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Our friendly Estates and Facilities Team in Canterbury are seeking a Mobile Cleaner, apply now and kickstart your career in the NHS.
We are seeking a Mobile 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 for 37.5 hours per week, which is worked between the hours of 06:00-19:00 Monday to Friday.
The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
Main duties of the job
This role is based at St Martins Hospital in Canterbury which consists of four acute secure mental health wards, a large area offices building, a training centre, and a community older adults outpatient building.
The Site Management Team, Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust, provides delivery of soft facilities services across site.
Responsibilities
* 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 point
About us
We are the Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway. Our teams support adults with a wide range of mental health needs. Because we cover the whole county and both hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the 1.8 million people of Kent and Medway. Rated 'Good' by the CQC, we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 in the community each year.
Our vision is simple: We are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It's why we're passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. And everything we do is guided by our values caring, inclusive, curious and confident.
Join us - if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that's doing well together.
Details
Date posted
05 February 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 2
Salary
£24,465 a year per annum pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
380-SS0741-A
Job locations
St Martins Hospital, Canterbury
Littlebourne road
Canterbury
CT1 1AZ
Job description
Job responsibilities
Qualifications, Knowledge, and Experience
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 Lindsay Jameson
Please refer to the attached job description for the full details on the responsibilities and person specification
Job description
Job responsibilities
Qualifications, Knowledge, and Experience
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 Lindsay Jameson
Please refer to the attached job description for the full details on the responsibilities and person specification
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
* Previous cleaning experience
Desirable
* Previous NHS experience
Skills
Essential
* Ability to read, follow and implement instructions.
* Work unsupervised.
* Able to prioritise workload.
Desirable
* Understanding of COSHH.
Training, Qualifications and Registration
Essential
* Good standard of communication written and spoken English
Desirable
* NVQ Level 2
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
* Previous cleaning experience
Desirable
* Previous NHS experience
Skills
Essential
* Ability to read, follow and implement instructions.
* Work unsupervised.
* Able to prioritise workload.
Desirable
* Understanding of COSHH.
Training, Qualifications and Registration
Essential
* Good standard of communication written and spoken English
Desirable
* NVQ Level 2
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.
Employer details
Employer name
Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust
Address
St Martins Hospital, Canterbury
Littlebourne road
Canterbury
CT1 1AZ
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Employer details
Employer name
Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust
Address
St Martins Hospital, Canterbury
Littlebourne road
Canterbury
CT1 1AZ
Employer's website
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