Housekeeper - ESAU

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a capable post holder to support ward operations across cleaning, catering and minor maintenance, ensuring patient care needs are met as directed by the ward manager. You will work closely with support services and departments to support ward operations and monitor quality standards.

You will assist with weekly ward audits and ensure all essential equipment for patient care is available to nursing staff, enabling safe and effective

Responsibilities

• Ensure delivery of cleaning, catering, and minor maintenance in wards as determined by the ward manager/sister or charge nurse.
• Work closely with support services and departments across the hospital to support ward operations.
• Monitor quality standards, report deficiencies and take appropriate corrective actions.
• Assist with weekly ward audits to support quality and safety.
• Ensure equipment required for patient care is available to nursing staff.

Job description

• 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 manager sister/charge nurse.
• The post holder will be required to work closely with support services and departments.
• You will monitor quality standards, report deficiencies and take appropriate action.
• The post holder will assist with weekly ward audits .
• The post holder will be responsible for ensuring all equipment necessary for patient care delivery is available to the nursing staff.
  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.