Mobile Cleaner

Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust; Canterbury; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Canterbury is seeking a Mobile Cleaner to maintain hygiene standards in accordance with NHS guidelines. The ideal candidate will possess previous cleaning experience, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work independently. This role requires a full, valid UK driving license. You will be part of a dedicated team ensuring cleanliness across various clinical areas. Join us if you are passionate about providing quality care in the NHS.

Qualifications

• Previous cleaning experience is essential.
• Basic knowledge of National Cleaning Standards is required.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills are necessary.

Responsibilities

• Complete daily shift plan ensuring cleanliness and hygiene standards.
• Maintain a patient-focused service across clinical areas.
• Work as part of the Hotel Services team on ward cleaning.

Skills

Cleaning experience

Verbal and written communication skills

Ability to work without supervision

Job description

Please note, at this stage, the role is open only to internal staff (including NHSP and Agency staff currently on placement within our organisation) and staff substantively employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts and the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB). Any individual who is at risk of redundancy will be given priority, provided they meet the essential criteria.

Are you passionate about cleaning?

Start your rewarding career in healthcare. Apply today!

Our friendly Estates and Facilities Team in Canterbury are seeking a Mobile Cleaner, apply now and kickstart your career in the NHS.

We are seeking a Mobile Cleaner who has the determination, and valuable skills required, to ensure our hygiene standards are met in line with New NHS Cleaning Guidelines.

This post is for 37.5 hours per week, which is worked between the hours of 06:00-19:00 Monday to Friday.

The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

This role is based at St Martins Hospital in Canterbury which consists of four acute secure mental health wards, a large area offices building, a training centre, and a community older adults outpatient building.

The Site Management Team, Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust, provides delivery of soft facilities services across site.

Responsibilities

• Complete the daily shift plan in the agreed time scale, ensuring cleanliness and hygiene standards are met in line with New NHS Cleaning Guidelines.
• Complete weekly departmental performance monitoring, to achieve and maintain the Trust’s own standards.
• Maintain a patient focused service across clinical areas.
• Undertake general cleaning and other related domestic tasks to a high standard, within a designated area and managing own task schedules.
• Maintain a high standard of provision of other Hotel Services related tasks.
• Work as part of the Hotel Services team in conjunction with ward managers on all aspects of ward cleaning and hygiene.
• Ensure waste is disposed of in accordance with the Trust waste disposal policy, assuring Health and Safety standards are adhered to.
• Removal of rubbish to designated collection point

We are the Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway. Our teams support adults with a wide range of mental health needs. Because we cover the whole county and both hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the 1.8 million people of Kent and Medway. Rated ‘Good’ by the CQC, we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 in the community each year.

Our vision is simple: We are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It’s why we’re passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. And everything we do is guided by our values caring, inclusive, curious and confident.

Join us - if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that’s doing well together.

Qualifications, Knowledge, and Experience

Candidates must have previous cleaning experience, basic knowledge of National Cleaning Standards, and excellent verbal and written communication skills, this is essential due to the importance of the post holder being able to understand and communicate handover information.

The ability to work without direct supervision is also super important.

NHS experience isnotessential, so please do apply if you feel your skills and experience align with our requirements.

For an informal discussion please contact Lindsay Jameson 01227 666043.

Please refer to the attached job description for the full details on the responsibilities and person specification.

This advert closes on Wednesday 4 Feb 2026.