Environmental Cleaner | The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Birmingham is seeking a Band 2 Environmental Cleaner to maintain high cleaning standards throughout the hospital. The successful candidate will work in various departments, ensuring a clean environment for patient care. Responsibilities include cleaning, replenishing supplies, and adhering to safety protocols. The role requires flexibility as it involves unsociable hours and weekend shifts. Join a dedicated team committed to exceptional patient care in an inclusive setting.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Inclusive workplace culture

Training opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in maintaining high cleaning standards in a healthcare setting is essential.
• Must be able to work flexible hours including weekends.
• Understanding of health and safety regulations is important.

Responsibilities

• Ensure cleanliness in all areas of the hospital.
• Perform high and low-level cleaning tasks as outlined.
• Assist clinical staff with the safe disposal of body fluids.
• Follow infection control protocols at all times.

Skills

Attention to detail

Manual dexterity

Knowledge of cleaning standards

Ability to work unsociable hours

Education

Experience in a similar role

Tools

Cleaning equipment

COSHH substances

Job description

We have an exciting Band 2 Environmental Cleaner position within the ROH.

Working in all areas of the hospital, cleaning to a high standard in line with the national cleaning standards. The successful applicant would be required to work off site locally situated and would be required to work unsociable hours and weekends.

Cleaning in all areas of the Hospital where required and completing all high and low level cleaning, replenishing stock, machine cleaning floors and cleaning sanitary areas.

The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest specialist orthopaedic units in Europe. We offer planned orthopaedic surgery to people locally, nationally and internationally.

Our Trust is a very special hospital; big enough to deliver world class services and small enough to offer exceptional patient and staff experience. We offer a working experience unique in the West Midlands and we’re always on the lookout for passionate people to join our award‑winning team.

The ROH is an equal opportunities employer. We employ people of difference and are committed to growing an inclusive culture, where difference is celebrated, and people feel able to bring their whole and authentic self to work.

We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a range of inclusive, family‑friendly and flexible working arrangements and policies to support our people in the workplace.

The Trust is committed to the Disability Confident Interview Scheme and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy and consider them on their abilities.

If you have a disability and need any support with your application or require any reasonable adjustments to be implemented please do get in touch with the Recruiting Manager for this position so that the team can support you.

To find more about our staff benefits, please visit our website.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensure a clean environment for patient care in accordance with Trust Local policies, health and safety requirements, NHS National Specification of Cleaning Standards, Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH), and Patient Led Assessments of the Care Environment (PLACE), audits.
• Adhere to Infection Prevention & Control principles specifically ‘Hand Hygiene’ and ‘Bare below the Elbow’.
• Adhere to the Trust’s Uniform Appearance Code/Policy at all times maintaining a high standard of appearance and personal hygiene at all times.
• Duties include, but are not limited to: vacuum cleaning; damp mopping of floors; damp dusting of furniture/fittings; cleaning of mirrors and internal glass; sanitary ware such as baths, showers, sinks, toilets, washing of tiled surfaces and paintwork; high dusting of walls and ceilings (to shoulder height). High level cleaning, above shoulder height to be undertaken by ‘Housekeeping enhanced clean team’. Floor maintenance; changing of all curtains; provide focused cleaning practices (hydrochloride‑based products and solutions) when presented with an infected area (Barrier rooms and Bays); assist the enhanced clean team with deep clean/terminal cleans when necessary (in‑patient areas). During outbreaks of infections such as diarrhoea and vomiting, Clostridium Difficile, Norovirus, etc.
• Assist Clinical Professionals with the removal of body fluids.
• Take down and re‑hang curtains as per your location’s ‘Frequency curtain change schedule’ including/following a ‘Terminal and Isolation location environmental clean’ or as directed by the line supervisor and in conjunction with the Ward Manager and the Infection Prevention and Control Nurse.
• Assist when required full legionella flushing of all outlets within your area of responsibility and update records or documentation as required. Where access to an outlet is restricted resulting in an inability to flush, this must be reported to a supervisor/team leader as per instruction.
• Safely empty and clean all commercial waste bins, secure and transport waste safely to the designated waste disposal area.
• Decant clinical waste bins if called upon to assist patient flow activity.
• Perform cleaning tasks in accordance with location cleaning schedule (ensuring schedules are displayed within your area of responsibility).
• Perform focused cleaning tasks when instructed by a Housekeeping Coordinator.
• Correctly and safely use equipment as necessary to provide the service, e.g. suction cleaners (including vacuums), floor maintenance equipment, mopping systems (wet and dry), carpet cleaning machinery, steam cleaners.
• Ensure all equipment used in delivery of duties is cleaned regularly and maintained in a safe manner, in compliance with COSHH.
• Ensure daily cleaning and storing of cleaning equipment after use, also maintaining and cleaning of assigned sluice rooms.
• Responsibility for signing out and returning of all keys when issued.
• Supply and replacement of consumables, e.g. paper towels, toilet tissue, hand soap and sanitiser dispensers.
• Assist in ensuring cleaning stock is controlled and supplied to a level that meets the location.
• Adhere to the national colour coding system for any work undertaken in accordance with current NHS national standards and Trust policies.
• Report any defects, repairs required to furniture and equipment/fabric of building, etc. to the Housekeeping Coordinator, and monitor response.
• Preparation of patient’s crockery, and wrap cutlery ensuring they are ready for service.
• Assist with the collection of patient’s mealtime wares, and wash patient’s beverage crockery, cutlery and serving utensils that remain at ward level. Including the collection, cleaning, sterilising and re‑distribution of all water jugs.
• Where appropriate ensure the building or work area is secure on leaving, for example: windows, doors, and exits are secure as appropriate.
• Report incidents via the Trust electronic incident reporting system or elevate to Supervisor or Line Manager.
• Attend all local and mandatory training within the Trust, e.g. Manual Handling, Fire, Health and Safety, Infection Control, and Environmental Cleanliness.
• Assist with training of staff involved with environmental cleanliness services into routines to achieve required standards.
• Perform any reasonable request as indicated by the line supervisor/facilities senior management.

Physical effort and working conditions

• Handling of potentially infectious blood and body fluids, with unpleasant smells/odours.
• Work with a variety of COSHH controlled substances.
• Significant manual handling activities requiring moderate/intense physical effort for a short period, including bending and lifting.
• Infrequently work with patients and carers in distress, who may be demonstrating verbal aggression.
• Using specialised cleaning equipment, e.g., steam cleaners.

Full job description available as a supporting document.

This advert closes on Wednesday 31 Dec 2025.