Job summary
- Main area
- Housekeeper
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 382-SWC88-26
- Employer
- Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- CITU Blackpool Teaching Hospital
- Town
- Blackpool
- Salary
- £25,272 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/09/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Housekeeper
NHS AfC: Band 2
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. The Trust is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people.
We have three main hospitals providing acute services to around 330,000 local residents. The organisation also provides specialist tertiary care for cardiac and haematology services, delivers community health services to over 445,000 residents including those in North Lancashire and hosts the National Artificial Eye Service across England. Plus, we provide urgent and emergency care services to an estimated 18 million people who visit the seaside resort each year. We employ over 7000 people from 68 different countries.
We welcome and encourage application from anyone with protected characteristics, as well as supporting reservists and Veterans who are looking for a rewarding and challenging career within the NHS.
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals encourages flexible working in all our roles to support staff in maintaining healthy home-life balance. Working patterns such as: part time working, self-rostering, compressed hours, annualised hours, term time, reverse term time and flexitime working can be explored.
Job overview
There is no sponsorship for this vacancy
The post holder will work as an integral part of the ward team ensuring a high quality service to patients. He/She will be responsible for the co-ordination of all patient facilities in the ward area and ensuring a clean, safe and comfortable environment.
The main elements of the role are insuring the effective provisions of catering, cleaning and maintenance
services on the ward. You will also be required to undertake other non-clinical duties to meet individual patient
needs as determined by the ward sister/charge nurse and to liaise with support service departments.
To assist the Ward Sister/Charge Nurse to ensure the appropriate and effective delivery of facilities services in
order to properly maintain the patient environment.
The post holder must comply with all relevant policies, procedures and training on infection prevention and
control.
Main duties of the job
The main duties of this role are
To establish a pleasant and welcoming atmosphere and environment for patients, visitors and staff.
- To assist in monitoring and maintaining cleaning standards on the ward, including bed area and isolation areas, are safe and tidy at all times
- To ensure that all alcohol gel dispensers, paper towels, are replenished, thus contributing to the prevention of cross infection from one person to another.
- To take responsibility for the hygiene standards of the kitchen area. To monitor fridge temperature, and take action where necessary. Ensure food in fridge is labelled, dated and any out of date food disposed
of.
That all patients are provided with appropriate meals and beverages at regular intervals throughout the day.
- To ensure the completion of menus are done in an appropriate manner, and cancel meals if no longer required.
- To ensure that cleanliness of patient tables are maintained pre and post meals.
- To offer assistance to patients before and after meals to cleanse their hands.
- To ensure patients have an appropriate supply of cold drinking water and a clean glass.
- To ensure that patients have the appropriate help they require with eating and drinking.
- Report to a trained member of staff if a patient doesn’t eat their meal.
- Adhere to the protected meal time policy when this is in place on the ward.
Working for our organisation
Cardiac Intensive Therapy Unit (CITU) is a 20 bedded area catering for both male and female patients, who have undergone cardiac or thoracic surgery.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will work as an integral part of the ward team ensuring a high quality service to patients. He/She
will be responsible for the co-ordination of all patient facilities in the ward area and ensuring a clean, safe and
comfortable environment.
The main elements of the role are insuring the effective provisions of catering, cleaning and maintenance
services on the ward. You will also be required to undertake other non-clinical duties to meet individual patient
needs as determined by the ward sister/charge nurse and to liaise with support service departments.
To assist the Ward Sister/Charge Nurse to ensure the appropriate and effective delivery of facilities services in
order to properly maintain the patient environment.
The post holder must comply with all relevant policies, procedures and training on infection prevention and
control.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Basic numeracy and literacy skills.
Desirable criteria
- Training in areas such as Health and Safety.
Experience and Skills
Essential criteria
- Experience in dealing with the general public.
- Ability to use initiative
- Good verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to communicate at all levels, including with patients and staff.
- Team working skills
- Good organising and co-ordinating skills.
- Ability to work independently
- Able to prioritise work.
Desirable criteria
- NHS (or similar size organisation) experience.
Personal
Essential criteria
- Good Disposition.
- A proactive and positive approach.
- A team player.
- Sensitive to the needs of patients, including their right to confidentiality.
- Efficient & enthusiastic.
- Diplomatic.
- Honest.
- Ability to communicate effectively in English
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sharon Clitheroe
- Job title
- Ward Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01253957756
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