FMA Domestic Cleaner | Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk - Jobboard; Sefton; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Sefton is seeking a motivated Facilities Management Assistant (FMA) Domestic Cleaner to deliver high-quality cleaning services at Hartley Hospital. The successful candidate will ensure compliance with National Cleaning Standards and collaborate as part of a team. Essential qualifications include NHS experience and training in cleaning tasks. This position offers an opportunity to contribute to excellent service quality in a flexible working environment.

Qualifications

• NHS experience and training in safety, health, catering, or cleaning tasks.
• Experience in a similar cleaning or catering role.
• Experience working within the NHS.
• Knowledge of the National Standards of Cleanliness and NHS Colour Coding.
• Experience dealing with people.

Responsibilities

• Provide a high-quality, professional, and patient-centered cleaning service.
• Collaborate as part of a team and follow an agreed cleaning schedule.
• Ensure all cleaning equipment and agents are available and properly maintained.

Skills

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

Experience in a similar cleaning or catering role

Experience working within the NHS

Knowledge of the National Standards of Cleanliness and NHS Colour Coding

Experience dealing with people

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Estates and Facilities Department for a Facilities Management Assistant (FMA) Domestic Cleaner.

The post is suitable for a motivated and experienced domestic services worker to work at Hartley Hospital.

The successful candidate will provide cleaning services across this division, ensuring compliance with National Cleaning Standards, PLACE requirements, and CQC standards.

Responsibilities include:

1. Providing a high-quality, professional, and patient-centered cleaning service, adhering to all policies, procedures, and standards.
2. Working to a high standard to meet national standards.
3. Collaborating as part of a team, working flexible hours to deliver cleaning coverage throughout the year.
4. Following an agreed cleaning schedule and completing relevant documentation.
5. Ensuring all cleaning equipment and agents are available and properly maintained.

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical and mental health services in the North West, serving over 1.4 million people and covering regions including North Wales and the Midlands. We offer specialist inpatient and community services supporting physical health, mental health, learning disabilities, addiction, and brain injury. We are one of only three UK trusts with high secure mental health facilities.

Our core commitment is to ‘perfect care’—safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable, and efficient. We support our staff to excel and work closely with service users, families, and carers to co-design future services. We are currently implementing organizational and service transformation to improve quality and reduce costs.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

Essential qualifications and experience include:

• NHS experience and training in safety, health, catering, or cleaning tasks.
• Experience in a similar cleaning or catering role.
• Experience working within the NHS.
• Knowledge of the National Standards of Cleanliness and NHS Colour Coding.
• Experience dealing with people.

This advert closes on Wednesday 13 August 2025.