Housekeeper

Job details

• Job reference: 248707
• Salary: Band 2 (£26,696 - £28,988)
• Job closing date: 05/06/2026
• Job Type: Nursing and Midwifery
• Location: Glenrothes Hospital
• Employment type: Permanent
• Hours Per Week: 25
• Job posted date: 26/05/2026
• Employer (NHS Board): NHS Fife
• Department: Ward 2

Would you like to come and join our dynamic, dedicated and hardworking team?

Ward 2 is currently seeking a Housekeeper.

Housekeepers help make sure that hospital wards and other settings are clean, safe and attractive places for patients and staff.

As a Housekeeper you will lead ward services, such as catering, cleaning, equipment and supplies. The work can include talking to and reassuring patients, ordering ward stock, whilst keeping the ward clean and tidy. The serving and clearing away of meals is part of this role, along with preparing snacks and drinks. Reporting faults and undertaking clerical and administration tasks are also an essential part of the role.

A Housekeeper plays a pivotal part within our ward team. You will work under the direction of the Senior Charge Nurse and you will also work closely with domestic, catering and linen services as well as nursing staff and clinical support staff.

Housekeepers need to be physically fit for lifting, moving and cleaning. They also need to work as part of a team, be friendly and caring, understanding of patient’s needs, able to take responsibility for their own work, have health and safety awareness, be flexible/adaptable and able to follow instructions and procedures.

Excellent organisational and communication skills are essential.

For informal enquiries please contact Charge Nurse Rachel Graham and Charge Nurse Jennifer Miller on 01592 740258

AI tools like ChatGPT or Copilot can be great for planning and preparing your application—but your answers must be your own.

• Show us the real you: Your application should reflect your skills, experience, and motivations authentically.
• Use AI wisely: It’s fine to use AI for ideas or to check spelling and grammar, but don’t let it write your answers.
• Why this matters: Applications that rely on AI-generated content may be withdrawn. By applying, you confirm your responses are based on your own knowledge and achievements.

Tip: Think of AI as a helper, not a substitute. We want to understand you—not an AI tool.

A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment.

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service.

As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK website here.

It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form.

We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

NHS Fife is legally obliged to ensure all its employees are legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. If you are not a United Kingdom (UK) or Irish National, you are required to confirm your right to work in your application.

Would you like to come and join our dynamic, dedicated and hardworking team?

Ward 2 is currently seeking a Housekeeper.

Housekeepers help make sure that hospital wards and other settings are clean, safe and attractive places for patients and staff.

As a Housekeeper you will lead ward services, such as catering, cleaning, equipment and supplies. The work can include talking to and reassuring patients, ordering ward stock, whilst keeping the ward clean and tidy. The serving and clearing away of meals is part of this role, along with preparing snacks and drinks. Reporting faults and undertaking clerical and administration tasks are also an essential part of the role.

A Housekeeper plays a pivotal part within our ward team. You will work under the direction of the Senior Charge Nurse and you will also work closely with domestic, catering and linen services as well as nursing staff and clinical support staff.

Housekeepers need to be physically fit for lifting, moving and cleaning. They also need to work as part of a team, be friendly and caring, understanding of patient’s needs, able to take responsibility for their own work, have health and safety awareness, be flexible/adaptable and able to follow instructions and procedures.

Excellent organisational and communication skills are essential.

For informal enquiries please contact Charge Nurse Rachel Graham and Charge Nurse Jennifer Miller on 01592 740258

AI tools like ChatGPT or Copilot can be great for planning and preparing your application—but your answers must be your own.

• Show us the real you: Your application should reflect your skills, experience, and motivations authentically.
• Use AI wisely: It’s fine to use AI for ideas or to check spelling and grammar, but don’t let it write your answers.
• Why this matters: Applications that rely on AI-generated content may be withdrawn. By applying, you confirm your responses are based on your own knowledge and achievements.

Tip: Think of AI as a helper, not a substitute. We want to understand you—not an AI tool.

A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment.

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service.

As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK website here.

It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form.

We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

NHS Fife is legally obliged to ensure all its employees are legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. If you are not a United Kingdom (UK) or Irish National, you are required to confirm your right to work in your application.