Ward Clerk & Housekeeper (Dual role) - Respiratory Support Unit
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustLiverpool, North West
Overview
This is a NHS role (permanent) with Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust based in Liverpool. The advertised salary is £25,272. Applications close on 29 October 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
An exciting opportunity has become available on the Respiratory Support Unit. This is a dual role and will incorporate the jobs of Housekeeper and War...
The main roles are answering the phone, good basic computer skills, ensuring patients appointments have been booked, filing and organising on the clinical area.
Ensuring stock is ordered and equipment maintained. Identifying any problems with cleanliness, ensuring all surfaces are cleaned appropriately.
Knowledge of CoSHH.
Please refer to detailed job description attached
The role of the ward clerk is to answer phone and deal with patient enquires. file notes, ensure documentation is correct ordering documentation required for the ward.
Ensuring the digital boards are correct with consultant information. Using the IPM system making sure patient has been arrived for their appointment and new appointments given, sending out appointment letters .
The Housekeeper will work as an integral part of the ward teams. He/she will be responsible for the co-ordination of all patient facilities services in the ward areas and ensure a clean, safe and comfortable environment.The main elements of the role are ensuring the delivery of cleaning, catering, and minor maintenance, together with other specified tasks to meet individual patient needs as determined by the ward sister/charge nurse.The postholder will be required to work closely with contractors and support service departments. He/she will monitor quality standards, report deficiencies and take appropriate action.
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospitalis the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility.Broadgreen Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women's Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospitalis the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
For roles at Liverpool Women's, visit theircareers page
Essential: - NVQ level 2/equivalent
Essential: - Suitable work / life experience
Desirable: - Previous experience in a caring role
Essential: - Ability to communicate clearly in written & spoken word; - Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues in the Healthcare setting
Desirable: - Basic Computer Skills
How this role compares
We hold 1,144 NHS vacancies in North West that publish a salary, and their median advertised starting figure is £32,073. This role pays less than about 97% of them.
There are 12,687 NHS roles open across the UK on GovJobs right now, 1,536 of them in North West.
You have 8 days left to apply. NHS adverts we hold typically run for around 14 days, so this is about the usual amount of time.
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has 90 other vacancies open on GovJobs, with a breakdown of what they pay and the kinds of roles they recruit for.
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