# Housekeeper > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/housekeeper/2e4d3110-e76d-420c-a58d-6f9d79db1304 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/housekeeper/2e4d3110-e76d-420c-a58d-6f9d79db1304.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Colchester - **Region:** East of England - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Estates and facilities - **Grade:** Band 2 - **Salary:** £25,272 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 30 hours per week (We also have 22.5 hours per week) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-07T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-28T11:01:45.539Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Essex/Colchester/East_Suffolk_North_Essex_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Housekeeper/Housekeeper-v8042307 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8042307?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.esneft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for enthusiastic Housekeepers to join our wards across Colchester Hospital and Paediatrics department in Ipswich Hospital. We welcome applications from passionate individuals with or without prior healthcare experience who are eager to build a career in the NHS and provide a quality service on our wards. You will be highly motivated, enthusiastic, reliable and adaptable. We have 22.5 hours in Gynaecology department in Colchester. 30 hours in Paediatrics in Colchester and Ipswich hospital. 30 hours in Neonatal Unit in Colchester. Please be advised we can close the advert earlier if sufficient applications received. ### Main duties of the job - To work as an integral part of the team ensuring a high quality service to patients. - To be responsible for the co-ordination of all patient facilities in the ward area ensuring a clean, safe and comfortable environment. Other tasks may include those to meet individual patient’s needs as determined by the Ward Sister and to liaise with support services departments. - To assist the Ward Sister to ensure the appropriate and effective delivery of facilities services in order to properly maintain the patient environment. - The post holder will have the responsibility for maintaining high standards of cleanliness of clinical ward equipment specified and the cleanliness of areas where the equipment is stored and those areas that fall outside of the Sodexo contract. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description. ## Job Details An exciting opportunity has arisen for enthusiastic Housekeepers to join our wards across Colchester Hospital and Paediatrics department in Ipswich Hospital. We welcome applications from passionate individuals with or without prior healthcare experience who are eager to build a career in the NHS and provide a quality service on our wards. You will be highly motivated, enthusiastic, reliable and adaptable. We have 22.5 hours in Gynaecology department in Colchester. 30 hours in Paediatrics in Colchester and Ipswich hospital. 30 hours in Neonatal Unit in Colchester. Please be advised we can close the advert earlier if sufficient applications received. ## Job Description To work as an integral part of the team ensuring a high quality service to patients. To be responsible for the co-ordination of all patient facilities in the ward area ensuring a clean, safe and comfortable environment. Other tasks may include those to meet individual patient’s needs as determined by the Ward Sister and to liaise with support services departments. To assist the Ward Sister to ensure the appropriate and effective delivery of facilities services in order to properly maintain the patient environment. The post holder will have the responsibility for maintaining high standards of cleanliness of clinical ward equipment specified and the cleanliness of areas where the equipment is stored and those areas that fall outside of the Sodexo contract. ## Responsibilities For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description. ## Person Specification ### Knowledge **Essential** - Polite and courteous - Able to organise workload effectively - Able to work without supervision - Good communication skills - Good team player ### Experience **Essential** - Has previously worked with public in private/public sector - Dealing with public on day to day basis **Desirable** - Has previously worked in a healthcare environment - Experience in cleaning work/ hotel services work ### Qualifications **Essential** - Good standard of numeracy and literacy **Desirable** - Educated to GCSE / NVQ or equivalent qualifications ## Documents - [jd and ps (docx, 48.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10330875) - [staff networks (pdf, 230.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2724) - [dbs information (pdf, 315.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1262) - [apprenticeship handbook (pdf, 373.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2499) - [esneft values and behaviours (pdf, 74.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2146) - [value of joining nhs pension (pdf, 125.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2404) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.