# Senior Housekeeper > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-housekeeper/82fa0dfe-722e-4989-8aed-4be087b62fcb - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-housekeeper/82fa0dfe-722e-4989-8aed-4be087b62fcb.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** SEU Triage - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Estates and facilities - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent: Monday - Friday (occasional weekends may be required) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday (occasional weekends may be required)) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-04T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-21T16:00:38.428Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Oxfordshire/Oxford/Oxford_University_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Senior_Housekeeper/Senior_Housekeeper-v8248453 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8248453?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.ouh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Housekeeper on the Surgical Emergency Unit (SEU) Triage at the John Radcliffe Hospital! We are looking for an enthusiastic person with excellent organisational skills to join our team. The main focus of this role is to maintain a pleasant and welcoming environment for patients and families by ensuring the unit is kept clean, tidy and well stocked. The role also involves supporting the nursing team with the delivery of patient food and beverages. The successful applicant will be proactive and able to work with the public in a fast-paced environment, with excellent communication and organisational skills. The successful applicant will also work well with our well-established housekeeping team across the SEU wards, to ensure the efficient working across all departments. If you are highly motivated, compassionate, with a desire to progress and develop your skills within a challenging working environment, we would welcome your application. ### Main duties of the job The main duties of House keeper is to work as an integral part of the ward team ensuring a high quality service and environment to patients and liaise with, nursing team, patients and families. Keeping unit clean and tidy, assisting with order food and beverages for patients, ensuring stock is adequately ordered and tidied away, working as part of a housekeeper team across the SEU wards, regular audits, supporting nursing team, reporting and maintenance of area including equipment. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The main responsibilities of Housekeepers are: - To work as an integral part of the SEU triage team ensuring a high quality service to patients and to provide a service that ensures that the patients’ needs are satisfied and unit requirements are met. - To assist the SEU triage Sister to ensure the appropriate and effective delivery of facilities services in order to properly maintain the patient environment. - To supervise an effective waste segregation and disposal service ensuring compliance with all relevant procedures and legislation. - To work effectively as part of the ward/department team - To ensure patients have appropriate food and drink provided. - To contribute to monthly cleaning audits and assist with any learning for the team. ### 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 ### Attainments **Essential** - Literate, articulate and numerate - Effective use of spoken English - Knowledge of COSHH and Infection Control Policies or ability to undertake training in this area - Basic Computer Skills **Desirable** - Experience in the acute NHS - Previous experience as House keeper or in similar role ### Occupational **Essential** - Able to manage own time effectively - Aware of the importance of maintaining confidentiality - Demonstrate motivation and enthusiasm for the job - Attention to detail **Desirable** - Understanding of roles within the clinical unit ### Personal qualities **Essential** - Ability to escalate and communicate effectively verbally and in writing effectively - Good team player - Demonstrates initiative and ability to prioritise - Flexible and adaptable in his/her work to situations ## Documents - [seu triage housekeeper jd (pdf, 178.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10560431) ## 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.