Cleaning Operative

Medequipuk; Bedford; On-site; GBP 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Medequipuk is seeking a Cleaning Operative in Bedford who will be responsible for maintaining cleanliness and hygiene standards within the depot. The role involves cleaning medical devices, contributing to service quality, and is pivotal for supporting the operational team. The company provides opportunities for professional development and values teamwork, empathy, and innovation.

Benefits

29 days holiday, increasing to 33 days

Continued professional development

Life assurance

Cycle to work scheme

Employee assistance program including free counselling

Access to discount platform

Free uniform

Free DBS check

Qualifications

• Experience in a cleaning operative role is desirable.
• Willingness to participate in an emergency on-call rota.
• Flexibility with working days/hours is required.

Responsibilities

• Decontamination and cleaning of medical devices and equipment.
• Ensuring cleaned goods are properly managed.
• General cleaning tasks within the depot and warehouse.

Skills

Flexibility

Empathy

Teamwork

Job description

Cleaning Operative
Bedford

Hours: 40 hours per week
Salary: £25,552 per annum

This is an incredible opportunity to work for a forward-thinking community equipment services provider, who’ll support you to be the best you can be in your chosen field!

Join us as our new Cleaning Operative atMedequip Assistive Technology Ltd and let us empower you to truly make a difference.

Our continued employee development programmes, internal training and exceptional leadership will give you the ability to continuously develop yourself professionally whilst providing person-centred support.

You’ll be supported by an excellent team of professional and ever developing co-workers who all identify and align with Medequip’s values.

Who are Medequip?

Medequip is the leading provider of medical equipment services to local authorities and theNHSacross the UK, delivering a wide range of equipment and support to people in their own homes, keeping people independent for longer.

About the role

As the Cleaning Operative for Medequip Assistive Technology Ltd you will be pivotal in maintaining and enhancing the success of your depot. You will do this by ensuring that all tasks are undertaken and completed to the highest of standards, enabling the depot to deliver the highest possible service to our clients.

Your day-to-day responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:

• Decontamination and cleaning of medical devices and equipment.
• Ensuring that ‘goods in and out’ are cleaned and decontaminated safely and correctly
• Delivering service with empathy and care. Although this role may not be directly customer facing, you will be an integral member for the Medequip Team, and have a duty of care to our service users.
• Working well independently and as part of a team.
• General cleaning tasks within the depot and warehouse

About you

Above all, you will identify and align with our company values:

• We empower people to be accountable for their actions and performance.
• We help people with empathy, courtesy, dignity and kindness.
• We show respect and are trusted by our colleagues, suppliers and customers.
• We believe in teamwork and are passionate about our work.
• We encourage innovation and the development of technology.
• We embrace change and seek to achieve excellence.
• We deliver cost effective, efficient and safe healthcare solutions.

Qualifications and experience required.

• Ideally some experience in a cleaning operative role is desirable
• Be flexible with working days/hours to suit the needs of the business.
• Participate in an emergency on-call rota.

What we offer

• 29 days holiday moving to a max of 33 days (inclusive of Bank Holidays)
• Continued professional development, training and learning support and opportunities for career progression.
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Care First employee assistance program including free counselling.
• Access to Perkbox discount platform
• Free uniform
• Free DBS check

We welcome applications from all sections of the Community as an Equal Opportunities Employer. We are also happy to make any reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process should you need it, please let us know.

We take our data privacy seriously and commit to processing your data in line with GDPR guidelines. Medequip’s Privacy Notice sets out the basis on which the personal data collected from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed in connection with our recruitment processes.

This role may be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure and satisfactory references.

This role is not eligible for sponsorship. Candidates without satisfactory right to work in the UK are unlikely to be considered.