FMA Domestic Cleaner

Transformation Unit; Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 23,000 - 27,000; Part time

Job summary

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Facilities Management Assistant (FMA) Domestic cleaner to join the Estates and Facilities Department at Hollins Park, Winwick, Warrington. The role is part-time, 15 hours per week, Monday to Friday 15:30-18:30, Band 2.

You will provide a high-quality cleaning service aligned with National standards and PLACE/CQC requirements, maintain records, and work to cleaning schedules.

Qualifications

• GCSE/O'Levels or equivalent experience.
• Foundation certificate in food hygiene level 2.
• Experience in NHS or healthcare cleaning is preferred.

Responsibilities

• The provision of a high quality professional center service ensuring policies and standards are followed.
• Work to meet national Standards of Cleanliness and PLACE requirements.
• Follow an agreed cleaning schedule and complete relevant documentation.
• Ensure cleaning equipment and cleaning agents are available.

Skills

Team player

Interpersonal skills

Flexible

Communication skills

Manual tasks

Record keeping

Education

GCSE/O'Levels or experience

Foundation certificate in food hygiene level 2

Job description

Main area Domestic Vacancies Grade Band 2 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 15 hours per week (Monday to Friday, 15:30 until 18:30) Job ref 350-TWS8396349

Employer Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Hollins Park Town Winwick, Warrington Salary £25,272 pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 19/11/2026 23:59 Interview date 30/11/2026

FMA Domestic Cleaner

Band 2

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Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust celebrates diversity and promotes equal opportunities; we are committed to challenging and eliminating racism and other forms of discrimination and advancing and promoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect.

We take positive action to support disadvantaged groups and also particularly encourage applications from ethnically diverse, disabled and LGBTQIA+ people that are under-represented in our workforce. Furthermore we welcome applications from reservists and ex-armed forces personnel as we recognise the benefits of the values, skills, training and experience that they bring to their work with us. We encourage all applicants to share their equality information with us.

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Identity verification

Candidates attending interview will be required to provide original photographic identification where available. Where suitable photographic identification is not available, a photograph will be taken at interview for identity verification purposes. Successful candidates will also be required to complete digital identity and right to work checks via TrustID, including facial recognition and image matching technology, to verify their identity throughout the recruitment and onboarding process. Identity verification will also be undertaken on the first day of employment in line with NHS employment check requirements.

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Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Estates and Facilities Department for an enthusiastic team member for a Facilities Management Assistant (FMA) Domestic cleaner.

The post is suited to a motivated and experienced domestic services candidate to work at Hollins Park.

The successful candidate will provide a cleaning service around this Division ensuring National cleaning standards, PLACE requirements and CQC standards are met

Main duties of the job

The provision of a high quality professional centered service ensuring all policies and procedures and standards are adhered to.

To work to a high standard to meet national Standards of Cleanliness.

Work to an agreed cleaning schedule and complete relevant documentation.

Responsible for ensuring all cleaning equipment and cleaning agents are available.

Working for our organisation

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

NHS experience and training in safety, health and catering or cleaning tasks.

Experience of working in a similar role (cleaning or catering).

Experience of working in the NHS.

Knowledge of the National Standards of Cleanliness and NHS Colour Coding.

Experience of dealing with people.

Person specification

Qualifications

• GCSE/O'Levels or experience
• Foundation certificate in food hygiene level 2

Skills

• Able to function as a member of a team and support the management objectives of the department and Trust
• Able to deal with requests from service users, managers and staff in a friendly and helpful way
• Flexible
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Able to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Able to carry out manual tasks
• Able to maintain accurate records.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the needs of people with mental health problems
• Willingness to undertake further training as required.

Experience

• Experience working in a similar role.
• Training in Health & Safety and catering or cleaning tasks
• Experience of working in the NHS specifically Mental Health/ Community environment

Knowledge

• Knowledge of the National Standards of Cleanliness.
• Knowledge of COSHH and HACCP.
• Knowledge of using cleaning equipment

Values

• Continuous improvement - committed to making improvements to our services for the benefit of all.
• Accountability - taking ownership to anticipate, develop and deliver high quality care
• Respect - how we treat others in an inclusive and supportive way
• Enthusiasm - demonstrate our passion and pride for what we do and how we do it.
• Support - actively supporting others with compassion and courage.

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Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview.

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Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

Please be advised that the use of Artificial Intelligence on applications is monitored and if you choose to use this, you must declare this on your application form.

The Trust uses TrustID digital identity verification, including facial matching technology, to confirm that identity documents belong to the individual attending interview and commencing employment.

Please note: new entrants to the NHS will commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Name Gaynor Blundell Job title Support Services Manager Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 07584 556 526 Additional information

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