Healthcare Cleaning Operative - Deep Clean Team

We are looking for a hard-working person to join our deep clean team. You will be based at Kendray Hospital in Barnsley but work trust wide, deep cleaning our sites. The role involves hand and machinery cleaning of hospital premises and wards. Experience would be great, but training will be provided for the right candidate. We use trust vehicles to get around our many sites, so a full clean driving licence is essential. Shifts are normally Monday to Friday but will also include some weekends and Bank Holidays. Shifts are normally 6AM 2PM although we do work as late as 3PM 11PM in certain areas. Shift times will occasionally change at short notice. Flexibility is key in this role.

Duties include

Hand and machine internal deep cleaning of trust properties.

Outbreak infection control cleans.

Using mechanical cleaning equipment such as scrubbing machines, carpet cleaners, high vacuums and steam cleaners.

All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to have their up-to-date flu vaccination to protect staff and patients.

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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.

Hi, I'm Ian, and I'm really pleased you're looking at this opportunity. I've worked in this service for 16 years, and what keeps me here is the people - both the team and the individuals we support.

Were a close-knit, supportive group who genuinely look out for one another. Everyone brings something different, and we celebrate that.

If you're passionate about making a real difference, and want to feel part of something meaningful, this could be the right place for you.

I know job descriptions can feel formal, but behind every role is a team that cares. Id love to welcome someone new who brings their own strengths and personality.