Ward Housekeeper
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
317 01 Freeman Hospital, NE7 7DNView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£25,272
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
20 October 2026
1 day leftJob description
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the teams on either Ward 27 and Ward 24 as Ward Housekeepers. Ward 27 is a cardiothoracic day unit with a m...
- Maintain and take ownership for cleanliness throughout the ward on a daily basis
- Stocking up and ordering of supplies used within the ward using a computer ordering system.
- Decontaminating of all equipment used within the ward.
- General Housekeeping duties.
- Nutritional support to assist the nursing staff - daily ordering of kitchen stock.
- Meet and greet our patients in a friendly manner on admission.
- Be an effective member of the multi-disciplinary team assisting the Ward / Department to maintain a safe, clean and comfortable environment for the patients, their families and visitors.
- Report any concerns regarding the patients condition to the qualified nurse.
- Maintain patients privacy and dignity at all times.
- Report to the Nurse in Charge any issues that may prevent cleaning or compromise the safety of the environment.
- Actively contribute to the provision of nutrition of the patients on the Ward / Department.
- May undertake administrative and clinical duties as required.
- To abide by Trust policies and procedures.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:
- Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
- Freeman Hospital
- Newcastle Dental Hospital
- Cramlington Manor Walks
- Urgent treatment centres
- Newcastle Fertility Centre
- Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
- Northern Genetics Service
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
KNOWLEDGE
Essential: - oBasic knowledge of Infection Prevention and Control; - oUnderstanding of confidentiality
Desirable: - oUnderstanding of basic safeguarding
SKILLS
Essential
- Good literacy and numeracy skills
- Good organisational skills
- Use electronic resources to input, save and retrieve information, make appropriate use of the eRecord system
- Basic IT skills
EXPERIENCE
Essential: - oAbility to work effectively under direct supervision, as part of the multi-disciplinary team
Desirable: - oExperience of previously working in a health care setting
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential: - oNVQ Level 2 in appropriate subject (or on pathway) or equivalent qualification / experience
How to apply
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Provenance
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NHS Jobs
First seen
16 October 2026
Last checked
19 October 2026
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