# Housekeeper > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/housekeeper/2f5da7ba-25a5-4810-832b-b33c53abd9f7 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/housekeeper/2f5da7ba-25a5-4810-832b-b33c53abd9f7.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Birmingham Children's Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Estates and facilities - **Grade:** Band 2 - **Salary:** £25,272 pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time, Flexible working, 22.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-08-31T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-17T12:10:37.114Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Birmingham_Black_Country/Birmingham/Birmingham_Womens_Childrens_NHS_Foundation_Trust/ward/ward-v8106233 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8106233?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.bwc.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you a hard-working, friendly individual who takes pride in their work? Yes - then the housekeeper role in ward 10 is the job for you! This is an exciting opportunity for a Housekeeper to join the ward 10. We are looking for an enthusiastic, reliable, hardworking, housekeeper who will work as an integral part of the ward 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. ### Main duties of the job 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 ward, to include ordering of stock. You will be required to work alongside other housekeepers in the team in order to provide an efficient service. You will be expected to work shifts inclusive of weekends and evenings within a rota system. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust. When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable). Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment. ### Applicant requirements 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. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - To be empathetic to staff and families. - Evidence of being highly motivated and enthusiastic - To be able to work to plan and adjust workload according to service demand - Able to organise workload and work well with the team Excellent attendance record - Able to manage stock levels using an electronic system - This role requires physical fitness; lifting, bending, walking, reaching, standing ### Qualifications **Essential** - Level 2 or GSCE C grade or above in Maths and English Language or equivalent **Desirable** - Level 2 qualification in health-related subject ### Knowledge/Experience **Essential** - Experience working with the public **Desirable** - Experience working in a health care environment ## Documents - [housekeeper jd (pdf, 864.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10544372) ## 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.