# Housekeeper > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/housekeeper/9ae1d079-8586-4a8e-8017-f845b367a34c - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/housekeeper/9ae1d079-8586-4a8e-8017-f845b367a34c.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Kings Lynn - **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 - 22.5 hours per week (To work days either from 7am-3pm or 11:30am to 7:30pm, would include occasional weekends.) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-04T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-28T15:43:45.140Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Norfolk/Kings_Lynn/The_Queen_Elizabeth_Hospital_Kings_Lynn_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Tilney_Cardiology/Tilney_Cardiology-v7880121 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7880121?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.qehkl.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our team as a Housekeeper within the Division of Emergency Care and Medicine- Tilney Ward.  You must be caring, compassionate, forward thinking, well-organised and have a positive attitude towards flexibility and change. The Housekeeper will work in a distinct role to support the delivery of clinical care by assisting in the maintenance of a clean, safe and attractive environment, conducive to patient care. Co-ordinating a range of ward services, including cleaning, catering, supplies, linen services, and general maintenance issues reporting and rectification, the post holder will work closely with the  ward staff and support service departments to ensure that national and local standards are met. The housekeeper will communicate with patients & visitors, providing essential information relating to the general facilities and ad hoc services available within the unit and hospital environment. ### Main duties of the job - To assist in monitoring and maintaining cleaning standards, conducting regular cleaning quality audits of allocated areas in accordance with the National Standards of Cleanliness Framework. - To carry out cleaning to ensure spillages are dealt with quickly and efficiently. - To ensure specialist cleaning of surfaces and furnishings. - To ensure that staff have adequate materials and that they are of correct type for the job, complying with cleaning schedules, ensuring all cleaning materials and protective clothing provided are used in the correct manner. - To ensure that all alcohol gel dispensers, paper towels and soap for hand hygiene are replenished, thus contributing to the prevention of cross infection. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For more information about this exciting opportunity, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification ## Job Details We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our team as a Housekeeper within the Division of Emergency Care and Medicine- Tilney Ward. You must be caring, compassionate, forward thinking, well-organised and have a positive attitude towards flexibility and change. The Housekeeper will work in a distinct role to support the delivery of clinical care by assisting in the maintenance of a clean, safe and attractive environment, conducive to patient care. Co-ordinating a range of ward services, including cleaning, catering, supplies, linen services, and general maintenance issues reporting and rectification, the post holder will work closely with the ward staff and support service departments to ensure that national and local standards are met. The housekeeper will communicate with patients & visitors, providing essential information relating to the general facilities and ad hoc services available within the unit and hospital environment. ## Job Description To assist in monitoring and maintaining cleaning standards, conducting regular cleaning quality audits of allocated areas in accordance with the National Standards of Cleanliness Framework. To carry out cleaning to ensure spillages are dealt with quickly and efficiently. To ensure specialist cleaning of surfaces and furnishings. To ensure that staff have adequate materials and that they are of correct type for the job, complying with cleaning schedules, ensuring all cleaning materials and protective clothing provided are used in the correct manner. To ensure that all alcohol gel dispensers, paper towels and soap for hand hygiene are replenished, thus contributing to the prevention of cross infection. ## Responsibilities For more information about this exciting opportunity, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Managing own time and resources - Experience of working as part of a team **Desirable** - Experience of working with people in a care setting ### Skills, abilities and knowledge **Essential** - Good interpersonal skills - Good organisational skills - Knowledge and understanding of their role within the team - Understanding of confidentiality - Good communication skills both written and oral ### Qualifications/training and professional development **Essential** - Good reading and writing skills - Desire and ability to develop new skills **Desirable** - Experience in housekeeping or managing stock of items ## Documents - [our values (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2570) - [our trust (pdf, 674.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2671) - [establishing identity (pdf, 243.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1315) - [say hello to wage stream (pdf, 7.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2393) - [job description & person specification (pdf, 465.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10154187) ## 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.