Healthcare Cleaner

This Healthcare Cleaner post sits in the Domestic Services Department of University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust, covering wards and outpatient and clinical areas. The work centres on cleaning to the National Specifications for Cleanliness in the NHS, including damp wiping of fixtures and fittings and changing curtains. Shifts are early morning or late afternoon to evening, Monday to Friday, across six posts.

Applicants must demonstrate an existing right to work in the UK, as no sponsorship is offered.

• Deliver the highest standard of cleaning service to the ward at all times, following work schedules and the National Specifications for Cleanliness in the NHS
• Damp wipe furniture, fixtures and fittings, ledges, pipes, tiles, glass partitions, walls, doors, panels and internal window blinds
• Change curtains, screens and bed curtains
• Carry out a range of cleaning duties across the Trust to support a safe, efficient and effective service for patients, staff and visitors

• Good general education, including basic numeracy, literacy and IT skills

• Evidence of basic knowledge of cleaning principles

• Basic knowledge of cleaning standards, including wards and outpatient or clinical areas
• Understanding of manual handling techniques
• Ability to work alone or as part of a team

• Existing and ongoing right to work in the UK without sponsorship

• Knowledge of health and safety policies, including manual handling, COSHH and infection control
• Previous experience of working in a healthcare setting

• Full induction training for successful candidates
• Professional and leadership development opportunities
• Ongoing support from recruitment onwards
• Employee assistance programme
• Discounted gym membership
• Onsite fitness classes
• Car schemes