation of stores, together with other specified tasks to meet individual patient’s needs, as determined by the Unit Sister ensuring the ward is a welcoming environment to patients, visitors and staff.The post holder will be required to work closely with contractors and support services departments. He/she will monitor quality standards and rectify deficiencies in liaison with the Unit Manager/Clinical Lead Nurse.

The successful applicant must a have a willingness to learn new skills and undertake further training if required. The post holder would ideally have some Oracle and Stores experience although full training will be given.

Main duties of the job

The position involves maintaining the high standards the role demands. The successful candidate will possess:

  • Ability to communicate on all levels and work as a team
  • Good IT skills
  • Excellent organisation and coordinating skills
  • Be able to work independently and prioritise work
  • Adhere to trust values and belief

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to GCSE Standard (grade A-C) or equivalent

Desirable

  • Qualification in related subjects or working towards e.g. intermediate food hygiene certificate Basic food hygiene Certificate.

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team.

Desirable

  • Experience of undertaking a house keeper role.

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).

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