About this role
Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for the right person to join Ward 9 Acute Medical Unit at Queens Hospital as a modern housekeeper.
This is a valuable and rewarding role where you are part of the team, working together to ensure high standards across the department.
Ideally you will have a caring and compassionate attitude, excellent communication skills and understand confidentiality. You will have an understanding of food hygiene standards and stock rotation.
You will work closely with the clinical team.
Main duties of the job
To Provide a Housekeeping service for the Ward environment ensuring the appropriate delivery of cleaning and minor maintenance, together with other specified tasks, to meet the department's needs. Responsibilities to include:
To monitor and audit standard of cleanliness in the department daily, liaising with the ward staff and domestic service where appropriate.
To ensure the ward areas are kept clean and tidy.
Ensure kitchen is clean at all times.
Clean microwaves/cupboards/drawers on a weekly basis.
Daily temperature recording of staff fridge & weekly fridge internal and external clean.
To observe and maintain a high standard of fixtures and fittings. To escalate and concerns and reports any repairs to estates.
Report maintenance faults.
Promote and monitor adherence to Health & Safety and Trust policies.
To order and put away stock
Provide diet and fluids to patients.
To complete patient feedback survey via electronic device.
Closing date of applications: 26 May 2026
Interview date: 09 June 2026
About us
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond. Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes Key Facts:
We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day. We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week. An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country. Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily. Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres. We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres. We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day. UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.
Job description Job responsibilities
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Your application (for shortlisting purposes) is assessed based on the Person Specification in the job advert (below).
Person Specification
Education Essential
Basic Numeracy and Literacy Skills
Desirable
Food hygiene certificate
Knowledge Essential
Previous housekeeping/cleaning experience
Desirable
Previous experience of working in the NHS/customer service
Skills and Ability Desirable
Computer skills
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details Employer name University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Address Queens Hospital
Belvedere Road
Burton on Trent
DE13 0RB
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)