Healthcare Cleaning Professional (HCP) | Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust

www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk - Jobboard; Truro; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Truro is seeking passionate cleaning professionals to maintain cleanliness in a clinical setting. The role is part-time, with varying shifts including weekdays and weekends. Candidates must be champions of infection control, professional, and customer-focused. Pay is £12.51 per hour, with additional rates for weekends.

Qualifications

• Must have a keen eye for detail in a clinical environment.
• Must complete identity, registration, employment, health, and DBS checks.

Responsibilities

• Provide cleaning support at the Royal Cornwall Hospital site.
• Ensure clinical areas are kept clean and safe.
• Adhere to infection control protocols.

Skills

Passionate about cleanliness

Champions of Infection Control

Professional and efficient

Flexible and enthusiastic

Customer focused

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.

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])



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 establishedSouth West Clinical School in Cornwallexists 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



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

For further information please visit:

https://www.nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation

We reserve the right to close this advert early.

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




This advert closes on Wednesday 13 Aug 2025