Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Domestic - Ormskirk Hospital

The closing date is 04 May 2026

Job summary

We are looking for highly motivated individuals to join our Domestic Team at the Ormskirk site.

1 x 26 hours (part time, permanent)

1 x 30 hours (part time, permanent)

  • Providing a customer focused service, to carry out general and specialised cleaning tasks in accordance with Trust procedures.

  • To ensure the environment is maintained to a high standard and safe working practices adhere to in all aspects of hygiene management.

Main duties of the job

  • Cleaning of structures internally / externally, indirect patient equipment and components manually or mechanically.
  • Isolation/ deep clean as appropriate.
  • Maintenance / cleaning of all cleaning equipment.
  • Safe removal of dirty linen.
  • Assist in the commissioning/ decommissioning of new area.
  • Curtain changes as appropriate.
  • Keep a tidy work environment.
  • Follow Waste Disposal Policy to ensure safe removal of waste, ensuringcorrect segregation of waste.
  • Ensuring the removal of waste by contractors is carried out on a weekly basis.
  • Ensuring that building security controls are adhered to and problems reportedimmediately.
  • Key holder for community buildings.
  • To work unsupervised as a Lone Worker and be aware off the issues.
  • To cover other clinics or hospitals as necessary.

About us

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.

Our Services

Acute Care

Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.

Primary Care

Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.

Community Services

Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.

Specialist Regional Services

We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

Achievements:

o Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018

o Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)

o National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

Details

Date posted

14 April 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£25,272 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

409-7823883

Job locations

Ormskirk Hospital

Wigan Road

Ormskirk

L39 2AZ


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please find attached Job Description and Person Specification for Main Responsibilities and Requirements.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please find attached Job Description and Person Specification for Main Responsibilities and Requirements.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Basic numeracy and literacy

Desirable

  • NVQ level 2 Cleaning and Building Interiors
  • Food Safety Awareness level 1

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • Understanding of cleaning and hygiene principles

Desirable

  • Large scale or Health Care domestic work
  • Basic computer skills

Skills

Essential

  • Understanding/Experience of Customer Care
  • Understanding/Experience of Team Working
  • Ability to use mechanical/ electrical cleaning aids

Desirable

  • Ability to instruct other less qualified staff
  • Awareness of Buildings Security

Other

Essential

  • Physically demanding role including use of machinery and other cleaning equipment such as buckets of water.
  • Ability to carry out varied workloads with varying demands.
  • Able to empathise with patients and staff
  • Ability to work varied shift patterns/experience of working varied shift patterns.

Desirable

  • Experience of Lone working
  • Experience of/ability to working at height using ladder
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Basic numeracy and literacy

Desirable

  • NVQ level 2 Cleaning and Building Interiors
  • Food Safety Awareness level 1

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • Understanding of cleaning and hygiene principles

Desirable

  • Large scale or Health Care domestic work
  • Basic computer skills

Skills

Essential

  • Understanding/Experience of Customer Care
  • Understanding/Experience of Team Working
  • Ability to use mechanical/ electrical cleaning aids

Desirable

  • Ability to instruct other less qualified staff
  • Awareness of Buildings Security

Other

Essential

  • Physically demanding role including use of machinery and other cleaning equipment such as buckets of water.
  • Ability to carry out varied workloads with varying demands.
  • Able to empathise with patients and staff
  • Ability to work varied shift patterns/experience of working varied shift patterns.

Desirable

  • Experience of Lone working
  • Experience of/ability to working at height using ladder

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Ormskirk Hospital

Wigan Road

Ormskirk

L39 2AZ


Employer's website

https://www.merseywestlancs.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Ormskirk Hospital

Wigan Road

Ormskirk

L39 2AZ


Employer's website

https://www.merseywestlancs.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Head of Soft Facilities Management

Sue Pearson

Sue.Pearson@MerseyWestLancs.nhs.uk

01695656515

Details

Date posted

14 April 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£25,272 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

409-7823883

Job locations

Ormskirk Hospital

Wigan Road

Ormskirk

L39 2AZ


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