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Job summary

Main area
Facilities
Grade
Band 2
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 15 hours per week (Monday to Friday based on the rota)
Job ref
110-EA056-0425
Employer
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Employer type
NHS
Site
Gwaun Ely
Town
Llantrisant
Salary
£24,169 per annum, pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
06/04/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board logo

Housekeeper

Band 2

We provide healthcare services to people living in Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf county borough areas, serving a population of around 450,000.  We are ideally situated between Wales’s capital city, Porthcawl to the west, and the stunning scenery in the Brecon Beacons.

Our vision is to care for our communities and patients by preventing ill-health, promoting better health, providing excellent services and reducing the need for inpatient care wherever possible through the provision of strengthened home, primary and community care.

We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race/nationality, religion/belief, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.

Cwm Taf Morgannwg is a Living Wage Employer.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh or English, and no preference will be given to applications submitted in either language.

Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum.

This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen for a Housekeeper to join part of our busy team of Housekeeping Services and based at Gwaun Ely Buildings, near Royal Glamorgan Hospital.  The position is for 15 hours contract and the service is managed Monday to Friday.  

The position will support the Facilities (Hotel Services) team in delivering housekeeping and linen room services to the National Standards for Cleanliness in NHS Wales,  HIW standard 5 and organisational standards. 

Main duties of the job

The Principal Duties of the job are as follows:

  • Maintaining a high standard of environmental cleanliness.
  • Carrying out housekeeping, cleaning and service associated semi skilled duties, e.g. curtain changes, removal and cleaning of fixtures and fittings, linen.  
  • Maintaining a safe working environment.
  • Patient/Customer service.
  • Communication.
  • Lone and Team working ability.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family.  Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

We live by our core values:

We listen, learn and improve
We treat everyone with respect
We all work together as one team

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

In the event of a major incident, e.g. infection prevention and control outbreak escalation or to support adverse weather or other Facilities services contingency, the post holder may be required to be called in outside of normal working hours to support the Facilities Services in the contingency actions when and where required.

The duties of this post are not inflexible or exhaustive and will be reviewed periodically and may be changed to be consistent with the grading of the post as the organisation or department develops and following consultation with the post holder.

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac. 

Person specification

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge of COShh and H&S

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Previous cleaning experience
Desirable criteria
  • Ability to work as part of team
  • Previous experience working in hospital environment

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Age positiveDisability confident leaderStop Smoking Wales is the NHS Smoking Cessation Service in WalesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.hyderus o ran anableddAccredited Living Wage EmployerWelsh logo for Armed Force Bronze Award for Cym Taf UHBAccredited Living Wage EmployerCore principlesPrentisiaethau Apprenticeships

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Welsh language skills are desirable

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Karen Ivey
Job title
Facilities Support Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01443 443443
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