Senior Housekeeper

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 27 April 2025

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Part Time Senior Housekeeper to join Tom's Ward in the Children Hospital.

We are looking for an enthusiastic person with excellent organisational skills to join our team. The main focus of this role is to maintain a pleasant and welcoming environment for children and families by ensuring the unit is kept clean, tidy and well stocked. The role also involve helping the nursing team with the delivery of patient food and beverages.

If you are a highly motivated, compassionate, with a desire to progress and develop your skills within a superb environment we would welcome your application. We are very proud of our Children's Hospital and services and would be very glad to show you around if you would like an informal visit.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of House keeper is to work as an integral part of the ward team ensuring a high quality service and environment to patients and liaise with other department such as cleaning coordinators, nursing team and estates in doing so .

About us

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence, and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

In 2023NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to the ten core principles

Oxford University Hospitals promotes a safe, respectful hiring environment.

If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.

Date posted

11 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,625 to £25,674 a year Salary shown as full time

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

321-NOTSS-7081471-B3

Job locations

Oxford Children's Hospital

John Radcliffe Hospital

Oxford

OX3 9DU

Job description

Job responsibilities

The main responsibilities of Housekeepers are:

To work as an integral part of the Ward team ensuring a high quality service to patients and to provide a service that ensures that the patients needs are satisfied and Ward requirements are met.
To assist the Ward Manager to ensure the appropriate and effective delivery of facilities services in order to properly maintain the patient environment.
To supervise an effective waste segregation and disposal service ensuring compliance with all relevant procedures and legislation.
To work effectively as part of the ward/department team

detailed Job description and person specification is attached

Job description

Job responsibilities

The main responsibilities of Housekeepers are:

To work as an integral part of the Ward team ensuring a high quality service to patients and to provide a service that ensures that the patients needs are satisfied and Ward requirements are met.
To assist the Ward Manager to ensure the appropriate and effective delivery of facilities services in order to properly maintain the patient environment.
To supervise an effective waste segregation and disposal service ensuring compliance with all relevant procedures and legislation.
To work effectively as part of the ward/department team

detailed Job description and person specification is attached

Person Specification

Interview criteria

Essential

Literate, articulate and numerate
Effective use of spoken English
Knowledge of COSHH and Infection Control Policies or ability to undertake training in this area
Basic Computer Skills

Desirable

Experience in the acute NHS
Previous experience as House keeper or in similar role

Person Specification

Interview criteria

Essential

Literate, articulate and numerate
Effective use of spoken English
Knowledge of COSHH and Infection Control Policies or ability to undertake training in this area
Basic Computer Skills

Desirable

Experience in the acute NHS
Previous experience as House keeper or in similar 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.