# Housekeeper - Emergency Department

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust.

## Canonical URLs

- **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/housekeeper-emergency-department/77a8e8ab-7907-47d1-8b22-3919fbcaf768
- **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/housekeeper-emergency-department/77a8e8ab-7907-47d1-8b22-3919fbcaf768.md

## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
- **Town:** Shrewsbury
- **Region:** Midlands
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Estates and facilities
- **Grade:** Band 2
- **Salary:** £25,272 per annum/pro rata
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Part time - 34.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-24T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-10T12:52:12.996Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Shropshire/Telford/The_Shrewsbury_Telford_Hospital_NHS_Trust/Housekeeper/Housekeeper-v8112312
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8112312?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.sath.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

An opportunity has arisen to recruit  a Housekeeper to work within the Emergency Department at The Princess Royal  Hospital.

We are looking for enthusiastic, reliable, hardworking, Housekeeper who will work as an integral part of the team ensuring a clean, safe and comfortable environment at all times.

Applicants must have excellent communication and organisational skills and be able to work under non-direct supervision, prioritising your own workload.  It is necessary to have a flexible approach within this role and be able to respond appropriately to the demands of an ever changing workload.

You will need excellent interpersonal skills, as you will be liaising with and helping patients throughout the working day. You will also be required to communicate with all levels of staff both face to face and over the telephone.

The post holder will be expected to take ownership of the stock levels within the department, to include ordering of stock.  You will also be required to maintain a high level of cleanliness within the department.

### Main duties of the job

Recent experience in cleaning duties and use of chemicals and equipment is essential along with an awareness of health and safety as you will be working in a demanding environment. You are also required to be IT literate.  Previous experience with stock control is desirable.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Ability to work independently as well as in a team
- Ability to prioritise and manage own workload

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- GCSE's (Grade 9- 4 or equivalent) including Maths and English

### Personal Qualities

**Essential**

- Good Communication and Organisational Skills

## Documents

- [ai use in recruitment (pdf, 1.6mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2345)
- [job pack - housekeeper (pdf, 654.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10446836)
- [relocating to shropshire? (pdf, 1.8mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2313)

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