Job summary
- Main area
- Support services
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- 5 sessions per week (Several roles inclusive of various hours and shift patterns on a part time basis)
- Job ref
- 820-7426294-COR
- Employer
- Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- West Heath Hospital
- Town
- Rednal
- Salary
- £24,465 Per annum / Pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 19/09/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 01/10/2025
Employer heading
Band 2 Housekeeper
Band 2
Job overview
*** This advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested. ***
Various Hours will be offered upon appointment to cover a 7-day service from 7.00am-19.30pm
The housekeeper will enhance the patient’s experience by ensuring that the clinical environment is presented and maintained in a way which maximises the patient’s sense of comfort, safety and well-being.
The successful candidates will have the ability to work on their own initiative and as part of a team, with the ability to communicate effectively to patients, staff and visitors.
Main duties of the job
To ensure the environment is cleaned in line with national cleaning standards.
- Deliver meal/beverage service
- Cleaning Ward Kitchen/Meal area
- Following meal ordering procedures
- Report maintenance issues
The housekeeper will enhance the patient’s experience by ensuring that the clinical environment is presented and maintained in a way which maximises the patient’s sense of comfort, safety and well-being.
Working for our organisation
IMPORTANT
- Please ensure you check your TRAC account regularly as this is how we will communicate with you during the shortlisting and selection process
- Please ensure all sections of the application form are completed fully. Please particularly ensure that you provide full details of all referees including BUSINESS EMAIL ADDRESS, telephone contact details and postal address
Be Part of Our Team...
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people, parents and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre and one of Europe’s leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.
If you want to ‘Be Part of Our Team’ and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for better care and healthier communities, we want to hear from you.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further details on the main responsibilities, please see the attached Job Description and Person specification document.
Please see the attached person specification .
Person specification
essential
Essential criteria
- Good basic education , ability to read and write and numerical skills
- Good communication skills that will support within a diverse environment
- Flexible in working practices and hours.
- Ability to demonstrate a level of fitness
- Ability to be able to follow clear instructions.
- Ability to show empathy and understanding of patient’s needs.
- Good understanding of policies and procedures.
- To work well and effectively in a team and alone.
- To deliver the highest levels of customer service promoting a professional and caring manner.
Desirable criteria
- Level 2 Food Hygiene Qualification
- Excellent knowledge of Food Hygiene including temperature control and HACCP.
- Cleaning experience
Essential
Essential criteria
- Excellent knowledge of Food Hygiene including temperature control and HACCP.
Desirable criteria
- Relevant experience of working within a healthcare setting.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Denise Ward
- Job title
- Housekeeping Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0121 466 4254
- Additional information
For further information please contact : [email protected]
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