Practice Plus Group

Housekeeper/Catering Assistant

The closing date is 04 August 2025

Job summary

Are you passionate about maintaining clean, welcoming spaces and ensuring excellent service to patients and staff alike? Were looking for a friendly, reliable, and proactive Housekeeper/Catering Assistant to join our supportive team at Practice Plus Group Hospital in Ilford.

Youll play a vital role in creating a safe, clean, and pleasant environment for our patients, visitors, and colleagues, while also contributing to the delivery of nutritious meals and refreshments.

Main duties of the job

As our Housekeeper/Catering Assistant, you will be:

  • Cleaning all clinical and non-clinical areas to a high standard, following clear guidelines and infection control protocols.
  • Maintaining a clean and hygienic environment by mopping, wiping surfaces, and sanitising high-touch areas and restrooms.
  • Recording cleaning duties daily and reporting any equipment faults.
  • Preparing and serving meals and refreshments to patients, staff, and visitors.
  • Supporting dietary needs, understanding patient menu preferences, and liaising with nursing staff to ensure accurate food delivery.
  • Assisting with simple food preparation (e.g., salads, sandwiches) and maintaining food temperature records.
  • Operating cleaning and kitchen equipment safely and in line with training.

About us

With your previous cleaning experience and customer service focus, you will also have:

  • A good standard of written and spoken English, with excellent communication skills.
  • Willingness to work flexibly between cleaning and catering duties.
  • Basic Food Hygiene certification (or willingness to complete it).
  • A team player who is friendly, polite, caring, and able to work under minimal supervision.
  • Physically fit and comfortable with manual handling tasks.
  • Experience in a healthcare or kitchen environment and familiarity with infection control and COSHH regulations - desirable

What you can expect in return:

  • A full-time equivalent salary of £24,180 per annum
  • Working 35 hours a week; afternoon/early evening shifts Monday to Sunday
  • Shift patterns 14:00 20:30
  • An extensive range of wellbeing and lifestyle benefits

To apply for the role, click on the link below. If you have any questions contact  sarah.melder@practiceplusgroup.com in our friendly resourcing team.

We will contact all shortlisted candidates but please note Practice Plus Group retain the right to remove the advert prior to the closing date.

Employment offers are subject to receipt of satisfactory pre-employment checks.

At Practice Plus Group, we actively promote diversity and equal opportunities. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

Details

Date posted

22 July 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£24,180 a year A full-time equivalent salary of £24,180 per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

12238

Job locations

Barley Lane

Ilford

Essex

IG3 8YY


Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information, please request a copy of the full job description from sarah.melder@practiceplusgroup.com

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information, please request a copy of the full job description from sarah.melder@practiceplusgroup.com

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Previous cleaning experience and customer service focus
  • A good standard of written and spoken English, with excellent communication skills.
  • Willingness to work flexibly between cleaning and catering duties.
  • Basic Food Hygiene certification (or willingness to complete it).
  • A team player who is friendly, polite, caring, and able to work under minimal supervision.
  • Physically fit and comfortable with manual handling tasks.

Desirable

  • Experience in a healthcare or kitchen environment and familiarity with infection control and COSHH regulations
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Previous cleaning experience and customer service focus
  • A good standard of written and spoken English, with excellent communication skills.
  • Willingness to work flexibly between cleaning and catering duties.
  • Basic Food Hygiene certification (or willingness to complete it).
  • A team player who is friendly, polite, caring, and able to work under minimal supervision.
  • Physically fit and comfortable with manual handling tasks.

Desirable

  • Experience in a healthcare or kitchen environment and familiarity with infection control and COSHH regulations

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

Practice Plus Group

Address

Barley Lane

Ilford

Essex

IG3 8YY


Employer's website

https://practiceplusgroup.com/our-jobs/join-our-team/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Practice Plus Group

Address

Barley Lane

Ilford

Essex

IG3 8YY


Employer's website

https://practiceplusgroup.com/our-jobs/join-our-team/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Talent Acquisition Partner

Sarah Melder

sarah.melder@practiceplusgroup.com

07970915238

Details

Date posted

22 July 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£24,180 a year A full-time equivalent salary of £24,180 per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

12238

Job locations

Barley Lane

Ilford

Essex

IG3 8YY


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