# House Keeper Intermediate Care, Newton > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/house-keeper-intermediate-care-newton/0af81eca-05dc-4170-a4a7-f0cb336d0884 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/house-keeper-intermediate-care-newton/0af81eca-05dc-4170-a4a7-f0cb336d0884.md ## Summary - **Status:** Archived / closed - **Employer:** Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust - **Location:** Newton Le Willows - **Grade:** Band 2 - **Salary:** £25,272 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 25.3 hours per week (rotation of shifts over 7 days a week including bank holiday and weekends) - **Closing date:** 2026-08-14T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-31T11:20:56.167Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Merseyside/Newton_Le_Willows/Mersey_West_Lancashire_Teaching_Hospitals_NHS_Trust/Intermediate_care/Intermediate_care-v8139814 - **Employer website:** https://www.sthk.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview 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 have the knowledge and understanding 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 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 ward and office areas are clean and tidy at all times. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities To observe the provisions of and adhere to all Trust policies and procedures. To actively participate in the annual performance review to identify personal development needs To attend Trust Statutory and Mandatory training sessions as required and any other training courses relevant to the post. To fully comply with the relevant sections of the Health and Safety at Work Act. They must also understand and implement St Helens and Knowsley Hospitals NHS Hospitals Trust “Statement of Policy on Health and Safety at Work” and the Trust corporate “Health and Safety Policies and Procedures”. You are required to follow all applicable rules and procedures relating to Health and Safety at Work and to take all responsible precautions to avoid actions. - To be aware of the confidential aspects of the post. To keep up to date with the requirements of information governance; undertake mandatory training and follow Trust policies and procedures to ensure that trust information is dealt with legally, securely, efficiently and effectively. Breaches of confidentiality will result in disciplinary action that may involve dismissal. You must maintain the confidentiality of information about service user staff and organisational business in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation 2018 (GDPR) and Caldicott principles. The post holder should also be aware that, regardless of any action taken by the employing authority, breaches of confidentiality could result in civil action for damages. All staff will be treated with respect by management, colleagues, patients and visitors and equally staff will treat management, colleagues, patients and visitors with the same level of respect. Staff will be supported to challenge any discriminatory behaviour that may be based on differences in race, disability, language, culture, religion, sexuality, age, and gender or employment status. You will be expected to undertake the Trusts’ commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. To ensure that when creating, managing and sharing information records it is done in an appropriate way, subject to statutory requirements and agreed security and confidentiality policies, procedures and guidelines. All employees are responsible for implementing and maintaining data quality, ensuring that records are legible and attributable and that the record keeping is contemporaneous In accordance with the Health and Social Care Act 2008, the post holder will actively participate in the prevention and control of infection within the capacity of their role. The Act requires the post holder to attend infection prevention and control training on induction and at regular updates and to take responsibility for the practical application of the training in the course of their work. Infection prevention and control must be included in any personal development plan and/or appraisal. To adhere to relevant Code of Practice of Professional body (if appropriate) The post holder must be flexible in the duties performed and it is expected that similar duties, not specifically listed above, will be carried out as required and may be cross site. The duties contained in this job description are not intended to be exhaustive. The duties and responsibilities of this post are likely to evolve in line with the Trust’s continued organisational development. To adhere to the NHS Constitution and its principles and values. You must be aware of your Duty of Candour which means that you must be open and honest during your employment and if you see something wrong, you must raise it. You must read the NHS Constitution in full and can download this from the Trusts intranet site or the www.gov.uk website. Hard copies are available from the HR Department on request. The Trust is a non-smoking site. Failure to follow this rule could lead to disciplinary action. ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - IT and keyboard Skills - Ability to utilise cleaning equipment, manipulating trolleys, clean clinical equipment ensuring reduction in infections - There is a frequent requirement for lifting, pushing and pulling for substantial proportion of the working day when cleaning, stock control and bed making - Concentration is required to ensure equipment is sufficiently clean or meals are ordered correctly where the work pattern is predictable - Frequent exposure to emotional and distressing circumstances whilst dealing with patient who are either mentally or physically incapacitated - Frequent exposure to dealing with bodily fluids as part of the role of cleaning the ward environment ### Skills **Essential** - 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 - Excellent communication both written and verbal - 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 ### Experience **Essential** - 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 **Desirable** - Knowledge of COSHH principles - Experience of dealing with complaints face to face ### Our Values **Essential** - We are Kind - We are Open - We are Inclusive ### Qualifications **Essential** - Educated to GCSE/Level 2 in Maths and English - Level 2 Food hygiene qualification or willing to undertake **Desirable** - NVQ level 2 in Cleaning services ## Documents - [blank risk id (pdf, 384.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10503780) - [staff benefits at mwl (pdf, 5.6mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2916) - [mwl255 job description (pdf, 201.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10438367) - [mwl recruitment journey (pdf, 884.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2902) - [mwl255 person specification (pdf, 133.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10438368) - [important information for candidates (pdf, 128.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=663) - [helpful tips to complete your application form (pdf, 1.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2901) ## 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.