Assistant Domestic Manager - Aintree Site
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Aintree, L9 7ALView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£28,392 to £31,157
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
3 November 2026
11 days leftJob description
As an Assistant Domestic Manager you will work within thedomestic services department, managing a very large team including supervisors and domestic a...
Liverpool University Hospitals are seeking to recruit an Assistant Domestic Manager for their Aintree site.
As the Assistant Domestic Manager you will be responsible for managing morning and afternoon and weekend domestic services to ensure that cleaning is delivered to the Trusts required standards
You will manage a supervisory team and have daily contact with key stakeholders such as infection control and ward managers.
Cleaning Management experience is an essential element for this role and experience within an healthcare environment would be beneficial.
strong people skills is required for this role.
- To allocate tasks and responsibilities to the domestic supervisory team and take the necessary steps to ensure the specified service is provided.
- To liaise daily with Ward Managers and be proactive in resolving difficulties in order to build and maintain good working relationships.
- Attend meetings as requested with Control of Infection, Matrons and Sitemanagement as required to assist in effective communications with both managers and service users.
- Carry out regular Supervisor 1-1 meetings to assist in effective two-waycommunication and to communicate the Trusts aims and objectives to Supervisors to then cascade to Domestic staff.
- Control staffing worked hours, organising workloads fairly and ensuring that labour hours are kept within the master rota.
- Ensure Health and Safety compliance including conducting investigations into any accidents and the development and documentation of Risk Assessments.
- To ensure that all machinery is safely maintained via the completion of an annual portable appliance test
- Development of local work schedules highlighting and monitoring general working practices and providing comprehensive and easily understood written instructions.
- To assist the Domestic services manager with the day to day management of external contracts
- To be flexible in their working hours as so to carry out duties to sustain operational demands
- To ensure that all staff mandatory training is completed as per the required compliance
- To ensure that all areas are appropriately staffed in accordance with the master rota to ensure the required level of service is delivered
- At the direction of the Domestic services manager to undertake a range of projects involving multidisciplinary teams to critically evaluate new methods of working and initiatives directed by the Trust
- Any other reasonable request as may be required.
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.
The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.
The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.
To hear more about our achievements click here https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/media/13089/1606-annual-report-booklet_final.pdf
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Qualifications
Essential: - HND or equivalent in relevant area; - Supervisory or management qualification or equivalent
Experience
Essential: - Experience of domestic services management; - Experience of working as a cleaning operative within a non-healthcare environment
Desirable
- Experience of domestic services management within a healthcare environment
- Experience of working as a Domestic cleaning assistant within a healthcare environment
Knowledge
Essential: - Technical knowledge of Domestic cleaning; - Financial management and budget control,; - Health & Safety; - C.O.S.H.H
Desirable: - Employment law; - infection control
Skills
Essential
- Good written and verbal communication
- Excellent IT skills and the ability to use IT to generate management information
- Time Management
- People management
How to apply
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First seen
21 October 2026
Last checked
23 October 2026
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