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Job summary

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Cleaning
Grade
Band 2
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 25 hours per week (0600-1100 Tuesday to Saturday)
Job ref
156-7437562
Employer
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
West Cornwall Hospital
Town
Penzance
Salary
£24,465 pa pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
16/09/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust logo

Healthcare Cleaning Professional (HCP)

Band 2

Job overview

A recent Facilities review of our services at West Cornwall Hospital in Penzance has highlighted the need for a  flexible, morning part-time domestic role

Main duties of the job

Applicants must be:

Passionate about cleanliness!

Champions of Infection Control

Professional and efficient

Flexible and enthusiastic

‘Customer’ focused

With a keen eye for detail in a clinical environment

This is a part-time post working 25 hours per week as follows:

6am – 11am Tuesday to Saturday 

Includes every Saturday at the following hourly rates:

If the above do not exactly match your availability there may be an opportunity to be flexible around start and finish times.

For further information please contact Vilma Krisciuniene, Facilities Site Manager (07920 082 159)

 

Working for our organisation

The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with

visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.

We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.

The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.

Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is a research active organisation.

It’s established South West Clinical School in Cornwall exists to promote clinical academic career opportunities for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals interested in research and evidence-based activities. Read their research paper to find out more.

Website: https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/clinical-schools/royal-cornwall-hospitals-nhs-trust-clinical-school

https://doi.org/10.1177/17449871231209037

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side. 

To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following: 

Identity Checks 

Professional registration and qualification checks 

Employment history and reference checks 

Occupational Health clearance

Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check

Right to work in the UK

For further information please visit: 

https://www.nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation

We reserve the right to close this advert early.

We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview.

 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Good education to include Grade A-C GCSE (or equivalent) in English and Mathematics and/or relevant NVQ Level 2
Desirable criteria
  • Good standard broadly

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Applicable knowledge and experience
Desirable criteria
  • Attributes to compliment role requirement

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Veteran AwareApprenticeships logoDisability confident leaderArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardDisability confident committedStep into healthHappy to Talk Flexible WorkingArmed Forces CovenantNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark 2024

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Vilma Krisciuniene
Job title
Facilities Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07920 082 159
Additional information

 

 

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