Job summary

The role as Rapid is to be fully flexible and able to work in any part of the hospital including theatres, delivery suite, corridors any where at all in the hospital. A Rapid is the person who covers AL or sickness and so will need to be happy not being based in one place for long.

Main duties of the job

• Cleaning wards, clinics, theatres and offices to National cleaning standards
• Adhering to infection control policy's and procedures
• Utilising cleaning equipment safely and ensuring deep cleans are completed timely and thoroughly.
• Changing curtains as and when required
• Careful use of UV machine for deep cleans
• Using handheld device for reporting of jobs and tablet for machines
• Safely using ladders and transporting of equipment around the hospital
• Cleaning includes public areas, toilets, bathrooms, staff rooms
• Completing periodic (Deep cleaning) tasks
• Duties include mopping, hoovering, damp dusting, tap cleaning amongst other tasks
• Following on the job training instructions and ensuring compliance of manual handling polices
• Adhering to all Health & Safety procedures
• Using cleaning machinery as required as per training
• Cleaning experience essential for all posts

About us

NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group (UHL Group) was formed on 1 November 2024, born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our communities.

We are one of the largest employers in region, with over 18,900 colleagues who are 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 that extend to more than two million people in the North West.

We operate from five hospital sites: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 several elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospitalprovide specialist services incardiothoracic surgery,cardiology and respiratory medicine, both in the hospital and out in the community.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 Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single en-suite bedrooms and mainly focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

Details

Date posted

18 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£25,272 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

287-CEF-374-26

Job locations

Liverpool Women's Hospital

Crown Street

Liverpool

L8 7SS

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Cleaning wards, clinics, theatres and offices to National cleaning standards
• Adhering to infection control policy's and procedures
• Utilising cleaning equipment safely and ensuring deep cleans are completed timely and thoroughly.
• Changing curtains as and when required
• Careful use of UV machine for deep cleans
• Using handheld device for reporting of jobs and tablet for machines
• Safely using ladders and transporting of equipment around the hospital
• Cleaning includes public areas, toilets, bathrooms, staff rooms
• Completing periodic (Deep cleaning) tasks
• Duties include mopping, hoovering, damp dusting, tap cleaning amongst other tasks
• Following on the job training instructions and ensuring compliance of manual handling polices
• Adhering to all Health & Safety procedures
• Using cleaning machinery as required as per training
• Cleaning experience essential for all posts

Job description Job responsibilities Cleaning wards, clinics, theatres and offices to National cleaning standards Adhering to infection control policy's and procedures Utilising cleaning equipment safely and ensuring deep cleans are completed timely and thoroughly. Changing curtains as and when required Careful use of UV machine for deep cleans Using handheld device for reporting of jobs and tablet for machines Safely using ladders and transporting of equipment around the hospital Cleaning includes public areas, toilets, bathrooms, staff rooms Completing periodic (Deep cleaning) tasks Duties include mopping, hoovering, damp dusting, tap cleaning amongst other tasks Following on the job training instructions and ensuring compliance of manual handling polices Adhering to all Health & Safety procedures Using cleaning machinery as required as per training Cleaning experience essential for all posts

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• GCSE/equivalent

Experience

Essential

• Previous Domestic experience

Desirable

• Previous healthcare environment experience
• Previous use of cleaning machinery, floor polishing machinery
• Knowledge of colour coding systems

Knowledge

Essential

• A general understanding of why cleanliness in a patient/healthcare environment is important
• Health and safety basic knowledge

Skills

Essential

• Ability to work on own initiative
• Communication skills
• Basic numeracy and literacy skills
• Ability to work as part of a team

Other

Essential

• Willingness and ability to undertake further training as necessary

Person Specification Qualifications Essential GCSE/equivalent Experience Essential Previous Domestic experience Desirable Previous healthcare environment experience Previous use of cleaning machinery, floor polishing machinery Knowledge of colour coding systems Knowledge Essential A general understanding of why cleanliness in a patient/healthcare environment is important Health and safety basic knowledge Skills Essential Ability to work on own initiative Communication skills Basic numeracy and literacy skills Ability to work as part of a team Other Essential Willingness and ability to undertake further training as necessary

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Liverpool Women's Hospital

Crown Street

Liverpool

L8 7SS

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Liverpool Women's Hospital

Crown Street

Liverpool

L8 7SS

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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