Community Estates and Facilities Housekeeper

Esht; Eastbourne; On-site; GBP 25,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization is seeking Community Estates and Facilities Housekeepers for various shifts at Rye Memorial Hospital. Responsibilities include performing housekeeping duties in a team environment. Candidates should have a caring attitude, basic food hygiene certification, and experience in cleaning and customer service. The position offers both full-time and part-time hours with opportunities for overtime and employee benefits.

Benefits

Staff development opportunities

Access to NHS pension scheme

Onsite parking available

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Basic Food Hygiene experience.
• Catering background preferred.
• Experience in customer services.
• Cleaning experience required.

Responsibilities

• Perform various housekeeping duties in a busy Rehab Hospital environment.
• Work within a team of 5 Housekeepers.

Skills

Able to work with minimum supervision

Ability to use own initiative

Flexible approach

Caring attitude

Good organisational skills

Education

General education evidence

Basic Food Hygiene Certificate

NVQ 1 in relevant subject

Job description

Community Estates and Facilities Housekeeper Rye

NHS AfC: Band 2

Main area Housekeeping Grade NHS AfC: Band 2 Contract Permanent: pro rata Hours

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week (some weekend working) Job ref 374-LL0106-E

Site Rye Memorial Hospital Town Rye Salary £24,465 pro rata, per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 23/02/2026 23:59

We are proud to provide ‘Outstanding’ care and be a great place to work.

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust provides safe, compassionate and high quality hospital and community care to the half a million people living in East Sussex and those who visit our local area.

We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex with an annual income of £700 million and we are the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex.

Our extensive health services are provided by over 8,000+ dedicated members of staff working from two acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites across East Sussex, and in people’s own homes.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being Caring and Effective. The Conquest Hospital in Hastings and our Community Services were rated ‘Outstanding’ and Eastbourne DGH was rated ‘Good’. Our two acute hospitals have Emergency Departments and provide 24 hour a day care, offering a comprehensive range of surgical, medical, outpatient and maternity services, supported by a full range of diagnostic and therapy services.

Job overview

We have 3 vacancies available in the Housekeeping Team at Rye Memorial Hospital, Peasmarsh Road, Rye East Sussex.

30 Hours per week 07.00 - 15.00.

Week 1 : 07.00-15.00 Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday

Week 2 : 07.00-15.00 Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

The vacancy works every other weekend, with weekend enhancements paid.

15 Hours per week 07.00- 15.00

Week 1 : 07.00-15.00 Saturday, Sunday

Week 2 : 07.00-15.00 Thursday, Friday

The vacancy works every other weekend, with weekend enhancements paid.

10.5 Hours per week

Week 1 : 16.00-19.30 Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

Week 2 : 16.00 – 19.30 Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday

The vacancy works every other weekend, with weekend enhancements paid.

Main duties of the job

The role involves all types of housekeeping duties in a busy Rehab Hospital environment.

The role will work in a team of 5 Housekeepers at the site.

Working for our organisation

A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries, staff restaurants and accommodation.

In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.

There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the job description attached.

If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Evidence of general education
• Undertake additional training as required in post
• Basic Food Hygiene Certificate
• NVQ 1 in relevant subject

Experience

• Basic Food Hygiene
• Catering Background
• Customer Services
• Cleaning Experience

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Able to work with minimum supervision
• Ability to use own initiative
• Flexible approach
• Caring attitude
• Ability to adapt quickly within the departmental training programme
• Good organisational skills

Patients come first at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.

Our vision is to be:

• The healthcare provider of first choice for the people of East Sussex.

Our mission is to:

• Deliver better health outcomes and an excellent experience for everyone we provide with healthcare services.

Our strategic objectives are to:

• Improve quality and clinical outcomes by ensuring that safe patient care is our highest priority.
• Play a leading role in local partnerships to meet the needs of our local population and improve and enhance patients’ experiences.
• Use our resources efficiently and effectively for the benefit of our patients and their care to ensure our services are clinically, operationally and financially sustainable.

Our aims are that all services delivered by the Trust are:

• Safe
• Effective
• Caring
• Responsive and
• Well led

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

Name Melanie Loder Job title Community Estates and Facilities Manager Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 0300 1314421