# Housekeeper/Cleaner (Oxford Highfield - Warneford Hospital)

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Highfield Unit
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Estates and facilities
- **Grade:** Band 2
- **Salary:** £25,272 per annum | pro rata
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-31T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-14T08:30:42.573Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Oxfordshire/Oxford/Oxford_Health_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Estates_Facilities/Estates_Facilities-v8201419
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8201419?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

We require friendly and enthusiastic individuals to join a highly motivated, dedicated team of Cleaners and Housekeepers across the Trust to include Mental Health wards.

If you have a proven track record of being able to deliver a high-quality cleaning service this could be the role for you and we want to hear from you!

### Main duties of the job

Successful candidates need to be team players who are flexible and reliable, with good interpersonal and communication skills.

The post involves shift working including late shifts, early shifts, weekends, and bank holidays over a rolling rota, weekends and bank holidays are paid at an enhanced rate.

Basic cleaning skills are required and willingness to undertake NVQ2 food hygiene.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This role adds to the patients experience by providing a high-quality cleaning and catering service. The aim will be to ensure a clean safe environment and catering provision for clients, of which in-house training can be provided.

Opportunities for extra hours may also be available so flexibility is required.

### 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

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Some knowledge of cleaning chemicals

### Experience

**Desirable**

- Experience of working in a health care setting

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Basic cleaning skills Willing to undertake NVQ2 food hygiene
- Good general education

**Desirable**

- NVQ 1 in cleaning
- To demonstrate an interest in Learning/Further Training
- NVQ2 food hygiene

### Personal Qualities

**Essential**

- Flexible
- Good interpersonal skills

## Documents

- [jd&ps (pdf, 232.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10507393)
- [guidance notes for candidates applying for a job at ohft (pdf, 424.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2228)

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