Specialist Deep Cleaner

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust; Kingskerswell; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust is hiring for a full-time Band 2 Specialist Deep Cleaning role at Torbay Hospital. The position is permanent, 37.5 hours per week, on a 10-week rolling rota that includes weekends and bank holidays, with a salary of £25,272 per annum.

You will join a Specialist Deep Cleaning Team, collaborating with helpdesk and clinical staff to ensure high standards of cleanliness and patient safety across the Trust.

Qualifications

• Basic numeracy and literacy skills.
• Basic keyboard and IT skills.
• Experience of working in a team
• Experience within a professional cleaning role
• Working in a hospital environment or hotel services environment
• Experience in cleaning within a healthcare setting

Responsibilities

• Operate specialist decontamination equipment and assist in high-level disinfection.
• Clean and maintain hard and soft surfaces across clinical and non-clinical areas.
• Support with waste management and replenishment of supplies.
• Liaise with helpdesk and clinical teams to prioritise cleaning tasks.

Skills

Numeracy

Literacy

IT skills

Teamwork

Independent working

Cleaning experience

Healthcare setting

Job description

Main area Support Services Grade NHS AfC: Band 2 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (10 week rolling rota which includes weekend and bank holidays.) Job ref 388-8308331-CORP

Site Torbay Hospital Town Torquay Salary £25,272 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 31/10/2026 23:59

Job overview

Join our Specialist Deep Cleaning Team and help create safe environment for patients, staff, and visitors across the Trust.

As a valued member of our Specialist Deep Cleaning Team, you will play a vital role in maintaining safe, hygienic, and welcoming environments across the Trust. This full-time, permanent position is ideal for individuals who take pride in high standards, enjoy working collaboratively, and want to contribute directly to patient safety and wellbeing.

You will work as part of a responsive, supportive team delivering comprehensive deep cleaning services across a range of clinical and non-clinical areas. The role requires excellent communication skills, as you will regularly liaise with the helpdesk team to coordinate cleaning requests and with clinical teams to ensure cleaning tasks are prioritised effectively.

This role operates on a10-week rolling rota, which includes weekends and bank holidays, offering structure and predictability while supporting the needs of the Trust.

Main duties of the job

A key part of the role is contributing to a positive team culture. You will be expected to support colleagues , share knowledge, and work together to achieve common goals. Compassion and respect are central to how we work; you will be encouraged to respond with kindness in every interaction and to value the experiences and perspectives of others.

Delivering excellent customer service is essential. You will listen to feedback, act on concerns, and take pride in providing a service that meets the highest standards of cleanliness and professionalism. As a role model within the team, you will help maintain a culture where everyone feels respected, supported, and able to contribute.

A key part of the role is contributing to a positive team culture. You will be expected to support colleagues , share knowledge, and work together to achieve common goals. Compassion and respect are central to how we work; you will be encouraged to respond with kindness in every interaction and to value the experiences and perspectives of others.

Delivering excellent customer service is essential. You will listen to feedback, act on concerns, and take pride in providing a service that meets the highest standards of cleanliness and professionalism. As a role model within the team, you will help maintain a culture where everyone feels respected, supported, and able to contribute.

Working for our organisation

As an integrated care organisation, our Trust's purpose is to provide safe, high-quality health and social care at the right time, in the right place to support the people of Torbay and South Devon to live their lives to the full.

The Workplace teams underpin the provision of clinical services, employing approximately 600 staff, delivering Workplace services across all sites within the Trust.

We need all Workplace staff to own and live our organisational values.

Please note: Priority will be given to applicants with recognised 'Priority' or 'At Risk' status, including NHS staff identified across Devon.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Duties include although are not limited too:

• Using specialist decontamination equipment - operating HPV (Hydrogen Peroxide Vapour) and UVC systems to deliver high-level disinfection
• Washing and drying high-contact surfaces - including walls, ceilings, fixtures and fittings
• Maintaining hard floor surfaces - buffing, spray cleaning, scrubbing, stripping, resealing and polishing using appropriate machinery
• Deep cleaning soft floor coverings to ensure safe and hygienic environments
• Initial cleans after building or engineering works to prepare areas for clinical use
• Disinfecting areas after infectious patient discharge (e.g., MRSA, Norovirus, COVID-19)
• Assisting with bodily fluid clean-ups when required, following strict infection control procedures
• Deep cleaning ward-level kitchen areas - including walls, ceilings, cooker hoods, vents and floors
• Cleaning the Hydrotherapy Pool after draining, as required
• Cleaning Theatres after maintenance to ensure they are safe and ready for clinical activity
• Removing dust, dirt and debris from floors, walls, ceilings, glass, fixtures, fittings and sanitary areas using color-coded methods
• Emptying and cleaning waste bins and replacing liners in line with the Trust's Waste Policy
• Replenishing essential supplies such as toilet rolls, soap and paper towels
• Cleaning blinds, internal glass and curtains including checking and changing curtains when require

Questions, Knowledge and Exeprience

• Basic numeracy and literacy skills
• Basic keyboard and IT skills
• Experience of working in a team
• Ability to work on your own
• Advise and demonstrate activities in own area of work to a new or less experienced members of the team
• Experience within a professional cleaning role
• Working in a hospital environment or hotel services environment
• Experience in cleaning within a healthcare setting

You will be joining the organisation at an exciting time. As the first fully integrated care organisation in England, we are working to improve the way we deliver safe, high-quality health and social care. We have a positive and vibrant working atmosphere, we are proud of our investment in our staff both in terms of developing potential career skills and valuing people.

If you provide support to a family member or friend with health or care needs, we aim to be a Carer-friendly employer. We have a 'Staff Carers' policy which includes flexible working where possible and a Carer's Passport scheme that links you into support and discounts.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

• We reserve the right to close vacancies early if we receive a high volume of applications. Therefore, we encourage you to apply promptly.
• Please read the job description carefully and tailor your application to reflect the requirements of the role.
• Applicants who identify in their application form they are a part of the Armed Forces community will be guaranteed an interview, provided they meet the minimum essential criteria outlined in the job description and person specification for the role. Step into Health guidance can be found on our NHS Employers website.
• Correspondence will be sent via Trac, text, and email. Please ensure you check your email and Trac account regularly.
• Applicants with no previous NHS experience will ordinarily be appointed to the minimum of the band.
• If you have not received an invitation to interview within 28 days of the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
• It is your responsibility to ensure the timely receipt of appropriate references.

The Trust is committed to preventing discrimination, valuing diversity and achieving equality of opportunity. No person (staff, patient or public) will receive less favourable treatment on the grounds of the nine protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. If you require support you can obtain this from our Equality Business Forum which has representatives from all protected groups.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.