# Housekeeper > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/housekeeper/d5aa9e46-192f-4692-9f75-14304b30e443 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/housekeeper/d5aa9e46-192f-4692-9f75-14304b30e443.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Preston - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Estates and facilities - **Grade:** Band 2 - **Salary:** £25,272 pro-rata per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-08T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-01T08:51:59.262Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Lancashire/Preston/Lancashire_Teaching_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/maternity/maternity-v8047481 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8047481?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.lancsteachinghospitals.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Can you imagine being a vital part of a team? Now of course, all wards are special for their own reasons, however we'd be lying if we said we didn't think that the maternity ward was an extra special environment, and you can be part of it! You will provide non-clinical support to the unit team carrying out tasks in order to facilitate an efficient Patient service. The essence of the role is to assist in maintaining a safe and clean working environment for patients and staff, and to ensure that stocks and supplies are kept at adequate levels within the clinical environment. You will have autonomy in the ordering of stores, the reporting of faults and the initiation of works as required ensuring safe and smooth running of the Unit. You will attend necessary meetings, feeding back relevant information, action within own scope and share responsibilities with senior staff to enable them to delegate to the appropriate person. Please Note: This role does not qualify for international sponsorship. ### Main duties of the job Can you imagine being a vital part of a team? Now of course, all wards are special for their own reasons, however we'd be lying if we said we didn't think that the maternity ward was an extra special environment, and you can be part of it! You will provide non-clinical support to the unit team carrying out tasks in order to facilitate an efficient Patient service. The essence of the role is to assist in maintaining a safe and clean working environment for patients and staff, and to ensure that stocks and supplies are kept at adequate levels within the clinical environment. You will have autonomy in the ordering of stores, the reporting of faults and the initiation of works as required ensuring safe and smooth running of the Unit. You will attend necessary meetings, feeding back relevant information, action within own scope and share responsibilities with senior staff to enable them to delegate to the appropriate person. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - Maintenance of clinical environment and control of infection control issues - Ensure a clean, safe, tidy and comfortable clinical environment - To ensure the safe storage of equipment and maintenance of unit stock levels. - Clerical duties are expected - Assist with unit audits Please refer to attached documents for full Job Description. ## Job Details Can you imagine being a vital part of a team? Now of course, all wards are special for their own reasons, however we'd be lying if we said we didn't think that the maternity ward was an extra special environment, and you can be part of it! You will provide non-clinical support to the unit team carrying out tasks in order to facilitate an efficient Patient service. The essence of the role is to assist in maintaining a safe and clean working environment for patients and staff, and to ensure that stocks and supplies are kept at adequate levels within the clinical environment. You will have autonomy in the ordering of stores, the reporting of faults and the initiation of works as required ensuring safe and smooth running of the Unit. You will attend necessary meetings, feeding back relevant information, action within own scope and share responsibilities with senior staff to enable them to delegate to the appropriate person. Please Note: This role does not qualify for international sponsorship. ## Job Description Can you imagine being a vital part of a team? Now of course, all wards are special for their own reasons, however we'd be lying if we said we didn't think that the maternity ward was an extra special environment, and you can be part of it! You will provide non-clinical support to the unit team carrying out tasks in order to facilitate an efficient Patient service. The essence of the role is to assist in maintaining a safe and clean working environment for patients and staff, and to ensure that stocks and supplies are kept at adequate levels within the clinical environment. You will have autonomy in the ordering of stores, the reporting of faults and the initiation of works as required ensuring safe and smooth running of the Unit. You will attend necessary meetings, feeding back relevant information, action within own scope and share responsibilities with senior staff to enable them to delegate to the appropriate person. ## Responsibilities Maintenance of clinical environment and control of infection control issues Ensure a clean, safe, tidy and comfortable clinical environment To ensure the safe storage of equipment and maintenance of unit stock levels. Clerical duties are expected Assist with unit audits Please refer to attached documents for full Job Description. ## Person Specification ### Knowledge & Experience **Essential** - Aware of the concept and application of confidentiality - Previous experience of working with the public **Desirable** - Previous experience of working with patients/or in a healthcare setting - Previous experience as an NHS housekeeper ### Qualifications & Education **Essential** - Educated to GCSE or equivalent level **Desirable** - GCSE Maths & English Grade C or above OR level 2 Numeracy skills and level 2 Literacy skills) - Basic food hygiene certificate ## Documents - [what we can offer you (pdf, 6.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2464) - [housekeeper job description (pdf, 497.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10336442) - [creating your best application (pdf, 6.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2433) ## 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.