Housekeeper - CRU

NHS; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust in Liverpool is seeking a Ward Housekeeper (Band 2) to join the ward team. The role involves supporting nursing staff, maintaining a high standard of cleanliness in clinical areas, and creating a safe, comfortable environment for patients.

The post is a fixed-term 6-month contract, full time (37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday). Salary is £25,272 per annum pro rata, with closing date 30/10/2026.

Qualifications

• General education
• Basic literacy and numeracy skills
• Basic IT skills
• Food hygiene certificate or willing to undertake short course

Responsibilities

• Maintain cleanliness of clinical areas to a very high level
• Provide refreshments to patients and families where appropriate
• Support ward team with underlying tasks to enhance patient care
• Ensure bed spaces are prepared for new admissions by cleaning and tidying
• Maintain a safe environment in conjunction with other staff
• Report damaged equipment and maintenance needs to estates
• Ensure equipment and stock are stored safely and accessibly

Skills

Literacy & numeracy

Basic IT skills

Education

Food hygiene certificate

Job description

Main area Housekeeping Grade Band 2 Contract 6 months (fixed term) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Mon- friday) Job ref 160-8385684

Employer The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site The Walton Centre Town Liverpool Salary £25,272 Per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 30/10/2026 23:59

Band 2

Job overview

The Ward housekeeper will work as an essential part of the ward team under the direction/guidance of the Sister/Charge Nurse or his/her nominated deputy. The focus of the role is to support the nursing team with non-clinical tasks, ensure the cleanliness of the clinical areas of the department is maintained to a very high level and help maintain a safe, clean, comfortable environment for patients.

Main duties of the job

Being courteous and helpful to patients, families, colleagues and all users and visitors to the ward.

Provide refreshments to patients and families where appropriate.

Support ward team by underlying tasks to enhance patient care i.e. collection of laundry, pharmacy, etc.

Ensuring the bed space is prepared for the arrival of a new admission to the ward i.e. checking the area is clean, rubbish removed etc.

Maintain a safe environment in conjunction with other staff

Report any damaged equipment and required maintenance repairs to estates.

Ensure required equipment is available for use and support ward staff in sourcing temporary required equipment if other is unavailable

Ensure store rooms are clean and tidy and equipment/stock is appropriately stored

Working for our organisation

The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust is the only NHS trust to hold dual accreditation for the Investors in People. We invest in people and we invest in wellbeing standards and have been awarded Gold status for both. The Walton Centre is a leader in the treatment and care of neurology and neurosurgery, placing the patient and their family at the heart of everything we do. As the only specialist hospital trust in the UK dedicated to providing comprehensive neurology, neurosurgery, spinal and pain management services we are proud to be rated as an Outstanding Trust by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), and champion change throughout the field of neuroscience. Originally formed in 1992, the Trust received Foundation Trust status in 2009.

With around 1,450 staff, The Walton Centre treats more than 127,000 outpatients and 18,000 inpatients each year. We have leading specialists and incredibly dedicated staff delivering excellent clinical outcomes for brain, spinal and neurological care nationally and internationally. Teams across our site in Fazakerley, Liverpool, offer a world-class service in diagnosing and treating injuries and illnesses affecting the brain, spine and peripheral nerves and muscles, and in supporting people suffering from a wide range of long-term neurological conditions.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the job description and person specification document for detailed information about the job description for this vacancy

Person specification

Qualifications

• General education
• Basic literacy and numeracy skills
• Basic IT skills
• Food hygiene certificate or willing to undertake short course

Experience

• Experience working in a health care setting
• Experience working with people

Personal attributes

• Excellent communication/telephone skills.
• Self-motivated and enthusiastic.
• Flexible to the service needs of the Critical Care unit.
• Organised and able to prioritise.
• Can use own initiative

Employer certification / accreditation badges

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.