Housekeeper, Healthcare

Overview

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

The closing date is 03 February 2026

UHNM is currently unable to provide sponsorship this role. This is in accordance with UKVI guidelines and legislation, as these roles do not meet the skill nor salary threshold for sponsorship. If you hold a graduate visa, you are welcome to apply for this role however it is important to note that UHNM will be unable to offer sponsorship at the end of your graduate visa, you must also have at least six months until your graduate visa expires at the start of your employment for training and operational reasons.

The UHNM NHS Trust covers Royal Stoke Hospital in Stoke on Trent and County Hospital in Stafford. Royal Stoke is a large acute teaching hospital with a turnover of £360 million. Located in Stoke on Trent and Stafford, UHNM is close to the M6, within commuting distance of Manchester and Birmingham and is surrounded by rural areas, including the Peak District National Park.

Each year Royal Stoke cares for over 600,000 people, providing emergency treatment, planned operations and medical care. It is a leading teaching hospital in partnership with Keele University and has a patient-centred clinical research facility providing state-of-the-art facilities.

The Emergency Department has an exciting opportunity for a Ward Housekeeper to join us at Royal Stoke University Hospital.

We need motivated individuals to take up these posts to support the ward multidisciplinary team and enhance the patient experience and environment.

• You will be responsible for equipment ordering and supplies.
• Also playing a major role in the organisation of the ward environment and patient comfort.
• The role supports the delivery of cleaning, catering and minor maintenance services in the ward area and contributes to stocking and ordering to meet patient needs.
• The post holder will monitor quality standards, report deficiencies and recommend appropriate changes as directed by the Ward Sister/Charge Nurse.

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we serve around three million people and are known for our facilities, teaching and research. We are a specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM, and we offer development packages aimed at helping everyone fulfill their potential.

UHNM fosters a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and to ensuring all staff feel valued and respected. We ask all employees to commit to our values co-created by our staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care we deliver. Our employees are as important as the patients and the population we serve.

The post holder is responsible for ensuring that the environment and catering services meet the needs and expectations of patients, visitors and the ward team. The post holder will work as an integral part of the ward team. He/She will be responsible for the co-ordination of all patient facilities and services in the ward area and ensuring a clean, safe and comfortable environment along with stocking and ordering.

The main elements of the role are ensuring the delivery of cleaning, catering and minor maintenance services, together with other specified tasks to meet individual patient needs as determined by the Ward Sister/Charge Nurse. The post holder will monitor quality standards, reporting deficiencies and recommending appropriate changes.

• Good General Education
• GCSE Entry Level Maths and English

• Team player
• Previous care experience in an acute setting

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.

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust