Job summary
- Main area
- Housekeeping
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 18.5 hours per week (Rolling rota 2 weekends per month working hours 08:15-18:00)
- Job ref
- 382-SWC85-26
- Employer
- Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Blackpool
- Salary
- £25,272 per annum (pro rata for part time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 31/08/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Housekeeper
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
An opportunity has arisen for the appointment of a part time housekeeper to work on Surgical Assessment Unit ward 18. The post will involve working 18.5 hours per week on a rolling rota to include 2 weekends per month.
Surgical Assessment unit is a bust department with a high turnover of patients, we admit emergency patients from Accident and Emergency and GP pathways. We have a great team who would welcome you with open arms and support you during the integration into our team.
This is an important role within the ward team and every day will provide variety of the role although the team will remain the same. An enhanced DBS check will be required for this post. Please note that if you are successful in your application you agree that the Occupational Health Department can access your occupational health records from your current or previous employer (in order to check the status of your inoculations and screening tests). This is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to your taking up the position with us.
Main duties of the job
Experience of work as a housekeeper within the NHS ideal but not essential as full training will be given. Full details of main duties is available in the job description but this is an over view of the role:
Assisting patients with their nutrition and hydration needs,
Ensure unit and patient areas are clean and tidy,
Be a pivotal part in ensuring that the cleaning duties required weekly and monthly are completed to a high standard and documented
Management of stock,
Communicating with staff, patients and relatives both verbally and on the telephone, including welcoming to the unit environment.
Working for our organisation
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is ideally situated just a forty five minute drive from Manchester. The Trust provides services to the 440,000 residents of Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre and North Lancashire, as well as specialist tertiary care for Cardiac and Haematology patients.
As one of the United Kingdom’s largest coastal resort, Blackpool has plenty to offer its residents – it’s not just a good place to work; it’s a great place to live. In addition to its bustling centre and historic seafront, the town is world famous for its many attractions, including the famous Blackpool Tower. Blackpool also offers a number of scenic cycling routes round our local parks and across the surrounding countryside, as well as boasting panoramic views of the coast on its picturesque Promenade. Further afield, Blackpool also benefits from less than three-hour connections via rail to Edinburgh in the north and London in the south.
We recommend that all individuals employed in patient facing roles, or those located on a ward or department where patients receive a service should be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will work as an integral part of the team ensuring a high quality service to patients. They 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 ensuring 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.
*PLEASE APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE*
Due to high numbers of applications this post may close before the initial closing date if enough suitable applications are received.
Please see Job Description and Person Specification.
Person specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential criteria
- Basic Numeracy and Literacy Skills.
- Willingness to take on required training
Desirable criteria
- Health and Safety training
- Data Protection/Information Governance training
- Food safety or equivalent training
- Moving and Handling training
Experience & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Experience in dealing with public.
- Experience of working in the NHS/Hospital setting.
Desirable criteria
- Experience as a Housekeeper in the NHS
- Experience using ordering systems- stock and menus
- Knowledge of nutrition/hydration specialist diets
- Experience in completing fluid balance and food charts
Skills & Ability
Essential criteria
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Team working skills
- Ability to prioritise workload
- Good organisational and co-ordinating skills
- Able to work independently and use initiative
- Ability to communicate effectively in English
- Able to escalate concerns
- Honest
- Flexible
- Efficient and enthusiastic
- Good at time keeping
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
- Natalie Parr
- Job title
- Ward Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01253 953435
- Additional information
For more information please contact Ward Manager on 01253 953418
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