# Cleaner

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust
- **Town:** Maidstone
- **Region:** South East
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Estates and facilities
- **Grade:** Band 2
- **Salary:** £25,272 Forensic RRP applies.
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday - 7am - 2.50pm)
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-06T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-23T15:10:34.414Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Kent/Maidstone/Kent_Medway_Mental_Health_NHS_Trust/Forensic_Services/Forensic_Services-v8179324
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8179324?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.kmpt.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Are you passionate about cleaning?

Start your rewarding career in healthcare. Apply today!

Our friendly Estates and Facilities Team at the Trevor Gibbens Unit in Maidstone are seeking a full-time Cleaner, apply now and kickstart your career in the NHS.

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

1  post Available  for 37.5 hours per week,

Monday to Friday 7am - 2.50pm (include 20 minute lunchbreak)

Here are some clips of our Facilities staff, speaking about their role and why they enjoy working for Kent and Medway  Mental Health NHS Trust.

Facilities Team Leader: https://youtu.be/N3KWBGBqdGc?si=B6mYiMb1fLa8c0NI

Domestic Assistant: https://youtu.be/GtLEYNjkmJk?si=03GNYY661AaPVSWX

### Main duties of the job

- 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 manage own task schedules.
- Maintain a high standard of provision of other Facilities related tasks.
- Work as part of the Facilities 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 points.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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 is not essential, so please do apply if you feel your skills and experience align with our requirements.

Please see the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities of the role.

Previous applicants need not apply.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Previous Cleaning experience

**Desirable**

- NHS experience

### Qualification

**Essential**

- Good standard of written & spoken English

**Desirable**

- NVQ in cleaning

## Documents

- [staff benefits (pdf, 623.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2394)
- [trust name change (pdf, 813.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2991)
- [job description and person specification (pdf, 320.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10482407)

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