Employer Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Site King\'s Mill Hospital
Town Sutton in Ashfield
Salary £24,465 per annum pro rata
Salary period Yearly
Closing 23/10/2025 23:59
Ward Housekeeper
NHS AfC: Band 2
Thank you for your interest in this role, we would be delighted to welcome you to Sherwood Forest Hospitals.
Sherwood Forest Hospitals is nationally recognised as an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and know that happy colleagues deliver better care.
Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.
At Sherwood Forest Hospitals, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. As such, we particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, or Disabled. We believe that a diverse team better represents the communities we serve and brings a wealth of perspectives and experiences to our work.
Job overview
We are seeking a dedicated and proactive Ward Housekeeper to join our dynamic clinical team at Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. This is a vital role that supports the delivery of high-quality patient care by ensuring the ward environment is consistently clean, safe, and welcoming.
As a Ward Housekeeper, you will be responsible for coordinating a range of facilities services including cleaning, linen management, stock control, and general ward support. You will work closely with the Ward/Department Sister and wider multidisciplinary team to uphold national and local standards of cleanliness, infection prevention, and patient safety.
Your contribution will help maintain a positive patient experience and support clinical staff in delivering care efficiently. You will be expected to take initiative, respond to changing priorities, and communicate effectively with both patients and colleagues.
This role is ideal for someone who takes pride in their work, enjoys being part of a team, and is committed to maintaining high standards in a healthcare setting.
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities include:
* Coordinate all facilities services in the ward/department area, ensuring a high standard of cleanliness and safety
* Assist the Matron and Ward Leader in monitoring and maintaining cleaning standards on the ward
* Identify and rectify problems promptly, reporting issues to the Ward Leader and Housekeeping Services Department as necessary
* Perform spot cleaning, including swift and efficient handling of spillages and regular checks of sanitary areas
* Maintain the ward’s appearance by removing clutter, tidying notice boards, attending to storage requirements, and ensuring signage meets PEAT environmental standards
* Ensure the upkeep and appearance of patient bed areas
* Keep the linen trolley adequately stocked and order replacements as needed
* Ensuring adequate stock levels maintained throughout the ward
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Working for our organisation
We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.
We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.
We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as ‘outstanding’ for care and our King’s Mill Hospital as the only ‘outstanding’ NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Knowledge Requirements
* Good communication skills with the ability to negotiate
* Time management skills and the ability to withstand pressure
* Ability to set up and maintain systems
* Positive role model for patients and staff
Qualifications Academic/ Craft/ Professional
* Educated to a good standard of general education equivalent to GCSE Maths and English Level C or above
Further Training
* Basic Health and Safety awareness
* Customer Care Training/Awareness
* Any training pertaining to the post
Experience
* Experience of dealing with and working alongside a wide range of people
* An ability to demonstrate practical and organisational skills
* Experience of working within a team
* Previous experience in NHS and/or other care settings
Contractual Requirements
* Flexible (post may require some shift working including the occasional evening/weekend or bank holiday)
* Punctual
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Please note that we no longer accept handwritten/paper applications and that the email address given on your application will be used for all correspondence regarding this post.
We reserve the right to close a vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications have been received. Priority for vacancies at the Trust will be given to existing employees of Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust whose roles are currently at risk of redundancy due to organisational change.
Only applications received on or before the closing date will be considered for short listing. This is to ensure that the Trust meets its commitment to Equality of Opportunity.
In submitting an application, you authorise Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to confirm any current and previous NHS Service details and you agree to the Trust obtaining and transferring personal data held about you, including Occupational Health data (inoculations and screening tests). This data will be shared using the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) and third party systems via an automated process and will only be used for the purposes of maintaining your employment record.
Please note if you are successful in obtaining this position and the post involves regulated activity you will be required to undertake a Disclosure & Barring Service check. The Trust will pay for the check initially and then the money will then be deducted from your first salary once you\'ve commenced employment. The current price of a check is £26.40 for a standard check and £54.40 for an enhanced. If you are asked to complete a DBS check and have a previous identity that you do not wish to be disclosed to your employer and/or on your DBS certificate, you should call or email the dedicated sensitive applications team before submitting your application. The team is experienced in dealing with sensitive cases and will advise you of the process and what you need to do.
Please note any genuine job offer letters will only be received if you have applied, interviewed, and received a verbal offer from the appointing manager for a vacancy within Sherwood Forest Hospitals. If you receive a job offer and you are not sure of its authenticity, please report it to the following email sfh-tr.recruitmentqueries@nhs.net
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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.
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