Senior Housekeeper | Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 25 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £24,071 - £25,674 Per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 24 August 2025 |
| Location: | Oxford, OX3 9DU |
| Company: | Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7264365/321-NOTTS-7264365-B3-PUB |
Summary
Senior House keeper required for Neuroscience Red & HC Ward.
We are a friendly and supportive team, based at the John Radcliffe Hospital. The post holder will be responsible for the ordering of ward stores and equipment as well as maintaining vital stock levels and ensuring high standards of hygiene throughout the ward in conjunction with our cleaning team. You will also assist with patient menus and meal times.
The Senior Housekeeper in Neuroscience Red & High Care is responsible for maintaining the highest standards of cleanliness, hygiene, and infection control in the critical care environment. This position ensures a clean, safe, and comfortable setting for both patients and staff. The Senior Housekeeper assist the unit manager in promoting infection control protocols, supervises cleaning duties, and ensures compliance with hospital regulations. This role requires a high level of attention to detail, leadership skills, and the ability to work effectively in a high-pressure, fast-paced environment.
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.
We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.
These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel.
The main responsibilities of Housekeepers are:
• To work as an integral part of the Ward team ensuring a high-quality service to patients and to provide a service that ensures that the patients’ needs are satisfied, and Ward requirements are met.
• To assist the Ward Manager to ensure the appropriate and effective delivery of facilities services to properly maintain the patient environment.
• Maintain accurate recork keeping and assist in hospital audits and inspections to ensure cleanliness and infection control standards are met.
• To supervise an effective waste segregation and disposal service ensuring compliance with all relevant procedures and legislation.
• Maintain equipment and ensure they are clean and in good working order
• Monitor inventory and ensure stocks and supplies are always available.
• Order new supplies as necessary to maintain adequate stock.
• Oversee purchasing of supplies, products and equipment as needed.
• To work as an integral part of the team in creating a safe, clean, and calming environment for patients and visitor.
Detailed Job description and person specification is attached
This advert closes on Friday 8 Aug 2025
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