Job requirements
Essential
1 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Experience of working in a cleanliness role within a healthcare or education setting
Desirable
2 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
General education
- Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Good standard of English
Job overview
The Facilities Department are looking to recruit a number of hard working enthusiastic individuals to join our friendly and dynamic Cleanliness Service Team at Arrowe Park Hospital.
With potential development opportunities within the Trust, this could be your first step to a career within the NHS.
The role of Healthcare Cleaning Professional is to support the smooth day to day operational running of our Hospital through achieving excellent cleaning standards that will provide a clean and safe healthcare environment that meets our patient's expectations.
There will be a requirement to work Bank Holidays
Main duties of the job
General baseline cleaning duties of the hospital environment will include mopping, vacuuming, damp dusting, cleaning of toilets and bathrooms and serving beverages to patients.
Additional specialised cleaning duties, including infection prevention and control cleaning, will be required as directed.
The successful Healthcare Cleaning Professional candidates will be required to:
have a flexible and adaptable approach to prioritise workload and work in all areas of the hospital as instructed have customer service skills be friendly and approachable be reliable with good time management have awareness of Infection Prevention and Control practices within a healthcare environment demonstrate the core capabilities and behaviours of the role be passionate about delivering a high-quality service
Cleaning experience is desirable but not essential as full training will be given to provide the knowledge and skills to be a competent Healthcare Cleaning Professional. Uniform will be provided.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see job overview & attached job description for further information about the Healthcare Cleaning Professional position available within WUTH.
Applicant requirements
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.
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This advert is for Healthcare Cleaning Professional with Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in Upton, England. It is listed as a Band 2 Cleaner role. The advertised salary is £25,272 per annum pro rata. The contract type is Permanent: Various Mon-Fri shifts 3.00pm-7.00pm/5.00pm-8.00pm. The application deadline is 03 Nov 2026.
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