BANK Housekeeper
- NHS
- Part Time
- Basingstoke
- 25272.00 a year
Job Description
Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a Bank Housekeeper to join the Housekeeping Team. To apply, you must be enthusiastic, flexible, and have a passion for palliative and end of life care, have excellent communication skills and work well as part of a multi-disciplinary team. Previous housekeeping experience is necessary.
Closing date - 05 August 2026
Interview date - 13 August 2026
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will be part of a multi-disciplinary team, providing domestic cleaning and general linen service with catering support. For additional information and responsibilities, please refer to the job description. The role is to provide ad-hoc support between the hours of 07.30 and 19.30 including bank holidays and weekends.
St. Michaels Hospice is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults, children and young people. All staff are expected to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be required to undergo relevant background checks, including a DBS check and provide satisfactory reference before starting the role.
About us
St. Michaels Hospice is a registered charity providing specialist palliative and end of life care services since 1992, for the people of North Hampshire. We are dedicated to providing care to people throughout North Hampshire who are affected by life limiting illness to attain the highest possible quality of life by providing a choice of specialist care and support.
As a charity, we depend on the kindness and support of our local community to continue offering our services free of charge. This care is made possible by supporters donating, taking part in fundraising events and activities, playing our lottery, shopping in our retail outlets, leaving gifts in their Wills or giving freely of their time to volunteer.
Job responsibilities
Provide domestic cleaning, general linen service and catering support whilst maintaining the highest standard of hygiene at all times.
You will actively engage with colleagues, patients, patients families and carers, volunteers and visitors.
Clinical
Understand and promote infection control practices and policies.
Assist, as necessary, to ensure the nutritional intake of a patient is maintained.
Be responsible and accountable for standard of work.
Follow guidelines for safe systems at work and maintain a safe environment for colleagues, patients and visitors.
Participate in and contribute to service development, evaluation and changes.
Learning and Development
Undertake all statutory and mandatory training, as required.
Positively commit to staff appraisals, performance and competencies reviews to ensure personal professional development.
Professional
Work to maintain the values, vision and aims of St. Michaels Hospice.
Practice and promote patient confidentiality at all times.
Practice safely, within hospice policies, procedures and guidelines.
Demonstrate efficient time management and flexible attitude to working patterns.
Work within the limits of your own competency and responsibility and refer areas that are outside of your competency to the Housekeeping Supervisor.
Be willing to work across departments to meet demands of service needs.
Treat everyone with respect and dignity.
Communication
Communicate respectfully in an open, accurate, straightforward and confidential way with colleagues across the organisation.
Verbally alert the nurse in charge to any urgent or sensitive matters or escalate to the appropriate level, if appropriate.
Proactively share information to identify and reduce risk to patients and staff.
Let the Housekeeping Lead know of any non-urgent issues, concerns or ideas.
General Responsibilities
Work to maintain the values, vision and aims of St. Michaels Hospice.
Additional Duties In discussion with the line manager to undertake work, as and when required, in support of St. Michaels Hospice as an organisation.
Public Relations To represent St. Michaels Hospice in the community and public domain, including social media, appropriately.
Undertake all statutory and mandatory training, as required.
To be conversant with and adhere to all St. Michaels Hospice Policies and Procedures.
Be responsible for upholding and promoting St. Michaels Hospice safeguarding policies, ensuring the safety and well-being of all individuals, and promptly reporting any concerns or incidents in accordance with established procedures.
This is an outline job description and may be subject to change, according to the needs of the service, in consultation with the post holder.
Take responsibility for own personal safety and of others whilst at work. You will take appropriate action or report any concerns to address any health and safety issues that you or members of your team may be aware of.
This job description is an outline of the role and responsibilities. From time to time, due to the needs of the service, we may ask you to flexibly undertake other duties that are consistent with your role and banding, including project work, internal job rotation and absence cover.
Person Specification
Attitude, aptitudes, personal characteristics
Essential
- Able to work independently and in a team
- Efficient time management
- Respectful and supportive of colleagues
- Professional, friendly and positive nature
Desirable
- Quick learner
Qualifications
Essential
- Good general education
Desirable
- Food & Hygiene Certificate
Experience
Essential
- Housekeeping experience
Desirable
- Housekeeping experience in a health care environment
- Experience of working with volunteers
Skills, knowledge, abilities
Essential
- Understanding of the nature of palliative care
- Good communication skills
- Basic IT skills
- Understanding of COSHH guidelines
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
St Michael's Hospice (North Hampshire)
Address
Basil de Ferranti House
Aldermaston Road
Basingstoke
Hampshire
RG24 9NB
United Kingdom
