Housekeeper - Gynaecology (Ward 3E)
The closing date is 27 August 2025
Job summary
1x Housekeeper, part-time, permanent post.
Involved in all aspects of indirect patient care under supervision of nurse in charge.
The post holder will ensure the tidiness and appearance of the clinic is conductive to good patient care.
As this is a generic Job Description the post-holder will be given further information regarding the context of their role when assigned to a specific ward/department. The Trust reserves the right; however, to move the post-holder to other Wards/Departments as necessary to ensure appropriate staffing levels are maintained.
Main duties of the job
- To prepare the clinical areas following discharge of patient, paying particular attention to Infection Control policies/procedures, maintaining records for audit purposes.
- To undertake general cleaning duties in the clinic.
- To give patient's food and drink when necessary
- To undertake the reporting of any repairs or health and safety issues electronically and inform nurse in charge.
- To be aware of stock levels on the ward for clinical and non-clinical items, ensuring that ward supplies are appropriately stored and that stocks in clinical areas are at appropriate levels.
- To collect specimen bottles from the Laboratory as required.
- To undertake general messenger duties as instructed by the /nurse in charge, e.g., taking blood samples and microbiology swabs to the Laboratory, taking prescriptions to Pharmacy, collecting and returning equipment from the Equipment Pool.
- To ensure clinic areas are clean and tidy at all times.
- To ensure that equipment is maintained in a clean and working order and that ward equipment is appropriately stored.
- To be actively involved in ward maintenance, reporting faulty equipment on the ward to the nurse in charge, ensuring appropriate follow up calls are made.
About us
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.
Our services:
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements:
- Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
- Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
- National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Details
Date posted
13 August 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
409-7395888
Job locations
Whiston Hopsital
Warrington Road
Prescot
L35 5DR
Employer details
Employer name
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Whiston Hopsital
Warrington Road
Prescot
L35 5DR
Employer's website
https://www.merseywestlancs.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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