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Housekeeper | Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 05 November 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £24,465 Per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 06 December 2025 |
| Location: | Runwell, SS11 7FE |
| Company: | Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7592202/364-A-9499 |
Summary
· Support clinical staff by addressing the non-clinical needs of the patients in achieving an excellent level of customer service, by ensuring that the patient environment is a welcoming, clean, comfortable, and safe.
· Supporting the Senior Sister, Charge Nurse and Ward Staff in maintaining the ward environment, liaise closely with the Facilities Service Manager and the Estates Help Desk, ensuring that all issues pertaining to the patients’ environment and needs are dealt with efficiently.
• 1. To work with the domestic staff allocated to your ward(s) to ensure that there is a high standard of cleanliness.
• 2. Spot clean and ensure spillages are dealt with swiftly and efficiently
• 3. Bring to the attention of nursing staff any shortfalls in cleanliness of patient equipment.
• 4. Undertake cleaning of spillage’s, including body fluids in line with Trust infection control policies and procedures
• 5. An awareness of all infection control issues
• 6. Arrange for specialist cleaning as and when required, i.e. carpet cleaning, deep cleaning.
• 7. Address that the patient has all toiletry requisites
• 8. Responsible for keeping the unit tidy by encouraging both staff and patients to be aware of the standards expected by PLACE.
• 9. Ensure that segregation and disposal of waste is disposed of according to the Trust’s Waste Management Policy
• 10. Take responsibility to ensure that mandatory training is up to date
Valuing you. Recognising your dedication. At EPUT, we look after you.
• Receive supervision and support to help you fulfil your potential.
• Join an inclusive EPUT community and connect with others through engagement events and equality or champion networks.
• If you need help, we provide mental health and wellbeing services, occupational health advice and counselling.
• We run recognition awards to recognise staff's hard work and dedication.
Benefits
• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years’ service.
• Excellent pension of up to14.5% of your pensionable pay.
• Staff discounts include Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits.
• £8K relocation package if you move to Essex to join us
• Season ticket loans are interest-free to cover the cost of travelling to and from work via tram, rail, or bus.
Work that wraps around your needs
• Work bank: You can use the opportunity to supplement your income and develop your skills by working bank shifts.
• Flexible working: available from day one for most roles.
• Job share: Applications for job shares are welcomed.
In addition to the above duties you will also be expected to perform the below key activities in line with your job role;
1. Audit stock control of beverages, snacks, adequate supplies of fresh fruit and order when required
2. Maintain the ward(s) environment, both internal and external, to ensure that that it is safe and welcoming.
3. Report all maintenance faults to the Estates Helpdesk as soon as identified via the Facilities Support Desk. You will be responsible for following up persistent problems with the appropriate help/support desk.
4. Ensure that curtains, carpets and upholstery are kept clean and in a good state of repair. This will involve re-hanging curtains, arranging for curtains and carpets to be cleaned and reporting problems with the upholstery to the Ward Manager.
5. Ensure there is an adequate supply of clean linen for patients use. Where bed making is one of the duties assigned to the Domestic Staff, ensure that all patients’ beds are made.
6. To keep linen room stocked and tidy
7. Undertake supervision to enhance practice and accept constructive criticism
8. To be appraised once a year
This advert closes on Wednesday 19 Nov 2025