Job summary
- Main area
- Women and Newborn
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 188-NM010226
- Employer
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Princess Anne Hospital
- Town
- Southampton
- Salary
- £24,465 Per annum - Pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 18/02/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Housekeeper - Women and Newborn
Band 2
Job overview
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Please see below for detailed job description of the role.
Main duties of the job
Are you a hardworking, friendly individual who takes pride in their work? If so, we want to hear from you!
We are looking for an enthusiastic, reliable, and hardworking Housekeeper to join our expanding Neonatal Services team. This is a rewarding opportunity to play a vital role in supporting our babies, families, and clinical staff by ensuring a clean, safe, and welcoming environment.
As an integral member of the neonatal team, you will work across our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and our Woodland Ward Special Care Baby Unit, helping to maintain the highest standards of cleanliness and infection prevention.
Working for our organisation
University Hospital Southampton is one of England's largest acute teaching Trusts, offering a wide range of learning and development opportunities to support your career aspirations.
Located on the south coast with an international airport and direct rail links to London, Southampton offers an ideal setting to live and work, with the New Forest, South Downs and Jurassic Coast.
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At UHS we’re committed to providing a flexible working environment where possible. Whether you are balancing family, study, or your wellbeing with your career, we want to support you so you can help our patients.
At UHS, we proudly champion individuality, recognizing that outstanding care is only possible with a diverse, inclusive team. We’re committed to creating an anti-racist, anti-discriminatory environment where everyone feels valued, safe, and empowered to make a meaningful impact in our communities. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences to join us in building a healthcare community where everyone can belong, thrive, and contribute.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
1. Assist in monitoring and maintaining cleaning standards, ensuring the thorough cleanliness of the ward and family facilities
2. Ensure general and specialist equipment are cleaned as per hospital policy (e.g. incubators, overhead cots etc).
3. supporting the clinical team with stocking up, washing baby clothes and sheets, general tidying and cleaning of the family and staff areas.
4. Demonstrate excellent communication and organisational skills and be able to work under non-direct supervision.
5. Have a flexible approach within this role and be able to respond appropriately to the demands of an everchanging workload.
6. Requirement to work a variety of shifts including evenings and weekends on a rota system.
Person specification
Qualifications, knowledge and experience
Essential criteria
- Educated to GCSE level or equivalent
- Basic Food Hygiene Certificate or willingness to work towards
- Customer Service experience
- Demonstrate ability to work autonomously
Desirable criteria
- Previous Housekeeping experience
- Knowledge of, or training in, manual handling techniques
- Understanding of, or training in, COSHH
Trust Values
Essential criteria
- Patient First
- Working Together
- Always Improving
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lianne Cashmore
- Job title
- Sister
- Email address
- [email protected]
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