Bank Housekeeper


Salary
£12.76 per hour plus enhancements
Profession
Housekeeper
Deadline
08 Nov 2026
Contract Type
Bank
Posted Date
21 Oct 2026
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Bank Night shift Housekeeper | Spire Shawfair Park Hospital - Edinburgh | Bank | Weekly pay | £12.76 per hour plus enhancements

Spire Shawfair Park Hospital is looking for a Bank Housekeeper to carry out housekeeping duties throughout the hospital to cover night shifts 10pm - 6am Monday to Sunday, on a rota basis.

Duties and responsibilities:

  • Maintain high standards of cleanliness throughout the hospital in line with the housekeeping and infection control policy
  • Complete the cleaning schedules related to the shift, ensuring that rooms are ready for immediate occupation and public areas are clean
  • Keep in close contact with the Senior Housekeeper and report any concerns regarding housekeeping issues immediately
  • Work in close liaison with the clinical staff, understanding the special needs of the hospital on a day to day basis
  • Responsible for the day to day maintenance of the equipment provided, checking for faults and supply shortages and reporting them to the line manager
  • Compliance with all Health and Safety at Work regulations including COSHH
  • Work with guidance on moving and handling, as identified in corporate and local policy and discussed at Mandatory training sessions
  • Quality assurance and patient confidentiality must be maintained at all times

Essential Skills:

  • Experience in a customer facing environment
  • Previous housekeeping experience
  • Experience working unsupervised and on own initiative, prioritising tasks
  • A positive and flexible approach to customer service
  • Good communication skills
  • Willing and able to complete mandatory training for COSSH, Manual Handling, Infection Control, food hygiene and Health & Safety in-house.

Benefits:

  • Bank colleagues are paid weekly
  • We offer competitive rates to our bank colleagues who work on a flexible basis, often to cover busy periods, sickness, or annual leave
  • Save an average of £50 per month with our free onsite car park
  • Access to Spire Healthcare pension
  • Access to Blue Light Card discounts
  • Free uniform
  • Free DBS
  • Full induction, including mandatory training updates
  • Opportunities for further training and progression into permanent posts
  • Knowledge, support and guidance through your recruitment journey from Spire’s specialist Resourcing Team

We commit to our employees well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.

Spire Healthcare is a leading independent hospital group in the United Kingdom and the largest in terms of revenue. From 39 hospitals and 8 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland, Spire Healthcare provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care.

For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people.

Closing date: In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

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This advert is for Bank Housekeeper with Spire Healthcare Ltd in Edinburgh, GB. It is listed as a Housekeeper role. The advertised salary is £12.76 per hour plus enhancements. The contract type is Bank. The application deadline is 08 Nov 2026.

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