Healthcare Cleaning Professional

Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

The closing date is 24 April 2025

Job summary

The Facilities Department are looking to recruit a number of hard-working enthusiastic individuals to join our friendly and dynamic Cleanliness Services Team at Arrowe Park Hospital.

With potential development or progression opportunities within the Trust, this could be your first step to a career within the NHS.

The role of the 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.

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.

About us

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as "competent and caring staff" by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.

We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral's only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.

The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.

Date posted

14 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,169 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

408-25-371

Job locations

Arrowe Park Hospital

Arrowe Park Road

Wirral

CH49 5PE

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see Job overview & attached Job description for further information about the Healthcare Cleaning Professional position available with WUTH.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see Job overview & attached Job description for further information about the Healthcare Cleaning Professional position available with WUTH.

Person Specification

Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training

Essential

Experience of working in a cleanliness role within a healthcare or education setting

Desirable

General education
Good standard of English

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

Knowledge of: Health and Safety, Control of Infection, Cleaning Products, Colour Coding, Protective Personal Equipment, Handling sharps, Methods of Cleaning, Specialist Equipment (the above knowledge will be gained through Trust Induction and on the job training which is expected to take place over a number of weeks after commencement in the role)
Good communication skills
Good customer care skills

Personal Attributes

Essential

Friendly and approachable
Reliable and good time management

Desirable

Accept instructions and prioritise workload
Flexible and adaptable

Person Specification

Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training

Essential

Experience of working in a cleanliness role within a healthcare or education setting

Desirable

General education
Good standard of English

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

Knowledge of: Health and Safety, Control of Infection, Cleaning Products, Colour Coding, Protective Personal Equipment, Handling sharps, Methods of Cleaning, Specialist Equipment (the above knowledge will be gained through Trust Induction and on the job training which is expected to take place over a number of weeks after commencement in the role)
Good communication skills
Good customer care skills

Personal Attributes

Essential

Friendly and approachable
Reliable and good time management

Desirable

Accept instructions and prioritise workload
Flexible and adaptable

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).

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