Band 3 Cleaning Auditor

North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Cleaning Auditor based at North Middlesex University Hospital to ensure compliance with NHS National Cleaning Standards and IPC guidelines. You will conduct audits, report findings, and work with cleaning teams to uphold safe environments for patients, staff and visitors.

The role focuses on enabling wards to complete National Specifications for Cleaning audits, reporting to the Facilities manager/Domestic Services manager, and driving

Qualifications

• Essential: English Language to GCSE standard or equivalent
• Essential: Good written and verbal skills, able to liaise with the public and staff at all levels
• Essential: Literate and Numerate
• Desirable: NVQ level 3

Responsibilities

• Conduct regular and ad-hoc audits of cleaning services across all hospital areas to ensure compliance with NHS cleaning standards and infection control protocols.
• Use approved audit tools and scoring systems to assess cleanliness, hygiene, and service delivery.
• Identify non-conformances and areas for improvement, documenting findings accurately and clearly.
• Prepare detailed audit reports and present results to senior management, including recommendations for corrective actions.
• Monitor implementation of corrective measures and follow up to ensure sustained compliance.
• Collaborate with cleaning teams and supervisors to provide guidance and support for continuous improvement.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of national cleaning standards and incorporate changes into auditing practices.

Skills

Excellent verbal communication

Organizational skills

Multi-tasking

Team player

Initiative

MS Office / Excel

Education

English Language GCSE or equivalent

Good written and verbal communication

Literate and Numerate

NVQ Level 3 (Desirable)

Tools

MS Office

Excel

Job description

Job summary

The Cleaning Auditor ensures that all hospital areas meet the required hygiene and cleanliness standards in line with NHS National Cleaning Standards (2025), Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) guidelines, and Trust policies. The role involves conducting scheduled and ad-hoc audits, reporting findings, and working collaboratively with cleaning teams to maintain a safe environment for patients, staff, and visitors.

This role will be accountable for enabling the wards and departments in completing the National Specification for Cleaning audits. This role will be based at the North Middlesex Hospital, reporting issues to the Facilities manager/Domestic Services manager for assisting in resolving any issues which have not been addressed by the various operational teams.

Main duties of the job

• Conduct regular and ad-hoc audits of cleaning services across all hospital areas to ensure compliance with NHS cleaning standards and infection control protocols.
• Use approved audit tools and scoring systems to assess cleanliness, hygiene, and service delivery.
• Identify non-conformances and areas for improvement, documenting findings accurately and clearly.
• Prepare detailed audit reports and present results to senior management, including recommendations for corrective actions.
• Monitor implementation of corrective measures and follow up to ensure sustained compliance.
• Collaborate with cleaning teams and supervisors to provide guidance and support for continuous improvement.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of national cleaning standards and incorporate changes into auditing practices.

About us

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across four main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.

For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

Person Specification

Royal Free shared commitments

• Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust shared commitments

Education & professional Qualifications

Essential

• English Language to GCSE standard or equivalent
• Good written and verbal skills, able to liaise with the public and staff at all levels
• Literate and Numerate

Desirable

• NVQ level 3

Experience

Desirable

• Previous NHS experience in auditing NSC standards
• IT literate (highly competent user of various MS Office functions including Excel)
• Minimum 2 years customer care experience

Personal Qualities & attributes

Essential

• Ready and able to exercise initiative and multi-task, you will be able to work independently whilst being a good team player
• Ability to organise effectively and prioritise own workload
• Proven expertise to lead, plan, manage, interact with colleagues
• Be able to organise workload and manage outcomes to meet planned objectives

Skills and aptitudes

Essential

• Excellent verbal communication planning, organising and communication skills

Desirable

• Ability to plan & organise new compliance activities
• Ability to seek and share information and ideas in a discreet, respectful, confident and compelling manner

Others

Essential

• Knowledge and confidence to challenge whilst avoiding conflict

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

North Middlesex University Hospital

Silver street

London

N18 1QX

United Kingdom