Housekeeper

The post holder will work as an integral part of the ward teams. He/she will be responsible for the co-ordination of all patient facilities services in the ward areas and ensure a clean, safe and comfortable environment.

The main elements of the role are ensuring the delivery of cleaning, catering, and minor maintenance, together with other specified tasks to meet individual patient needs as determined by the ward sister/charge nurse.

The post holder will be required to work closely with contractors and support service departments. He/she will monitor quality standards, report deficiencies and take appropriate action.

The post holder will be responsible for weekly clinical environment audits on Tendable.

The post holder will be responsible for ensuring all equipment necessary for patient care delivery is available to the nursing staff.

• To assist in monitoring and maintaining cleaning standards on the ward.
• To carry out spot cleaning to ensure spillages are dealt with swiftly and efficiently.
• To ensure general and specialist equipment, e.g. drip stands, incubators and commodes are cleaned on a regular basis as per cleaning policy.
• To ensure the ward is safe and tidy at all times, e.g. remove clutter, tidy notice boards, signage, etc.
• To identify any problems with cleanliness and report to the ward sister.
• To ensure specialist cleaning of surfaces and furnishings.
• To carry out monitoring of service delivery especially related to cleaning, food, linen and the environment at the agreed frequency.
• To inform the ward sister of outcomes of monitoring and agree action plans ensuring action is taken.
• To manage the defect call log book, ensuring all defects are logged, reported, recorded and closed down as appropriate.
• To monitor and co-ordinate other ad hoc maintenance, liaising with the support service helpdesk as required for other services.
• To carry out regular equipment monitoring in accordance with procedures.
• To dispose of clinical, domestic and confidential waste as per the policy, e.g. taking waste to the ward disposal area.
• To respect the privacy and dignity of patients whilst carrying out housekeeping duties.
• To ensure equipment to be returned for reprocessing is stored safely.
• To order and keep on top of stock for infectious diseases.

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.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Naomi Williams Job title: Ward Manager Email address: ***email_hidden*** Telephone number: 0151 529 8452