Housekeeping Assistant in Hexham

Hexham Full-Time On-site

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Main area Medicine Grade NHS AfC: Band 2 Contract Permanent Hours

Full time
Part time
Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (full time (various hours available) flexible shifts over 7 days) Job ref 319-8391123JA

Site Hexham General Hospital Town Hexham Salary £25,272 pro rata per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 22/11/2026 23:59

Job overview

Ward 2 consists of a 26 beds in a medical unit . We are currently looking to recruit into various hours either full or part time to join our housekeeping team.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

"Please note, for Secondment roles before an application is submitted, please ensure you have received the appropriate approval and completed documentation required beforehand, as this may delay the process if an offer was to be made."

Main duties of the job

General housekeeping duties for the ward and other areas as designated by the Ward Manager, Nurse in charge or Modern Matron.
The main elements of the role are ensuring the delivery of cleaning, catering minor maintenance, administrative and other specified tasks to meet individual patient needs as determined by the ward manager.
The post holder will be required to monitor quality standards and report deficiencies and take appropriate action.

Working for our organisation

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres.

We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To carry out and maintain cleaning standards on the ward/department.
To carry out spot cleaning to ensure spillages are dealt with swiftly and efficiently.
To assist with the general and specialist equipment e.g., drip stands, and breast pumps and to ensure they are cleaned as per cleaning policy.
To ensure the ward is safe and tidy at all times.
To maintain upkeep of patients’ bed areas.
To identify any problems and report to ward manager or sister/charge nurse.
To prepare hot/cold beverages from the beverage trolley.
To take responsibility for the ward kitchen, ensuring it is clean at all times e.g., out-of-date-food, stock rotation.
To ensure refrigerated food is labelled and stored correctly as per policy.
To maintain complete confidentiality with regard to all patient issues.

Person specification

Qualifications

NVQ level 1 or 2

Experience and knowledge

Previous experience of similar housekeeping work

Employer certification / accreditation badges

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Name Tammy Pratt Job title Ward Manager Email address Tammy.pratt@northumbria-healthcare.nhs.uk Telephone number 01434 655450 Additional information

Please contact if not available Rachel Mackenzie, Katie Turnbull and Laura Watson.