Healthcare Cleaning Professional (HCP)

Integrated Care System; Truro; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Truro is looking for passionate Healthcare Cleaning Professionals to maintain cleanliness at the Royal Cornwall Hospital. Successful candidates will support infection control and provide excellent service in a clinical environment. Part-time positions are available with flexible hours, offering £12.51 per hour. Experience in cleaning and a good educational background are essential.

Qualifications

• Cleaning experience in clinical areas is required.
• Good education including GCSE in English and Mathematics.
• Related qualifications in cleaning are advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Maintain cleanliness in clinical areas.
• Support infection control policies.
• Provide a customer-focused cleaning service.

Skills

Passionate about cleanliness!

Champions of Infection Control

Professional and efficient

Flexible and enthusiastic

Customer focused

Education

Good education to include Grade A-C GCSE in English and Mathematics or equivalent NVQ Level 2

Job description

Further Service reviews have highlighted the need for extra cleaning support at our Royal Cornwall Hospital site in Truro.

Healthcare Cleaning Professionals are a key part of keeping our clinical areas safe.

Main duties of the job

Applicants must be:

• Passionate about cleanliness!
• Champions of Infection Control
• Professional and efficient
• Flexible and enthusiastic
• 'Customer' focused

With a keen eye for detail in a clinical environment

There are part time posts as detailed below:

• 6am-2pm- Monday to Friday (37.5 hours per week)
• 7am - 1pm Saturdays/Sundays (12 hours per week)*
• 7am - 1pm Saturdays/Sundays (12 hours per week)*
• 3/4pm - 7/8pm Saturdays/Sundays (8 hours per week)*
• £12.51 per hour, Saturday +41% and Sunday + 83%

For further information please contact Charlotte Wakeham, Domestic Services Manager ([e-mail])

About us

The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with

visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.

We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.

The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.

Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is a research active organisation.

It's established South West Clinical School in Cornwall exists to promote clinical academic career opportunities for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals interested in research and evidence-based activities. Read their research paper to find out more.

Website: https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/clinical-schools/royal-cornwall-hospitals-nhs-trust-clinical-school

https://doi.org/10.1177/17449871231209037

Job responsibilities

PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side.

To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:

Identity Checks

Professional registration and qualification checks

Employment history and reference checks

Occupational Health clearance

Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check

Right to work in the UK

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We reserve the right to close this advert early.

We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Good education to include Grade A-C GCSE (or equivalent) in English and Mathematics and/or relevant NVQ Level 2
• Related qualifications

Knowledge

• Cleaning knowledge
• Related expertise

Experience

• Cleaning experience
• Clinical areas experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.