Housekeeper | The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust

We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our team as a Housekeeper within the Division of Emergency Care and Medicine- Tilney Ward. You must be caring, compassionate, forward thinking, well-organised and have a positive attitude towards flexibility and change.

The Housekeeper will work in a distinct role to support the delivery of clinical care by assisting in the maintenance of a clean, safe and attractive environment, conducive to patient care. Co-ordinating a range of ward services, including cleaning, catering, supplies, linen services, and general maintenance issues reporting and rectification, the post holder will work closely with the ward staff and support service departments to ensure that national and local standards are met.

The housekeeper will communicate with patients & visitors, providing essential information relating to the general facilities and ad hoc services available within the unit and hospital environment.

• To assist in monitoring and maintaining cleaning standards, conducting regular cleaning quality audits of allocated areas in accordance with the National Standards of Cleanliness Framework.
• To carry out cleaning to ensure spillages are dealt with quickly and efficiently.
• To ensure specialist cleaning of surfaces and furnishings.
• To ensure that staff have adequate materials and that they are of correct type for the job, complying with cleaning schedules, ensuring all cleaning materials and protective clothing provided are used in the correct manner.
• To ensure that all alcohol gel dispensers, paper towels and soap for hand hygiene are replenished, thus contributing to the prevention of cross infection.

There’s never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We’re working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital and we are also carrying out on one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we’ve ever undertaken.

At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs.

We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as ‘Good’, and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships.

We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome.

We love working here and think you will too.

For more information about this exciting opportunity, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification

This advert closes on Thursday 4 Jun 2026