Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Ward 15 Housekeeper

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Job summary

To ensure an excellent standard of cleanliness and tidiness within the ward environment, to ensure Infection Control cleaning is maintained.

To ensure efficient organisation and provision of food and beverages for patients.

To maintain stores and adequate stock levels.

To support under direction, the ward activity to enable patient flow and capacity.

To work a flexible working pattern to meet service need.

Main duties of the job

To work as part of the department team to ensure that an excellent standard of cleanliness and tidiness is maintained. This includes clinical areas, bed spaces, family areas and rest areas.
To liaise with the appropriate staff to ensure that the schedule of cleaning is maintained to meet the standards within the department.
To ensure that the patient bed spaces are cleaned daily and kept clean and tidy to ensure a safe environment, working with the nursing staff, child/young person and family.
Escalate any concerns immediately to nursing team. Situations may include safeguarding, deterioration of patients, parent/patient advice and support.
To ensure the routine re-stocking of clinical areas against agreed stock levels
To maintain and restock the linen cupboard liaising with the linen department as required.
To ensure that the care and maintenance schedule of all fabrics, upholstery and curtains within the department is maintained.

About us

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.

Date posted

28 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,169 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

284-25-7212964-DMUT

Job locations

Birmingham Children's Hospital

Steelhouse Lane

Birmingham

B46NH

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.

When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).

Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.

Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Experience working with the public
Able to work well with the team
To be able to work to plan and adjust workload according to service demand
Good command of the English language
Evidence of being reliable and punctual
Excellent attendance record and evidence of being trustworthy and reliable

Desirable

Mathematics/English GCSE - C or above or equivalent
Experience working in a health care environment

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Experience working with the public
Able to work well with the team
To be able to work to plan and adjust workload according to service demand
Good command of the English language
Evidence of being reliable and punctual
Excellent attendance record and evidence of being trustworthy and reliable

Desirable

Mathematics/English GCSE - C or above or equivalent
Experience working in a health care environment

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Birmingham Children's Hospital

Steelhouse Lane

Birmingham

B46NH

Employer's website

https://bwc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Birmingham Children's Hospital

Steelhouse Lane

Birmingham

B46NH

Employer's website

https://bwc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)