Cleaner, Mental Health

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)

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 Safety standards are adhered to.

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, young people and 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 mental illness, but live well. It's why we're passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone.

Everything we do is guided by our values: caring, inclusive, curious and confident. Join us if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that's working well together.

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 is not essential, so please do apply if you feel your skills and experience align with our requirements.

• previous knowledge and experience of working in a previous role
• Ability to work shift times and patterns
• Ability to work without direct supervision.
• Knowledge of cleaning guidelines
• Flexible approach to duties.
• NHS experience

• Knowledge of Coshh related products
• English and mathematics Level 1
• Basic IT skills
• Ability to cover work colleges
• NVQ level 2 in cleaning - training will be given

• Deal appropriately with Service Users, staff and the general public
• Written and verbal communication skills

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.