Job summary
- Main area
- Housekeeping
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent: Various Hours full time and part time
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 264-7537771-COR
- Employer
- Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Kettering General Hospital
- Town
- Kettering
- Salary
- £24,465 Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 24/11/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 13/12/2025
Employer heading
Housekeeper
Band 2
Job overview
We believe our staff are our biggest asset. We want to develop a positive, inclusive, and caring culture that engages and inspires all our staff, with a clear focus on improvement. We are looking for highly motivated individuals to join the large welcoming Housekeeping Team.
All shortlisted candidates will be invited to the assessment day on 13th December 2025.
Main duties of the job
You will assist the Trust to maintain high standards of cleanliness on the wards and departments and be expected to deliver a quality cleaning service throughout the hospital in various areas from Theatres, to ward areas or public areas such as corridors & public toilets working alongside our clinical and other non-clinical colleagues to make a positive contribution to our patients and staff experience. The Housekeeping team deliver housekeeping services 247 within the Trust and you should possess excellent people skills, have a good command of both spoken and written English, and an ability to communicate well with others. You should be an enthusiastic team player with a positive "can-do" attitude. You will be hard working, committed person with a keen eye for detail and a fully flexible approach towards your work.
Previous applicants in the last 12 months need not apply
Positions on this advert are as follows:
Various hours full time & part time Weekday, Weekends, & Evenings
Benefits include:
NHS pension
Dedicated training
Progression opportunities
Generous annual leave allowance
Enhanced rates of pay for Unsocial hours 20:00-06:00 Monday-Friday and weekends
Working for our organisation
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered a Group Model with neighbouring Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.
Our Excellence Values
- Compassion
- Accountability
- Respect
- Integrity
- Courage
We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone's full potential.
The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups. We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.
We recognise the valuable contribution that the Armed Forces community make to our organisation. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and achieved Silver Award under the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme.
We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the Shortlisting Criteria section of the document.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to or working towards NVQ Level 2 in Cleaning and Support Skills
- Level 1 in IT
Knowledge
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of cleaning in a Healthcare Environment
- Knowledge of health & safety in the workplace
- Understanding of infection control
- Previous knowledge of COSHH
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues and service users
- Good organisational skills
- Educated to basic entrance level in English literacy and numeracy
- Able to operate and manipulate mechanical cleaning machines
- Able to tolerate exposure to unpleasant working conditions and bodily fluids
- Able to prioritise own workload within policy and guidelines
- Able to lift and handle medium loads and use safe manual handling techniques
- Strong motivation to improve performance and outcomes
- Able to tolerate exposure to unpleasant working conditions and bodily fluids
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Suerina Marlow
- Job title
- Assistant Head of Facilities
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01536 492014
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