Job summary
- Main area
- Housekeeping
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- 6 hours per week (Part time - 6 (3 hours sat 3 hours sun))
- Job ref
- 285-7089-CORP
- Employer
- Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Hallam Street Hospital
- Town
- West Bromwich
- Salary
- £24,465 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/01/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Housekeeper
NHS AfC: Band 2
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is growing and changing. We provide specialist mental health, learning disability and community services across Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton, and we’re hiring people who want to shape what comes next.
Formed on 1 April 2020 through the merger of Black Country Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust, we’re now focused on the future with a new Trust Strategy and our Best for the Black Country programme.
What we do
· Adult and older adult mental health
· Children and young people’s mental health
· Specialist learning disability services
· Community healthcare for children, young people and families in Dudley
Why join now
· We’ve got real momentum right now. New strategy, clear priorities and our Best for the Black Country work mean things are moving in the right way, fast.
· Our values aren’t just posters. People are genuinely compassionate, take responsibility, treat you with respect and help you feel confident and empowered.
· You’ll be looked after. Flexible working, family-friendly policies, supportive teams, proper wellbeing support and chances to learn with coaching and development.
· There’s room to grow. Loads of services to explore and real space to try ideas and be heard.
· It’s a good place to live. Friendly diverse communities, easy transport, good schools and colleges, shopping, food, lots to do, plenty of green space and a lower cost of living than many other city regions.
What it’s like to work here
You’ll join friendly, skilled teams who look out for each other. We plan together, share caseload pressures, and celebrate wins. New starters get a warm welcome and clear induction; early careers colleagues have preceptorship and buddying; experienced staff can lead, teach and innovate. You’ll have space to do good work, speak up, and see the difference you make.
Who we are
We’re 4,000+ colleagues from many backgrounds, committed to improving health and wellbeing for our communities and for each other. If you’re excited about the role but don’t tick every box, please apply. We value potential and transferable experience.
Job overview
12 per week 8-2 and 4-7 and 4-7 Sunday total 12 hours
The role of the Housekeeper is to work within the Trust Facilities Management structure to ensure that the housekeeping service supports clinical colleagues. Key areas of responsibility; to ensure the environment is cleaned to National standards. Deliver meal/beverage service, Bed making, cleaning medical/hard equipment. Manage linen quality and report Maintenance issues.
Main duties of the job
Critical to the success of the role shall be the provision of a service that is safe, efficient and which delivers a quality environment in a timely manner that promotes the health and well-being of the service users and which is in line with the Dept. of Health, CQC, PLACE & NHS standards including the Hygiene Code & new government standards relating to food, hydration and better hospital food etc., throughout the whole organisation. The housekeeper will enhance the patient’s experience by ensuring that the clinical environment is presented and maintained in a way which maximises the patient’s sense of comfort, safety, and well-being.
Working for our organisation
At Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, we’re building a high-calibre, diverse and inclusive mental health workforce. One that will give talented professionals like you the opportunity to shape an outstanding service that will transform community mental healthcare and deliver happier and healthier lives all across our communities.
The Trust is rated ‘Good’ from CQC (Care Quality Commission) and will become the lead provider for mental health services across The Black Country . We have recently invested in newly created clinical divisions and are currently developing new models of integrated primary and secondary care for adults and older adults, as well launching a far-reaching inpatient strategy, working to eradicate dormitories and building new facilities.
This ambitious model is multi-agency and multi-disciplinary, opening the door for you to work in a collaborative and flexible way with partners, service users, carers and their families.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Responsible for the safe and delivery of the housekeeping/catering services
- Responsible for undertaking scheduled cleaning tasks, including the cleaning of clinical equipment, as schedules
- Responsible for upholding all infection Prevention and Control Measures as required within the Trust
- Responsible for ensuring that all domestic consumables are available at all
times in the appropriate dispenser/holder.
- Responsible for undertaking ad hoc cleaning tasks as required by the Senior Housekeeper or nursing staff.
Person specification
Essential
Essential criteria
- Must hold Basic Food Hygiene Qualification
- Good Basic Education- Ability to read and write, numerical skills
- NVQ level 2, BICS in Domestic Services
Desirable criteria
- Must have experience of working in a Mental Health/ Learning Disabilities service.
- Must have excellent knowledge of Food Hygiene incl temperature control and HACCP
- Must be a good communicator, to mix with a variety of people.
- Must be able to follow clear instructions
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sharon Ward
- Job title
- Site Facilities Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07494749094
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