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Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Domestic Assistant

The closing date is 24 September 2025

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Job summary

We have exciting vacancies within the Domestic Department at the Royal Liverpool Hospital and are currently recruiting for our Relief Team of Domestics, these are permanent positions, we are looking for people who have a general understanding of why cleanliness in a patient healthcare environment is important and have previous domestic experience.

ONLY APPLY FOR THIS POST IF YOU CAN WORK THE FOLLOWING HOURS - PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY

Various Shifts Available

Monday - Friday

1500-2300

1400-2200

1700-2000

1600-2000

1700-2200

Saturday & Sunday

1500-2300

0800-1400

1200-1800

1300-1900

Main duties of the job

  • Cleaning wards and clinics and offices to high standards.
  • Cleaning wards and clinics to high standards.
  • Adhering to infection control policy's and procedures
  • Cleaning experience essential for all posts
  • Cleaning external areas across the trust
  • A good understanding of written and verbal communication, you should be able to follow direction, and be able to work in the wider team and on you own. You will need to be physically fit to carry out duties including mopping, damp dusting, lifting and carrying

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 Hospitalis 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 Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women's Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospitalis 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 theircareers page.

Details

Date posted

10 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,465 a year per annum , pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

287-CEF-105-25-D

Job locations

Royal Liverpool University Hospitals Foundation Trust

Mount Vernon St

Liverpool

L7 8YE


Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Cleaning wards to high standards within the hospital.
  • Adhering to infection control polices and procedures
  • Flexibility required
  • Cleaning experience essential
  • Working within domestic services department at the Royal site.
  • Cleaning to high standards
  • Adhering to polices and produces
  • Overtime is also regularly available

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Cleaning wards to high standards within the hospital.
  • Adhering to infection control polices and procedures
  • Flexibility required
  • Cleaning experience essential
  • Working within domestic services department at the Royal site.
  • Cleaning to high standards
  • Adhering to polices and produces
  • Overtime is also regularly available

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE/Equivalent

Knowledge

Essential

  • A general understanding of why cleanliness in a patient/healthcare environment is important
  • Health and safety basic knowledge

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to work on own initiative
  • Communication skills
  • Basic numeracy and literacy skills
  • Ability to work as part of a team

Experience

Essential

  • Previous Domestic experience

Desirable

  • Previous healthcare environment experience
  • Previous use of cleaning machinery, floor polishing machinery
  • Knowledge of colour coding systems

Other

Essential

  • Willingness and ability to undertake further training as necessary
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE/Equivalent

Knowledge

Essential

  • A general understanding of why cleanliness in a patient/healthcare environment is important
  • Health and safety basic knowledge

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to work on own initiative
  • Communication skills
  • Basic numeracy and literacy skills
  • Ability to work as part of a team

Experience

Essential

  • Previous Domestic experience

Desirable

  • Previous healthcare environment experience
  • Previous use of cleaning machinery, floor polishing machinery
  • Knowledge of colour coding systems

Other

Essential

  • Willingness and ability to undertake further training as necessary

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

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Liverpool University Hospitals Foundation Trust

Mount Vernon St

Liverpool

L7 8YE


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Liverpool University Hospitals Foundation Trust

Mount Vernon St

Liverpool

L7 8YE


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Domestic Services Manager

Kerry McArdle

Kerry.McArdle@liverpoolft.nhs.uk

01517062042

Details

Date posted

10 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,465 a year per annum , pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

287-CEF-105-25-D

Job locations

Royal Liverpool University Hospitals Foundation Trust

Mount Vernon St

Liverpool

L7 8YE


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