Housekeeper - Maternity
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 - Maternity who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to ...
You will serve the meals and drinks to our patients throughout the shift.
Do ordering and stocking up of the wards products.
Ensure kitchen is cleaned and efficient running.
Communicate with the patients and relatives of their nutritional needs.
At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching 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
o The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
o New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
o Hertford County, Hertford
o 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.
Previous Experience
Essential
- Clear and polite telephone and verbal communications.
- Ability to work closely with all grades of staff.
- Dealing with enquiries/complaints
- Adaptability, ability to prioritise work, especially under pressure.
- Customer service focused environment.
Desirable
- Previous employment within the NHS within a hospital environment or hotel industry.
- Training in food hygiene
- Training in cleaning standards/small maintenance tasks.
Skills
Essential
- Motivation and initiative to work alone, and within a team.
- Able to organise and ensure that the environment is conducive to health care.
- Politeness, approachable with all patients, staff, and visitors.
- Confidentiality
- Flexible/adaptable.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of Health and safety Issues
- Clerical Procedures and Ordering of Supplies
- Working with the public
Desirable
- Patients' nutritional needs
- Waste Management
- Infection control issues
Qualifications / Training
Essential
- Basic general education - English & Math
- Computer Literate
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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