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Part-time Housekeeper / Cleaner - Fulbrook Centre


Location
Oxford, England
Salary
£25,272 per annum | pro rata
Profession
Estates and facilities
Grade
Band 2
Deadline
05 Jul 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
19 Jun 2026
Medical Protection — indemnity for locally employed doctors from £79

Job overview

We are recruiting for a Housekeeper / Cleaner to join our team at the City Community Ward in the Fulbrook Centre  based at the Churchill Hospital in Oxford.

You'll be responsible for cleaning and maintaining the patient rooms, public areas, back of house areas such as linen room and laundry areas, according to Trust policy and procedures at a level that meets or exceeds National Cleanliness standards.

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 will be provided. To succeed in this role you'll need to be a team player who can be flexible and reliable, with good interpersonal and communication skills.

This is a part-time role (25 hours per week) that involves shift working including lates, earlies, weekends, and bank holidays over a rolling rota, whereby weekend and banks holidays are paid at an enhanced rate.

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

  • Carry out daily cleaning routines as scheduled
  • Carry out cleaning tasks as per rota
  • Handle and remove waste in line with segregation processes and procedures
  • Regenerate cook/chill meals recording the temperatures of food at stages defined as appropriate within the relevant wards
  • Ensure kitchen equipment, regeneration equipment and all surfaces are clean at all times
  • Ensure food is ready to be served at the correct times for service and all waste food is discarded immediately after service
  • Ensure the dining room is cleaned after each meal
  • Wash-up and account for all cutlery and crockery and kitchen utensils after meals and breaks

Please refer to the job description and guidance notes attached for further information on this role.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.

The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.

We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values.

Person specification

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to communicate sensitively with people who have mental health concerns.
  • An understanding of the principles of delivering quality customer service.

Knowledge

Essential

  • Some knowledge of cleaning chemicals.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Basic cleaning skills.

Desirable

  • To demonstrate an interest in learning /further training.

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This advert is for Part-time Housekeeper / Cleaner - Fulbrook Centre with Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust in Oxford, South East, England. It is listed as a Band 2 Estates and facilities role. The advertised salary is £25,272 per annum | pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 05 Jul 2026.

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