Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Housekeeper

The closing date is 16 June 2025

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly enthusiastic and motivated individual to join the Ventilation Inpatient Centre as a Housekeeper, working 37.5 hours per week.

The Ventilation Inpatient Centre provides care for a large number of respiratory patients and is a busy, demanding and exciting service.As a Housekeeper you support the senior nursing team by ensuring the ward is clean, safe, comfortable and conductive to patient care, that is beneficial for both patients and their visitors.

This is a busy, physically active role which requires excellent communication , interpersonal skills & IT skills. If you are highly motivated, work well within a team environment and hold the essential skills and experience please apply and join our successful organisation.

Main duties of the job

You will be assisting the Nursing team to provide high quality of care to our patients by ensuring that:

Disseminating good practice to ward teams to ensure service is maintained in their absence.
Providing an efficient housekeeping service, ensuring that high standards are always maintained.
Ensuring that a friendly, welcoming, clean, organised, safe and comfortable working environment is provided for patients, visitors and staff.
Patients are cared for in a well maintained environment which is safe, welcoming comfortable and reassuring.
There is enough clean linen to meet patient needs.
Effective communication is used to ensure continuity of patient care.
Patients are confident that supplies are available at all times.
Patients privacy and dignity is respected at all times.
Patients and carers receive a level of customer care relevant to their needs.

About us

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

For roles at Liverpool Women's, visit their careers page.

Date posted

10 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,169 a year Per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

287-AMED-122-25

Job locations

Aintree University Hospital

Liverpool

L9 7AL

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clean and tidy areas assigned to you at least once per shift.
In conjunction with domestic staff, ensure that the cleanliness of the ward and staff areas meet the standards set by Matron / Senior Sister.
Ensure all faulty equipment is decontaminated and relevant documentation completed before being sent for repair.
Ensure adequate supplies of clean linen are available and that stock levels are maintained as required.
Respect patients privacy and dignity at all times.
Participate in the provision of a level of customer care, relevant to the needs of patients and carers.
Contribute to the promotion of a safe working environment and participate in Moving and Handling including equipment and stock and Fire Safety practices.
In conjunction with the ward staff, contribute to the reduction of hospital acquired infection by ensuring that all infection control standards for ward and personal hygiene are maintained.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clean and tidy areas assigned to you at least once per shift.
In conjunction with domestic staff, ensure that the cleanliness of the ward and staff areas meet the standards set by Matron / Senior Sister.
Ensure all faulty equipment is decontaminated and relevant documentation completed before being sent for repair.
Ensure adequate supplies of clean linen are available and that stock levels are maintained as required.
Respect patients privacy and dignity at all times.
Participate in the provision of a level of customer care, relevant to the needs of patients and carers.
Contribute to the promotion of a safe working environment and participate in Moving and Handling including equipment and stock and Fire Safety practices.
In conjunction with the ward staff, contribute to the reduction of hospital acquired infection by ensuring that all infection control standards for ward and personal hygiene are maintained.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Desirable

NVQ level 2/equivalent

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of cleaning and food handling procedures; knowledge of CoSHH

Skills

Essential

Ability to communicate effectively with individuals
Ability to work as a team member and on own
Ability to adapt to various working situations

Person Specification

Qualifications

Desirable

NVQ level 2/equivalent

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of cleaning and food handling procedures; knowledge of CoSHH

Skills

Essential

Ability to communicate effectively with individuals
Ability to work as a team member and on own
Ability to adapt to various working situations

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

Employer details

Employer name

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Aintree University Hospital

Liverpool

L9 7AL

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Aintree University Hospital

Liverpool

L9 7AL

Employer's website

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