Facilities Operative | Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust; Herne Bay; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A community health trust is seeking a part-time Facilities Operative to join the team at Queen Victoria Memorial Hospital in Herne Bay. The role includes hands-on cleaning duties, following NHS standards, and requires experience in the cleaning or social care sector. The position offers 27 days annual leave, NHS pension scheme, and various employee discounts. Applicants should ideally possess a full UK driving licence. Apply early as the vacancy may close if interest is high.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Automatic NHS Pension scheme enrolment

Access to NHS discounts

Qualifications

• Full UK driving licence may be required for this role.
• Experience in cleaning is welcomed.

Responsibilities

• Perform hands-on cleaning duties following NHS standards.
• Complete necessary paperwork and equipment training.
• Participate in waste management and catering tasks.

Skills

Experience in Commercial Cleaning

Experience in Social Care

Job description

Overview

We are recruiting for a facilities Operative (Cleaning role) at Queen Victoria Memorial Hospital in Herne Bay. A part time candidate is sought to work Monday to Friday 5pm to 8pm. Experience within the Commercial Cleaning industry or Social Care industry is welcomed.

Responsibilities

• This is a hands-on cleaning position where you will learn all the background skills and knowledge to enable you to complete the role, e.g. enhanced and periodic clean training, NHS National Cleaning standards, completion of paperwork, equipment training, COSHH, waste management and basic catering tasks.

Requirements / Qualifications

• Experience within the Commercial Cleaning industry or Social Care industry is welcomed.
• This vacancy does not meet the criteria for skilled worker sponsorship.
• As a community Trust many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. You will be asked to confirm you have a full UK driving licence where driving is a requirement of the role to be able to proceed with your application.
• If you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team via [e-mail] quoting the vacancy reference number so we can support you further.

Benefits

• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays. Your annual leave entitlement increases with length of service.
• Automatic enrolment into the NHS Pension scheme (opt out available).
• Access to NHS discounts and access to Blue Light card discounts.

How to apply / Contact

We encourage you to call us here at QVMH Herne Bay for more information, or to arrange a time to come in and see us, meet the team and receive support with your application. Abi Pitcher would love to hear from you on 07930158754 or email [e-mail]. Or you can chat to our recruitment team on 0300 123 2072 or email [e-mail].

The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.

Additional Information

Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences. We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn’t visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission. The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won’t involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both. See where you can go with KCHFT career pathways. As a community Trust many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. See above in Requirements for driving expectations.

We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job. This advert closes on Wednesday 1 Oct 2025.