Healthcare Cleaner

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust; England; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Development opportunities

Recruitment support

Employee assistance programme

Discounted gym membership

Onsite fitness classes

Car schemes

Job summary

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is seeking Healthcare Cleaners to join our Domestic Services Team. You will perform a range of cleaning duties across wards and clinical areas, adhering to the National Specifications for cleanliness in the NHS to ensure a safe, efficient and effective environment for patients, staff and visitors.

Varied hours include weekend posts (Saturday and Sunday 7am–1:30pm).

Qualifications

• Basic knowledge of cleaning standards including wards and outpatient/clinical areas.
• Ability to work alone or as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high cleaning standards to wards observing schedules and NHS cleanliness requirements.
• Change curtains, screens and bed curtains as needed.
• Damp wipe all furniture, fixtures, fittings, ledges, pipes, tiles, glass partitions, walls, doors and panels, internal blinds.

Skills

Cleaning standards

Teamwork

Job description

Our Domestic Services Department pride ourselves on the high standards of cleanliness throughout our services. Healthcare Cleaners are a valued member of the Healthcare Team and are respected for the work they do.

Healthcare Cleaners provide a range of cleaning duties across the Trust and support services to ensure a safe, efficient and effective service to all patients, staff and visitors is delivered.

Variety of hours available to include: 4 weekend posts; Saturday and Sunday from 7am-1:30pm.

Candidates who have applied for this vacancy within the last 3 months and were unsuccessful at any stage of the recruitment process should not reapply unless you can demonstrate additional relevant skills, qualifications or experience acquired since your previous application.

Basic knowledge of cleaning standards which can include wards, outpatient /clinical areas.

You must be able to work alone or as part of a team.

Deliver the highest standards of cleaning service to the ward at all times observing work schedules and The National Specifications for cleanliness in the NHS requirements.

Changing curtains, screen and bed curtains.

Damp wiping of all furniture, fixtures and fittings, ledges, pipes, tiles, glass partition, walls, doors and panels, internal window blinds

The successful candidates will receive full induction training.

Closing date of applications: 10 November 2026

Interview dates: 24 November 2026

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In Return We Will Offer

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.