Job summary
- Main area
- Facilities Staff
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 25 hours per week (Various shift patterns from 15.00hrs until 22.00hrs, working 16 - 25 hrs per week)
- Job ref
- 411-COR-25-6956806
- Employer
- Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Alder Hey Childrens Hospital
- Town
- Liverpool
- Salary
- £23,615 pro-rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/03/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Domestic Assistant
NHS AfC: Band 2
Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care and has a presence in community outreach sites and, in collaboration with other providers, our clinicians help deliver care closer to patients’ homes by holding local clinics at locations from Cumbria to Shropshire, in Wales and the Isle of Man. The Trust also provides inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs at our Sunflower House building newly relocated, and opened on the hospital site.
We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We’re also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year.
As black and minority ethnic (BME) employees are currently under-represented in this area, we particularly welcome applications from members of our BME communities. All appointments will be made on merit.
You can expect a warm welcome at Alder Hey Childrens NHS Foundation Trust, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At Alder Hey we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:
- Great flexible working opportunities
- Lease car scheme and Home Electronics Scheme
- Generous annual leave and pension scheme
- Extensive staff health and well-being programmes
Job overview
To join our team delivering a full cleaning service within Alder Hey Trust in accordance with the Alder Hey Cleaning Policy and the procedures detailed.
Main duties of the job
Ensure a clean environment (clinical and non-clinical areas) for patients and all other users of Trust premises General cleaning duties including the regular cleaning of floors, sanitary areas, damp cleaning fixtures and other hard surfaces
Other periodic cleaning duties such as high dusting, deep cleaning fixtures, changing curtains etc according to the required schedule
Working for our organisation
We have a variety of shifts available between the hours of 1500 hrs - 2200 hrs, 7 days per week.
Contracted hours ranging from 16 - 30 hrs per week.
Shift times
1500hrs - 2000hrs (25hrs per week)
1600hrs - 2000hrs (20hrs per week)
1700hrs - 2000hrs (16hrs per week)
1700hrs - 2100hrs (20hrs per week)
1700hrs- 2200hrs (25hrs per week)
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
1. Maintain high standards of cleanliness to comply with the current National Cleaning Standards and any other relevant guidance
2. Make own judgement on routine cleaning duties, working within Trust policies and procedures.
3. Use Trust issued chemicals, materials and equipment (including pushing cleaning machinery) in accordance with training provided
4. Have knowledge and comply with Trust policies and procedures and in particular Infection Prevention and Control and Health and Safety Policies
Person specification
• Experience of working in a similar role (cleaning or catering).
Essential criteria
- Minimum 3 years
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable people and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lesley Cooper
- Job title
- Domestic Operations Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0151 282 4769
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