Housekeeper - Gynaecology (Ward 3E)

Integrated Care System; Knowsley; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Knowsley is seeking a part-time Housekeeper for the Gynaecology ward. The role involves maintaining clinical areas, ensuring compliance with hygiene standards, and supporting patient care. Ideal candidates will have experience in a cleaning or food service environment and possess relevant qualifications. Flexibility and a team-oriented mindset are essential. Join us in providing high-quality care and support to our patients.

Benefits

Opportunity to work in a reputable healthcare setting

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Must have some experience in a cleaning or customer service role.
• Must have knowledge of food hygiene regulations.
• Motivation to work autonomously and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Prepare clinical areas after patient discharge following infection control policies.
• Undertake general cleaning duties in the clinic.
• Ensure cleanliness and tidiness of clinic areas.

Skills

Knowledge of cleaning techniques

Experience of delivering cleaning and/or food services

Ability to organize and ensure a conducive healthcare environment

Polite and approachable demeanor

Education

Educated to GCSE/Level 2 in Maths and English

Level 2 Food hygiene qualification

NVQ level 2 in Cleaning services

Job description

Go back Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Housekeeper - Gynaecology (Ward 3E)

The closing date is 27 August 2025

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

Job responsibilities

For more information please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

Closing date: 27th August 2025

Shortlisting date: 28th August 2025

Interview date: 9th September 2025

Person Specification

Values

• We are Kind
• We are Open
• We are Inclusive

Qualifications

• Educated to GCSE/Level 2 in Maths and English
• Level 2 Food hygiene qualification or willing to undertake
• NVQ level 2 in Cleaning services

Knowledge

• Knowledge of cleaning techniques
• Knowledge of food hygiene regulations
• Experience of delivering cleaning and or food services within a hospital or hotel environment
• Experience in working in a customer services environment
• Knowledge of COSHH principles
• Experience of dealing with complaints face to face

Skills

• Motivation and initiative to work alone and within a team
• Able to organise and ensure that the environment is conducive to health care.
• Polite, approachable with patients, staff and visitors
• Maintain Confidentiality
• Ability to use information systems
• Confidence in dealing and negotiating with the multidisciplinary team
• High level of personal integrity
• Clerical procedures/ordering supplies
• Possess the ability to manage own workload with a supervisor available at all times for support
• Flexible/adaptable

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust