Job summary Are you passionate about cleaning? Start your rewarding career in healthcare. Apply today Our friendly Estates and Facilities Team in Trevor Gibbens Unit, Maidstone, is seeking a Part-Time Cleaner. Apply now to 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. This post is Part time - 8 hours per week (Saturday & Sunday - 15.30 -19.30) Here are some clips of our Facilities staff, speaking about their role and why they enjoy working for KMPT. Facilities Team Leader: https://youtu.be/N3KWBGBqdGc?siB6mYiMb1fLa8c0NI Domestic Assistant: https://youtu.be/GtLEYNjkmJk?si03GNYY661AaPVSWX. 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 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 points About us Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life. We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving 1.8 million people in Kent and Medway, as well as specialist services for adults in Sussex and Surrey. We are rated Good overall by the CQC. Each year we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 people in the community. We are proud to employ over 3,800 people from 66 nationalities, and to serve an increasingly diverse range of communities across rural and urban areas. You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones. The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service. Our strategy Our mission is what we set out to do every day We deliver brilliant care through brilliant people Our vision is where we want to be in the future To provide outstanding care and to work in partnership to deliver this in the right place, for every service user, every time. Check out our recruitment videos Recruitment - YouTube Date posted 11 April 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 2 Salary £24,169 a year Forensic RRP applies Contract Permanent Working pattern Part-time Reference number 380-SS0646 Job locations Trevor Gibbens Unit Hermitage Lane Maidstone ME16 9PL Job description Job 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 For an informal discussion please contact Deborah Simmons Please refer to the attached job description for full details and main responsibilities of the role. Job description Job 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 For an informal discussion please contact Deborah Simmons Please refer to the attached job description for full details and main responsibilities of the role. Person Specification Desirable Desirable Knowledge of COSHH products & safety data sheets Essential Essential Previous experience within a cleaning role Basic IT skills due to accessing online courses etc Working as part of a Team whilst also having the ability to work independently Desirable Previous experience working to NHS cleaning standards would be an advantage Working within an inpatient unit. Knowledge of COSHH and safety data sheets Essential Essential Completion of cleaning questionnaire Desirable Evidence of training relevant to the role Person Specification Desirable Desirable Knowledge of COSHH products & safety data sheets Essential Essential Previous experience within a cleaning role Basic IT skills due to accessing online courses etc Working as part of a Team whilst also having the ability to work independently Desirable Previous experience working to NHS cleaning standards would be an advantage Working within an inpatient unit. Knowledge of COSHH and safety data sheets Essential Essential Completion of cleaning questionnaire Desirable Evidence of training relevant to the role Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). Employer details Employer name Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust Address Trevor Gibbens Unit Hermitage Lane Maidstone ME16 9PL Employer's website https://www.kmpt.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)