Housekeeper - Bluebell
East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust
Stevenage, SG1 4AB
Salary
£25,272
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
15 September 2026
14 days left
Job description
We are recruiting for a Housekeeper for your Children's Ward who share our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary...
The main elements of the role are ensuring the delivery of our catering service together with other specified tasks to meet individual patient and families needs, as well as stock control and other ward-based tasks as determined by the ward manager.
We are looking for housekeepers who will embrace our exciting service developments, whilst providing the best care possible to our patients.
You will be required to work closely with contractors and support services departments, assist in the monitoring of quality standards ensuring deficiencies are dealt with in a professional and timely manner.
To assist in monitoring and maintaining cleaning standards on the ward.
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals
- The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
- New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
- Hertford County, Hertford
- Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Good standard of general education
Desirable
- Educated to NVQ level 2
- Food hygiene qualification
Previous Experience
Essential
- Experience gained in a relevant working environment, eg a care setting, catering or housekeeping environment.
Skills
Essential
- Good communication skills
- Well organised
- Customer Care skills
- Ability to work well as part of a team
- Able to use initiative
Desirable
- Computer skills
Knowledge
Essential
- Awareness of issues related to infection prevention and control
- Health and Safety awareness
- Food hygiene
Other Requirements
Essential
- Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion
- Role model our Trust values every day
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
1 September 2026
Last checked
1 September 2026
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