Clinical Housekeeper

Job title:

Clinical Housekeeper

Company

NHS

Job description

We are looking for a caring and hardworking individual to join our multi-disciplinary team in the Ward Housekeeper role. This role involves providing housekeeping support for clinical aspects of care to support the nursing team and provide an environment that ensures the health, safety and prevention of infection within the unit.We are looking for someone who has experience in working in laundry or cleaning services and is passionate about working with older people.Main duties of the jobWard 4 the Mount is an acute older peoples ward for females with functional mental illnesses. The role will be predominately to provide assistance with general cleaning and tidying of the ward. This will also involve supporting with patients with laundry, organising stores, and supporting service users at mealtimes and with refreshments. This role is vital for the effective running of the ward and ensuring high standards of patient care and wellbeing.We recruit people based on their values and qualifications (where required) and believe that their lived experience is an advantage, this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for. Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy and valued.All our information is available in accessible formats. Please contact the Recruitment team [email protected]Attached to this advert is our candidates guide to values-based recruitment and supporting guidance on how to make a successful application.If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Recruitment Team or see the attached candidate guide to reasonable adjustments.About usThe Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 – 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.We also have an incredible bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank.Applicants should be aware that any individual requiring a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only (this does not include Healthcare Support Workers). This is an essential requirement, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you do not meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.DetailsDate posted30 May 2025Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 2Salary£24,169 a year per annumContractPermanentWorking patternFull-timeReference number173-25825-OPSJob locationsThe Mount Ward 4LeedsLS2 9LNJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesTo find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading.So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read theCandidate Guide to Values Based Recruitment. This document provides you with information to help you apply. Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesTo find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading.So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read theCandidate Guide to Values Based Recruitment. This document provides you with information to help you apply.Person SpecificationExperienceEssential

• Previous laundry domestic experience

KnowledgeEssential

• Understanding of working in a hospital ward environment

InterestEssential

• Passion for working with older people with mental health difficulties

Person SpecificationExperienceEssential

• Previous laundry domestic experience

KnowledgeEssential

• Understanding of working in a hospital ward environment

InterestEssential

• Passion for working with older people with mental health difficulties

Expected salary

£24169 per year

Location

Leeds

Job date

Tue, 03 Jun 2025 00:50:20 GMT

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