Modern Housekeeper

Job overview

This post is based on the Maternity Wards at Queens Hospital Burton. The working hours are 7.5 hour shifts covering a 7 day service.

Your role will be to work as an integral part of the Clinical Ward Team and to be responsible for the co-ordination of all patient facilities services in the ward area, ensuring a clean, safe and comfortable environment.

The main elements of the role are to ensure that there is a seamless approach to the provision of non-clinical services; ensuring the appropriate delivery of cleaning, catering and minor maintenance, together with other specified tasks, to meet individual patients’ needs, as determined by the Ward Sister.

Ideally you’ll have a caring and compassionate attitude, excellent communication skills and understand confidentiality. You must be able to demonstrate literacy and numeracy skills and the ability to deliver high standards in all aspects of the role. You must also have a good awareness of infection control principles with cleanliness and tidiness being an important part of your role in maintaining the working environment. Having a can do approach in supporting our unit team to achieve smooth running of our department is essential.

Main duties of the job

• Ensure that personal privacy, dignity and confidentiality relating to all aspects of the Trust’s operations is maintained.
• To participate in Patient Satisfaction Surveys as required.
• To provide a focal point for individual patients in relation to their day to day non-clinical needs.
• Liaise with the Service Provider to ensure a clean, safe and comfortable environment and that all patients food and beverage requirements are met.
• Liaise with the Lead Sister and Service Provider, to ensure that the day’s work is planned in the most appropriate way, in order to deliver a high standard of patient facilities services.
• Undertake the cleaning of medical equipment, and other relevant items as identified.
• Ensure thorough cleanliness standards are met in the ward kitchen in accordance with contractual requirements and Food Hygiene Standards.

Closing date of applications: 8 September 2026

Date of interview: 22 September 2026

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and Person Specification. To apply please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB – this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.

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Important visa information: Due to UK Home Office immigration rule changes effective from 22 July 2025, applicants sponsored under Occupation Code 6131 (Nursing Auxiliaries and Assistants) may not be eligible to bring dependants under the Skilled Worker route if their Certificate of Sponsorship is issued on or after this date. Applicants are responsible for understanding how these rules apply to their individual circumstances. The Trust cannot provide immigration advice. Further information is available on the Skilled Worker visa: Your partner and children - GOV.UK

Your application (for shortlisting purposes) is assessed based on the Person Specification in the job advert (below).

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.