Job Description
Job summary
Housekeeper, Milton Hospice - CB24 6AB
- Full and Part Time Applicants considered
- Contract: Permanent
- Salary: £25,000 FTE per annum
Free on-site parking and access from Cambridge via:
- Citi 2 bus service
- Park & Ride (PR5) bus service
- Pedestrian and cycle access across the A14 via dedicated bridge
Working Pattern:
- Full & Part Time applications considered
- Minimum 2 days (5 days full time) over a 7 day working week
- Working Flexible hours (7am - 3pm, Monday to Friday with days off in the week to accommodate 2 out of 4 weekend coverage)
Salary:
- £25,000 PLUS circa £2,000 per annum in weekend enhancements based on working 2 out or 4 weekends, rates as below:
- Enhanced Rates - Weekends, Evenings & Bank Holidays:
- o + 30% Saturdays & Evenings
- o + 60% Sundays & Bank Holidays
We are seeking a Housekeeper join our small facilities team at our hospice in Milton.
Main duties of the job
Are you:
- Happy to work on your own and as part of a team?
- Flexible to work weekends?
- Good at adapting to change possibly at short notice?
Do you have:
- Experience in housekeeping or cleaning?
- A high standard of cleanliness and attention to detail?
The role:
- Maintain high standards of cleanliness throughout the hospice
- Support laundry services including washing, drying, and ironing
- Ensure safe use and storage of cleaning materials in line with C.O.S.H.H. regulations
- Work collaboratively with the wider care team
- Support a welcoming environment for families
- Ability to adapt to changing priorities
- A caring, respectful approach to working in a sensitive environment
- The ability to meet the physical demands of the role
Please visit our website www.each.org.uk to view the full job description and person specification and to apply.
Closing date: 20/10/2026
Job description
To provide an efficient, cost effective Housekeeping service for the Milton Hospice.
Responsibilities
- Carry out cleaning duties as laid down in the Hospice cleaning schedule, and as instructed by the Facilities Site Manager or delegated other.
- Wash, dry and iron clothes, bed linen, towels and soft furnishings using the hospice laundry. If required, to arrange specialist external cleaners for complex tasks.
- Ensure that all cleaning materials are stored as directed.
- Understand C.O.S.H.H. Regulations, and ensure that only the cleaning products listed are used.
- Maintain appropriate stock levels of cleaning materials within all COSHH cupboards on site and request new stock using appropriate process with Facilities Site Manager in good time to replenish.
- Liaise with the Facilities Site Manager to ensure that Department of Health guidelines on cleaning standards are adhered to.
- In certain limited circumstances, assist the cook/chef with some catering or cleaning duties.
- Take responsibility for maintaining the cleanliness of the kitchen, and ensuring that the cleaning schedule is adhered to.
- Supervise volunteers, if required.
All duties are shared on a rota basis with other members of the Housekeeping team, providing 7 day cover.