Job summary
- Main area
- Emergency Department
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 28 hours per week (8-4 10-6, also to include some weekends)
- Job ref
- 356-25-7434446
- Employer
- Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Hull Royal Infirmary
- Town
- Hull
- Salary
- £24,465 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Housekeeper/Hygienist
Band 2
Job overview
Hull University Teaching Hospital's Emergency Department (ED) is based at Hull Royal Infirmary. The department in recent years has undergone a 12 million pound redevelopment programme providing a first class facility for our patients.
We are a large teaching hospital and are the regional trauma unit receiving major trauma . Our ED sees over 150,000 patients per year with its own integrated Paediatric ED. The department also receives up to 140 ambulances a day.
The department is innovative and always looking to develop new ideas to enhance the patients journey through ED.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will coordinate all Hotel services on the unit and work as part of the team to ensure a clean, safe and comfortable environment is maintained.
The post holder will coordinate all Hotel services on the unit and work as part of the team to ensure a clean, safe and comfortable environment is maintained.
Stocking, ordering stock and equipment, hygienist role.
Working for our organisation
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Good standard of secondary education to GCSE level or equivalent. Including Math's and English
Desirable criteria
- NVQ level 2 or above in relevant subject
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in housekeeper role or similar role, and of working in a busy environment.
Desirable criteria
- Working in the NHS
Communication and Interpersonal Skills
Essential criteria
- Good communication - verbal/written
- Be able to work on own initiative
- Works well with in a team
- Demonstrates understanding of confidentiality
- Ability to deal with any potentially difficult or sensitive issues
- Participate in standard setting
- Excellent organisational skills
- Ability to prioritise own workload
- Understanding of IT systems
- Awareness of safety and quality issues within the department environment
Attributes and Other Requirements
Essential criteria
- Shows motivation in developing new skills
- High level of interpersonal skills
- Demonstrate empathy and diplomacy
- Flexible and reliable
- Good timekeeper
- The ability to remain calm and professional under pressureThe ability to remain calm and professional under pressure
- Must be willing to work flexibly within the departments
- Must be willing to work unsocial hours including weekends and bank holidays as the service requires
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
- Jayne Scott
- Job title
- Ward Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01482 482375
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