Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Housekeeping Assistant

The closing date is 15 February 2026

Job summary

Ward 3 consists of a 12 bed elective Orthopaedic area, 2 minor procedure rooms for plastic and orthopaedic day case patients and 2 five trolley bays for spinal injection day case procedures. We are currently looking to recruit into various hours either full or part time to join our housekeeping team.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received

"Please note, for Secondment roles before an application is submitted, please ensure you have received the appropriate approval and completed documentation required beforehand, as this may delay the process if an offer was to be made."

Main duties of the job

General housekeeping duties for the ward and other areas as designated by the Ward Manager, Nurse in charge or Modern Matron.
The main elements of the role are ensuring the delivery of cleaning, catering minor maintenance, administrative and other specified tasks to meet individual patient needs as determined by the ward manager.
The post holder will be required to monitor quality standards and report deficiencies and take appropriate action.

Essential for role
- Induction training period
- Knowledge of cleaning products
- Able to demonstrate good communication with patients, staff and ward visitors.
- Awareness of good hygiene standards
- Mandatory training as defined by the Trust policies
- Ability to work without direct supervision
- To be flexible and respond to changing service needs
- High level of personal motivation
- Understanding the need for confidentiality when dealing with patients and their families
Desirable
- NVQ level 1 or 2
- Previous experience of similar housekeeping work

About us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres.

We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.

Date posted

30 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,465 a year Pro Rata, Per Annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

319-7753982GH

Job locations

Hexham General Hospital

Corbridge Road

Hexham

NE46 1QJ

Job description

Job responsibilities

To carry out and maintain cleaning standards on the ward/department.
To carry out spot cleaning to ensure spillages are dealt with swiftly and efficiently.
To assist with the general and specialist equipment e.g., drip stands, and breast pumps and to ensure they are cleaned as per cleaning policy.
To ensure the ward is safe and tidy at all times.
To maintain upkeep of patients bed areas.
To identify any problems and report to ward manager or sister/charge nurse.
To prepare hot/cold beverages from the beverage trolley.
To take responsibility for the ward kitchen, ensuring it is clean at all times e.g., out-of-date-food, stock rotation.
To ensure refrigerated food is labelled and stored correctly as per policy.
To maintain complete confidentiality with regard to all patient issues.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To carry out and maintain cleaning standards on the ward/department.
To carry out spot cleaning to ensure spillages are dealt with swiftly and efficiently.
To assist with the general and specialist equipment e.g., drip stands, and breast pumps and to ensure they are cleaned as per cleaning policy.
To ensure the ward is safe and tidy at all times.
To maintain upkeep of patients bed areas.
To identify any problems and report to ward manager or sister/charge nurse.
To prepare hot/cold beverages from the beverage trolley.
To take responsibility for the ward kitchen, ensuring it is clean at all times e.g., out-of-date-food, stock rotation.
To ensure refrigerated food is labelled and stored correctly as per policy.
To maintain complete confidentiality with regard to all patient issues.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Desirable

NVQ level 1 or 2

Experience

Essential

Knowledge of cleaning products
Awareness of good hygiene standards
Understanding the need for confidentiality when dealing with patients and their families

Desirable

Previous experience of similar housekeeping work

Person Specification

Qualifications

Desirable

NVQ level 1 or 2

Experience

Essential

Knowledge of cleaning products
Awareness of good hygiene standards
Understanding the need for confidentiality when dealing with patients and their families

Desirable

Previous experience of similar housekeeping work

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

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Hexham General Hospital

Corbridge Road

Hexham

NE46 1QJ

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Hexham General Hospital

Corbridge Road

Hexham

NE46 1QJ

Employer's website

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