Job summary
- Main area
- Corporate Services
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 267-CS6498226-3A
- Employer
- Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Didcot Community Hospital
- Town
- Didcot
- Salary
- £24,625 - £25,674 per annum | pro-rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Head Housekeeper - Didcot Community Hospital
Band 3
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
We are a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do. We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people.
We work with a wide range of partner organisations to deliver care and support to people in their own homes and from a number of hospitals and community bases. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
We actively support anti-racism, equality, diversity, and inclusion so, if you’re excited about this job opportunity and you meet our Trust values, but feel unsure about applying, then please get in touch and we will be happy to have a conversation with you.
We are also committed to increasing diversity in the workforce, that is why we actively encourage applications from those groups of people who are currently under-represented, which include amongst others: people with disabilities; men from all socio-economic backgrounds; people from diverse ethnic backgrounds; and people from the LGBTQIA+ community.
Good luck and we hope to hear from you.
Job overview
We are recruiting for a Head Housekeeper to join our team at the Didcot Community Hospital to manage porters and cleaners in order to ensure that all service standards are met and maintained.
The housekeeping team works closely with nursing staff to ensure a clean and safe environment for our patients as well as overseeing catering provisions. The role is full time (37.5 hours per week) and will involve shift work (7am – 3pm and 11am-7pm), weekends and bank holidays over a rolling rota, which will be paid at an enhanced rate.
If you're a strong team player with previous experience in housekeeping, customer service and rota management we would love to hear from you!
Main duties of the job
- Directly manage porters and cleaners and ensure that all service standards are met and maintained
- Carry out a localised induction with all new staff members managed by post holder
- Conduct annual appraisals and monthly supervisions for managed staff
- Be responsible for authorising annual leave and recording and managing sickness levels
- Ensure that all staff mandatory and task specific training is completed in liaison with Facilities co-ordinator.
- Support line manager with rotas and cleaning schedules
- Ensure that staffing levels are maintained to adequately meet the service requirements; to highlight any issues immediately to line manager
- Managing stock levels for cleaning consumables, linen and food stock
levels and highlighting shortages to line manager to order
Please refer to the job description attached for a comprehensive list of duties
Working for our organisation
Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the “candidate guide to making an application” and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.
As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”
Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”
We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
• Competitive pension scheme
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
At Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust we want to employ people not just with experience, but with the aptitude and motivation to succeed and whose values resonate with our own.
Therefore, if you don’t meet all the requirements of the role and are unsure about applying but are excited about the opportunity, please do get in touch. We will be happy to discuss the requirements in more detail ahead of making a written application.
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
- NVQ level 3 relevant certificate or relevant experience
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of moving & handling activities
- Basic Cleaning Skills
- Some knowledge of cleaning chemical/materials
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of supervising staff
- Experience of working in a mental health care setting
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to work by themselves as well as being part of a team
- Good communication skills
- An understanding of the principles of delivering quality customer service
- IT skills – basic knowledge of Microsoft word and excel
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Samantha Wilcox
- Job title
- Acting Facilities Support Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07917426596
- Additional information
At Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust we want to employ people not just with experience, but with the aptitude and motivation to succeed and whose values resonate with our own.
Therefore, if you don’t meet all the requirements of the role and are unsure about applying but are excited about the opportunity, please do get in touch. We will be happy to discuss the requirements in more detail ahead of making a written application.
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