# Burns Housekeeper > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/burns-housekeeper/ff9ef56b-437f-43a2-bcd5-0ae9096117ce - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/burns-housekeeper/ff9ef56b-437f-43a2-bcd5-0ae9096117ce.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Birmingham Children's Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Estates and facilities - **Grade:** Band 2 - **Salary:** £25,272 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent: 22.5 hours - **Employment type:** Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Day shifts over 7 days per week.) - **Closing date:** 2026-08-27T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-13T11:00:55.484Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Birmingham_Black_Country/Birmingham/Birmingham_Womens_Childrens_NHS_Foundation_Trust/burns/burns-v8227509 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8227509?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.bwc.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview To ensure an excellent standard of cleanliness and tidiness within the Burns ward and Burns clinic environment, to ensure Infection Control cleaning is maintained. in a safe, sensible and efficient manner. To work as a full integrated member of the multi disciplinary team in providing a safe and appropriate environment for the children and families we care for. To ensure efficient organisation and provision of food and beverages for patients. To maintain stores and adequate stock levels. To support under direction, the ward activity to enable patient flow and capacity. To work a flexible working pattern to meet service need. ### Main duties of the job - To work as part of the Burns team to ensure that an excellent standard of cleanliness and tidiness is maintained. This includes clinical areas, bed spaces, family areas and rest areas. with the Burns ward and outpatient areas. - To liaise with the appropriate staff to ensure that the schedule of cleaning is maintained to meet the standards within the Burns Ward and Clinic. - To ensure that the patient bed spaces are cleaned daily and kept clean and tidy to ensure a safe environment, working with the nursing staff, child/young person and family. - To collect/deliver specimens to and from other departments as required. - To collect blood products from central blood bank and satellite fridges, and ensure that blood collection training is kept in date. - Escalate any concerns immediately to nursing team. Situations may include safeguarding, deterioration of patients, parent/patient advice and support. - To ensure the routine re-stocking of clinical areas against agreed stock levels - To maintain and restock the linen cupboard liaising with the linen department as required. - To ensure that the care and maintenance schedule of all fabrics, upholstery and curtains within the department is maintained. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust. When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable). Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment. ### 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. ## Person Specification ### QUALIFICATIONS **Desirable** - Level 2 qualification in health-related subject - Level 2 or GSCE C grade or above in Maths and English Language or equivalent ### ANALYTICAL AND JUDGEMENT SKILLS **Essential** - To be able to work to plan and adjust workload according to service demand - Able to work well with the team ### KNOWLEDGE & NATURE OF EXPERIENCE **Essential** - Experience working with the public **Desirable** - Experience working in a health care environment ### PERSONAL SKILLS / ABILITIES AND ATTRIBUTES **Essential** - To be empathetic to staff and families - Evidence of being highly motivated and enthusiastic - Excellent attendance record and evidence of being trustworthy and reliable - Reliable and punctual ### PROFESSIONAL / MANAGERIAL / SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE **Essential** - Able to use the Blood Hound with training. - Able to manage pre-set stock levels **Desirable** - Able to manage personal emails. - Able to manage an electronic system ## Documents - [burns service house keeper (pdf, 776.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10536877) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.