Housekeeper / Cleaner - Littlemore Mental Health Centre

Littlemore

Full Time

£25,272 per annum | pro-rata

Expires: 13/04/2026

Band 2

12 months (12 month Fixed Term Full Time)

About the Role

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen to join our team of housekeeping teams at Phoenix Ward, Littlemore Mental Health Centre providing a safe clean environment for patients and staff.

This is a 12 month fixed term full-time role (37.5 hours per week). You'll be working over a 2 week rolling rota whereby you would be expected to work a variety of 7am-3pm and 11am-7pm shifts, being fully flexible working Monday - Sunday and alternative weekend working.

You'll be carrying out general cleaning on the ward areas including mopping the floors, cleaning toilets and around the patient bedrooms, as well as serving food to patients at breakfast, lunch and dinner times.

We are looking for friendly, organised, hard-working candidates who will be reliable team players with strong interpersonal and communication skills.

If you have a proven track record of being able to deliver a high-quality cleaning and cook chill service, this could be the role for you and we want to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

Plan own work in-line with the daily cleaning routines and cleaning tasks as per rota
Carry out terminal and enhanced cleans as per local procedures
Participate in cleaning audits as necessary
Handle and remove waste in line with segregation processes and procedures
Unpack and stack all linen and laundry
Regenerate cook/chill meals recording the temperatures of food at stages defined
as appropriate within the relevant wards
Ensure kitchen equipment, regeneration equipment and all surfaces are clean at
all times
Set up dining room, beverage /food trolleys as and when required
Ensure food is ready to be served at the correct times for service and all waste
food is discarded immediately after service
Ensure the dining room is cleaned after each meal

Please refer to the job description attached for a comprehensive list of duties

Working for our organisation

Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the “candidate guide to making an application” and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.

As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”

Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
• Competitive pension scheme
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.

The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.