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Job summary
Are you passionate about cleaning?
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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.
*Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.*
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Domestic Assistant/Cleaner Benefits
- Annual Leave: 27 days paid annual leave (full-time equivalent) + all Bank Holidays.
- NHS Pension Scheme: Accessto the fantastic NHS pension scheme.
- Blue Light Card Eligibility -- (discount service for the NHS, providing members with thousands of amazing discounts online and on the high street). Save on top high street brands, groceries, and eating out
Main duties of the job
- Operational Delivery & Efficiency: Complete daily shift plans within agreed timescales while adhering to approved Trust methods and recognized procedures.
- Hygiene & Compliance Standards: Ensure continuous compliance with updated NHS Cleaning Guidelines, active participation in the Cleanliness in Hospitals Programme, and strict adherence to Trust Health and Safety policies.
- Quality Assurance & Performance Monitoring: Conduct weekly departmental performance audits to consistently achieve and maintain high Trust standards.
- Waste Management & Safety: Execute correct waste segregation and disposal procedures in full alignment with the Trust waste disposal policy
Job description
- Deliver High-Standard Cleaning: Maintain exceptional cleanliness in line with National Cleaning Standards.
- Autonomous Working: Execute tasks efficiently and reliably without direct supervision.
- Handover & Communication: Provide accurate, clear verbal and written handovers to ensure seamless operational continuity.
Requirements & Essential Criteria
- Experience: Proven track record in professional cleaning (NHS experience is not essentialall aligned skill sets are welcome).
- Standards Knowledge: Basic understanding of National Cleaning Standards.
- Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written skills (essential for critical handover information).
Please refer to the attached job description for the full details on the responsibilities and person specification
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.