Housekeeper

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Liverpool City Region; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 2 Housekeeper to maintain high standards of cleanliness across hospital areas. You will work closely with nursing, medical, estates and supplies teams to keep wards and storage areas clean, safe, and well organised.

Responsibilities include restocking consumables, checking stock expiry, completing cleaning records, reporting hazards, and supporting patient comfort by preserving a pleasant environment.

Responsibilities

• Maintain high standards of cleanliness throughout the Critical Care Unit
• Report any concerns regarding cleanliness, maintenance, or infection risks to the nurse in charge
• Monitor stock levels of consumables including PPE, linen, cleaning products, and patient care items
• Replenish ward stock and storage areas as required
• Rotate stock to ensure items are within expiry dates
• Receive, unpack, and store deliveries safely and appropriately
• Inform senior staff of shortages or stock discrepancies
• Support patient comfort by maintaining a pleasant and organised environment
• Communicate courteously and respectfully with patients and visitors
• Check equipment for cleanliness and report faults promptly
• Ensure equipment is stored safely and appropriately
• Assist with locating equipment required for patient care
• Comply with all Health and Safety regulations and Trust policies
• Promptly report hazards, incidents, near misses, defects, or accidents
• Adhere to manual handling and COSHH requirements
• Ensure emergency exits and access routes remain clear
• Work closely with nursing, medical, domestic, estates, and supplies teams
• Complete cleaning records and checklists accurately
• Maintain stock records where required
• Ensure all documentation is completed in accordance with Trust standards
• Participate in mandatory training and updates
• Undertake any other duties appropriate to the Band 2 Housekeeper role as requested by the line manager

Job description

• Maintain high standards of cleanliness throughout the Critical Care Unit
• Report any concerns regarding cleanliness, maintenance, or infection risks to the nurse in charge
• Monitor stock levels of consumables including PPE, linen, cleaning products, and patient care items
• Replenish ward stock and storage areas as required
• Rotate stock to ensure items are within expiry dates
• Receive, unpack, and store deliveries safely and appropriately
• Inform senior staff of shortages or stock discrepancies
• Support patient comfort by maintaining a pleasant and organised environment
• Communicate courteously and respectfully with patients and visitors
• Check equipment for cleanliness and report faults promptly
• Ensure equipment is stored safely and appropriately
• Assist with locating equipment required for patient care
• Comply with all Health and Safety regulations and Trust policies
• Promptly report hazards, incidents, near misses, defects, or accidents
• Adhere to manual handling and COSHH requirements
• Ensure emergency exits and access routes remain clear
• Work closely with nursing, medical, domestic, estates, and supplies teams
• Complete cleaning records and checklists accurately
• Maintain stock records where required
• Ensure all documentation is completed in accordance with Trust standards
• Participate in mandatory training and updates
• Undertake any other duties appropriate to the Band 2 Housekeeper role as requested by the line manager

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.