Healthcare Cleaning Operative - Deep Clean

You will be responsible for the deep cleaning of hospital sites throughout South and West Yorkshire, therefore a full driving licence is required.

Cleanliness and hygiene in healthcare environments is paramount, therefore we are looking to appoint staff who are ambitious, motivated and take pride in the work they do. The range of duties and responsibilities of the post focus on the demands of always delivering excellent standards of cleanliness.

You will be required to work as part of a team often without immediate supervision using initiative to prioritise and organise daily duties, whilst always maintaining a professional approach regardless of the situation.

The post requires a great deal of flexibility to meet the needs of the service/organisation and the successful candidate must be able to adapt to changes at very short notice. Although we aim to work within standard core hours, shift times can vary between the hours of 6.00am and 11.00pm and will include weekends and possible Bank Holiday shifts and/or occasional longer shifts.

The posts available are as follows:

37.5 hours per week, working Trust wide as part of a mobile team. Shift times will vary but will include bank holiday and weekend working.

All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients.

Main duties of the job

Working in the Housekeeping and Domestic Service the post holder will perform domestic duties including deep clean in line with National Cleaning Standards and Operational procedures. You will be responsible for advanced and deep cleaning projects including carpets and high level dusting.

At the time of advertising, this role does not meet the minimum requirements (salary threshold or occupational requirements)set by UK Visas and Immigration to sponsor candidates to work in the UK. For this reason, unfortunately we are unable to sponsor anyone on a visa for this role at this moment in time.

We are aware that an increasing number of applicants are using AI technology to generate responses on NHS Job application forms. We strongly discourage this and will conduct a thorough screening process before selecting candidates to progress to the next stage. If you are using AI to enhance your application, please disclose this in your NHS Jobs application form.

We are seeking a motivated individual with a positive and conscientious attitude to join our Trust Deep Clean Team.

We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Being a foundation Trust means were accountable to our members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.

Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.