Job Description

Are you a cleaner or Housekeeper looking for your next opportunity? Do you want to join a friendly and supportive team?


St Margaret's Hospice are looking for a

Bank Housekeeper

to join our team. If this sounds like you, we'd love to invite you to meet our team and see where we work.

Hourly rate:

12.60 plus 14% unsocial hours enhancement

Contract type:

Bank / Casual

Location:

Yeovil

Organisation:

St Margaret's Hospice Care


The housekeeping service operates over 5 days a week, between the hours 6am to 5pm. Shift patterns include 6am to 2pm and 9am to 5pm. You will be required to work some Saturdays and bank holidays on a rota basis.

What can you expect to be doing?

Join our friendly team in Yeovil as a Bank Housekeeper, where you'll help create a clean, safe, and comfortable environment for everyone.


In this role, you'll be essential to our Clinical Services. By keeping our hospice clean, you'll help things run smoothly every day.


You'll also help to create a warm and welcoming atmosphere for patients, their families, and visitors.

What will you be good at?

Diligent and conscientious, you will have:


A strong team work ethic, Good attention to detail, A Level 2 in Healthcare and Support or be willing to attain a QCF level 2.

Due to the nature of the work, this can be a physically demanding role.


If you are successful at interview, this role will require a standard background check via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

What can we offer you?

You won't just be joining a fantastic team - you'll

be part of a welcoming, community minded charity

. Our mission is to provide excellent specialist palliative care for patients and support to their families. If you speak to any of our staff or volunteers, they will tell you how the patient is at the heart of everything they do.


So, if you're looking for a role where you can make a meaningful difference, working as part of a supportive team, we could be the perfect match.

Holiday entitlement

33 days holiday including bank holidays rising to 35 days after 1 year, and increasing with length of service (pro-rata if part-time) Ability to buy and sell annual leave

Pension scheme

NHS employees eligible to continue with their NHS pension scheme
Non-NHS employees will receive 5.5% employer and 5% employee contribution.

Award-winning Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family offering:

Vitality & wellbeing health portal for non-emergency care Unlimited access to 24/7 online GP Consultations as well as Expert Case Management Confidential and free 24-hour Employee Assistance Counselling and support Legal, financial, and medical information and advice

And more...

Life assurance cover

- 2x salary

Health Cash Plans

- help with covering the cost of healthcare needs by providing cashback on a range of health benefits Blue Light Discount Card Enhanced parental leave
Excellent learning and development opportunities Free on-site parking in Yeovil and Taunton Volunteering and fundraising opportunities

Eligibility criteria applies

Next Steps

If you're interested in learning more, we'd love the chance to meet you. Just click "apply now" to set up an informal visit to our Yeovil Hospice.


During your visit, you will get to meet our Housekeeping Team, take a tour of the Hospice, and learn more about what we do.


If you think this role is right for you, you can bring your CV on the day, with the possibility of being invited to interview at a later date.


For any questions about our recruitment process, please contact Recruitment@st-margarets-hospice.org.uk.


If you have all the information you need, just click apply to arrange a visit to our Yeovil Hospice. We can't wait to meet you!

Closing date:

6th October 2025