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The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Ward Housekeeper
Closed for applications on: 28-Jan-2026 00:00
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 28-Jan-2026 00:00
Key details
Location
- Site
- Freeman Hospital
- Town
- 317 01 Freeman Hospital
- Postcode
- NE7 7DN
- Major / Minor Region
- Tyne and Wear
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week (3 x 7.5hr days per week (set days Monday, Tuesday and Friday))
Salary
- Salary
- £24,465 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Band 2)
Specialty
- Main area
- 317 Ward 35 NCCC - FH
- Interview date
- 05/02/2026
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS hospital trusts in the country. We have around 16,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.7 billion.
With strong history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation regionally, nationally and internationally, we’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country.
As well as providing a wide range of hospital and community services, we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a part time Ward Housekeeper to join the Ward 35 team.
Ward 35 is a 26 bedded Ward which looks after both oncology and Haematology patients.
We are a forward thinking ward based team providing care for patients with a range of cancer care needs. We are a multi disciplinary team comprising of nursing staff, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, dieticians and healthcare assistants.
We value ourselves on providing a supporting environment with our friendly and approachable team.
If you are a kind, caring and enthusiastic individual I welcome you to apply for this post. If you require any further information please get in touch.
- Interview Date: 5th February 2026
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22 hours and 30 minutes/ week.
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
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The daily role will include maintaining a safe and clean ward environment with general housekeeping/ tidying throughout the department. Duties may including kitchen/food hygiene, fridge monitoring, high level cleaning, laundry & waste disposal.
You will also be require to support qualified staff in adhering to Infection Control policies & procedures and assist in any other necessary duties to maintain high standards of cleanliness.
Maintain cleanliness throughout the ward on a daily basis - ensuring all bed space areas are free from clutter.
Stocking up and ordering of supplies used within the ward using a computer ordering system.
Decontaminating of all equipment used within the ward.
General Housekeeping duties
Nutritional support to assist the nursing staff - daily ordering of kitchen stock.
Monitoring and checking of patients property and valuables.
Clerical duties.
Working for our organisation
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:
- Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
- Freeman Hospital
- Newcastle Dental Hospital
- Cramlington Manor Walks
- Urgent treatment centres
- Newcastle Fertility Centre
- Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
- Northern Genetics Service
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Be an effective member of the multi-disciplinary team assisting the Ward / Department to maintain a safe, clean and comfortable environment for the patients, their families and visitors.
- Report any concerns regarding the patient’s condition to the qualified nurse.
- Maintain patient’s privacy and dignity at all times.
- Report to the Nurse in Charge any issues that may prevent cleaning or compromise the safety of the environment.
- Actively contribute to the provision of nutrition of the patients on the Ward / Department.
- May undertake administrative and clinical duties as required.
- To abide by Trust policies and procedures
Applicant requirements
Person specification
KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria
- Basic knowledge of Infection Prevention and Control
- Understanding of confidentiality
Desirable criteria
- Understanding of basic safeguarding
SKILLS
Essential criteria
- Good literacy and numeracy skills
- Good organisational skills
- Use electronic resources to input, save and retrieve information, make appropriate use of the eRecord system
- Basic IT skills
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- Ability to work effectively under direct supervision, as part of the multi-disciplinary team.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of previously working in a health care setting
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential criteria
- NVQ Level 2 in appropriate subject (or on pathway) or equivalent qualification / experience
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Nicola McGreevy
- Job title
- Senior Ward Sister
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0191 2139335
- Additional information
You can also contact and speak with my Junior Sisters
Carmel Barton, Maddie White and Cerys Coyne in my absence on the above number.
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