Job summary
- Main area
- Housekeeper
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 25 hours per week (Occasional weekend and bank holiday working)
- Job ref
- 153-CO05057
- Employer
- University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Bournemouth Hospital & Poole Hospital
- Town
- Bournemouth
- Salary
- £24,465 pa/pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Housekeeping Assistant - UHD Residences
Band 2
As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.
We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.
In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.
We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.
We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.
At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.
As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.
We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support the preparation of their application. While this is not discouraged, we kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of your own experience and suitability. Personal integrity is an important part of the recruitment process.
Job overview
Do you have a can-do attitude and take pride in your work?
We’re looking for a housekeeping assistant to join #TeamUHD to help maintain our residences at Bournemouth Hospital and Poole Hospital
You’ll be organised, providing a high standard of domestic service across site residential properties. You’ll carry out duties set out in our accommodation cleaning schedules or as requested by the site management team. Tasks will include bed making and assisting in the laundering of bed linen and other items as and when required.
What we can offer you in return:
· Enhanced annual leave (pro-rata for part-time)
· Generous NHS pension scheme
· NHS discounts at thousands of retailers
· Working with a friendly, inclusive team
For a more detailed overview of the role and person specification please see the supporting documents
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Working for our organisation
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues. UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme. This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.
Please note if the role or service is relocated as part of a planned move, employees will not be eligible for excess mileage reimbursement. Travel from the postholder's home to the new work base will be considered a normal commute. Any other changes not related to this relocation will be managed according to the relevant Trust or National terms and conditions.
This post is part of the Operational Estates service that UHD may transfer to an NHS ‘wholly owned subsidiary’; the proposed date of transfer is October 2025. This is an exciting opportunity to join a developing, expanding, organisation with a strong commitment to NHS values and putting patients first. The NHS wholly owned subsidiary will continue to offer NHS AFC T&Cs to current employees who transfer in October as well as to new employees recruited after that date.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Be able to read and write in English in order to complete extensive training and role relevant paperwork
Desirable criteria
- Customer Service/Hospitality qualification or equivalent experience
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
- Ability to work under pressure, and to be flexible to the needs of the service.
Technical Skills Competencies
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of cleaning equipment.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience of cleaning as a paid profession
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of hygiene standards and Infection Control
Language requirement
Essential criteria
- Able to speak English as necessary to undertake the role
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Helen Stringer
- Job title
- Accommodation Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07867 461590
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