# Housekeeper > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/housekeeper/a0be3e08-1cbb-45da-9201-dd8005684950 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/housekeeper/a0be3e08-1cbb-45da-9201-dd8005684950.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust - **Location:** University Hospital Lewisham - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Housekeeper - **Grade:** Band 2 - **Salary:** £25,272 Per annum plus HCAS - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 30 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-25T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-19T10:20:45.638Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/london/Lewisham_Greenwich_NHS_Trust/surgery/surgery-v8289343 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8289343?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.lewishamandgreenwich.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Please note that the following are essential requirements for this post: - A valid Care Certificate issued by an NHS provider organisation (Care Certificates issued by private organisations are not accepted). - An NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care qualification obtained from a UK college. Applicants should ensure that they clearly demonstrate how they meet these requirements within their application. Please note that we are unable to offer sponsorship or a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) for this post. We have an exciting opportunity for a part time house keeper to work across the four surgical wards at Queen Elizabeth Hospital. The post holder will work as an integral part of the divisional team. Responsible for ensuring the delivery of a range of activities to support the clinical team in delivering care, ensuring all equipment and supplies are maintained. ### Main duties of the job Cleaning: To ensure that all general and specialist equipment e.g. monitors, drip stands, medical devices are cleaned in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions and trust policy. Ensure that all medical equipment sent for repair is decontaminated in accordance with Trust policy. To ensure that the department is clean & tidy at all times. Identify problems with departmental cleanliness, take remedial action and report to Unit Sister. Damp dust equipment on a daily basis. To maintain staff areas Catering: In conjunction with the nursing team, ensure patient meals are ordered and delivered, adhering to special dietary requirements. Co-ordinate extra meal requirements that may arise Maintaining Supplies: Assist in coordinating the ordering, delivery and storage of all departmental supplies. To ensure that the Unit has adequate supplies throughout the 24 hour period and any shortfalls are rectified. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities ### Applicant requirements This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### others **Essential** - Cheerful / friendly approach , Flexible ### Knowledge **Essential** - Have good communication skills – both written and oral - Possess the skills needed to allow effective team working - Ability to work on own initiative - Time management - Good negotiating skills ### Experience **Essential** - Ability to prioritise workload **Desirable** - Previous experience in a caring environment or equivalent ### Educational Qualifications **Essential** - Possess a reasonable standard of oral and written English - Possess basic numeracy skills ### Aptitudes, personal characteristics **Essential** - Enthusiastic - Conscientious, reliable, hard working - Supportive or others - Calm in pressurised and stressful situations - Ability to accept constructive criticism ## Documents - [jd (pdf, 698.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10607018) - [working at lgt (pdf, 4.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2533) - [candidate guidance on the use of ai (pdf, 3.8mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2978) - [visa and certificate of sponsorship information for applicants (pdf, 3.8mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2936) ## 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.