Job overview

Who are we? The Cleaning Department is a large team providing cleaning to all areas of the hospital. Cleaners are generally assigned to specific location, enabling them to feel part of the local area team as well and build great relationships. Cleaning is a vital service within the hospital, helping to control the spread of infection, and providing a welcoming and safe environment for all our patients, staff and visitors.

The role requires you to have a current right to work in the UK, which enables you to undertake the role without need of sponsorship. Under current UK immigration rules this role is not eligible for sponsorship and it is not possible for the Trust to sponsor applicants for a visa for this role. 

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Accordingly, we regret that any application will not be considered if this requirement is not met.

Main duties of the job

The hours we are looking to fill are afternoon shifts (11.30 - 19.30 or 14.00 - 22.00) or weekend shifts  between (0700 - 22:00).

Are you looking for a new challenge in 2025? Come and join us at the Royal United Hospital, Bath and apply to join our team of cleaners where a fantastic journey and exciting opportunities await you.

We are looking for candidates who have a flexible approach, good communication skills, attention to detail and the ability to use their own initiative.

The successful candidates will be responsible for achieving high standards of cleanliness in clinical or non-clinical areas through the RUH and for ensuring that a clean, safe and comfortable environment is maintained for patients and visitors.

As part of our service improvement programme, we have a number of vacancies for cleaners with a wide variety of shift patterns available. Available shift lengths are between 3 hours and 7.5 hours throughout the evenings and at weekends. 

Working for our organisation

At the RUH we’re proud to put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We’ve even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we’re providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.