Healthcare Cleaners

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust; Burton CP; Vor Ort; GBP 12.000 - 14.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is seeking Healthcare Cleaners to maintain high standards of cleanliness across wards, outpatient and clinical areas. You will work as part of a dedicated team or alone, delivering a safe, sterile environment in line with NHS specifications.

We offer varied hours, full induction, and opportunities to develop skills within a busy hospital setting.

Qualifikationen

• Good general education including basic numeracy and literacy.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety policies (COSHH, infection control).
• Evidence of basic cleaning principles.

Aufgaben

• Clean wards, outpatient/clinical areas to NHS cleanliness standards.
• Work alone or in a team and maintain high standards at all times.

Kenntnisse

Manual Handling

Ausbildung

General education (numeracy, literacy, IT)

Jobbeschreibung

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: 2 posts available - Monday - Friday 6am-9:30am; 4 posts available - Monday - Friday 3:30pm-8pm.

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.

Closing Date of Applications

02 November 2026

Interview Dates

16 November 2026

Job Responsibilities

Basic knowledge of cleaning standards which may include wards, outpatient /clinical areas. Must be able to work alone or as part of a team. Proactive and able to maintain our standards. 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. Duties include: changing curtains, screens 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.

Qualifications

• Good general education (inc. Basic numeracy, literacy and IT skills)
• Have knowledge of Health and Safety policies (inc. Manual Handling, COSHH and infection control guidance and procedures)
• Evidence of basic knowledge of cleaning principles
• Previous experience of working in a Healthcare setting

Skills and Ability

• Able to demonstrate an understanding of Manual Handling techniques

Person Specification

• Good general education (inc. Basic numeracy, literacy and IT skills)
• Have knowledge of Health and Safety policies (inc. Manual Handling, COSHH and infection control guidance and procedures)
• Evidence of basic knowledge of cleaning principles
• Previous experience of working in a Healthcare setting

We welcome authentic applications that reflect your own skills, experience and motivations for the role. While we understand that candidates may use AI tools for grammar, formatting or accessibility purposes, applications that appear to be substantially AI generated may be subject to additional review. If this applies to your submission, we will let you know and may ask for clarification. Please ensure your application accurately represents your experience and is written in your own words.

Rights and Compliance

This position is not eligible for sponsorship. Applicants must be able to demonstrate an existing and ongoing right to work in the UK for the duration of the contract without sponsorship from the Trust.

Values and Offer

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&E 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.