Cleaner
- NHS
- Part Time
- Canterbury
- 25272.00 a year
Job Description
Job summary
Are you passionate about cleaning?
Start your rewarding career in healthcare. Apply today!
Our friendly Estates and Facilities Team are seeking a part-time Cleaner. Apply now and kickstart your career in the NHS.
At Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust we understand the vital role played by cleaning staff within the NHS. Therefore, we are looking for hard working individuals to help us achieve The National Cleaning Standards
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Domestic Assistant Benefits
- Annual leave allowance starting at 27 days per year (when working full time) + Bank Holiday's.
- Access to the fantastic NHS pension scheme.
- Eligibility for the Blue Light Card (discount service for the NHS, providing members with thousands of amazing discounts online and on the high street).
Main duties of the job
- Complete the daily shift plan in the agreed time scale, ensuring cleanliness and hygiene standards are met in line with new NHS Cleaning Guidelines.
- Cleaning is carried out in accordance with recognised approved Trust methods/procedures.
- To participate in the Cleanliness in Hospitals Programme.
- To complete departmental performance monitoring weekly, to achieve and maintain the Trust standard.
- To ensure waste is disposed of in accordance with the Trust waste disposal policy, assuring Health and Safetystandards are adhered to.
About us
We are Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway and are rated 'Good' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Our teams support children, youngpeopleand adults with a wide range of mental health needs. We also provide specialist services, including all-age eating disorder services and neurodevelopmental assessments for children and young people, such as autism and ADHD.
Because we work across the whole county and across hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the people we serve.
Our vision is simple: we are here to help communities not just live with mentalillness, butlive well.It'swhywe'repassionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. Everything we do is guided by our values: caring, inclusive,curiousand confident.
Join us if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a teamthat'sworking well together.
Job responsibilities
Candidates must have previous cleaning experience, basic knowledge of National Cleaning Standards, and excellent verbal and written communication skills. This is essential due to the importance of the post holder being able to understand and communicate handover information.
The ability to work without direct supervision is also super important.
NHS experience isnotessential, so please do apply if you feel your skills and experience align with our requirements.
Please see the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities of the role.
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Ability to work without direct supervision.
Desirable
- Knowledge of cleaning guidelines
- Previous Hotel Services experience
- NHS experience
Essential
Essential
- previous knowledge and experience of working in a previous role
Desirable
- Understanding of COSHH. Understanding of the NHS Cleaning Standards.
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
Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust
Address
St Martins
Littlebourne road
Canterbury
CT1 1AZ
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.kentmedwaymentalhealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
