Cleaner
The closing date is 02 February 2026
Job summary
Are you passionate about cleaning?
Start your rewarding career in healthcare. Apply today!
Our friendly Estates and Facilities Team in Dartford are seeking a part-time Cleaner, apply now and kickstart your career in the NHS.
We are seeking a 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 25 hours per week, which is worked between the hours of Monday- Friday 13.00-18.00.
Here are some clips of our Facilities staff, speaking about their role and why they enjoy working for KMPT.
Facilities Team Leader:https://youtu.be/N3KWBGBqdGc?si=B6mYiMb1fLa8c0NI
Domestic Assistant:https://youtu.be/GtLEYNjkmJk?si=03GNYY661AaPVSWX
What is High Cost Area Allowance?
The High-Cost Area (HCA) allowance, also referred to as London Weighting is a payment made to employees who work in London and the surrounding areas.
As this post is based in Dartford, Gravesham or Swanley, the successful applicant will receive an additional payment each month.
- 5% of basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £1,192 per year and a maximum payment of £2,011 per year (the agreed annual amount will be divided into 12 equal amounts and paid monthly)
The salary listed is inclusive of the High-Cost Area Allowance.
Main duties of the job
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 points
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
20 January 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 2
Salary
£25,768 a year per annum pro rata (inclusive of high cost area supplement)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
380-SS0708-A
Job locations
Greenacres , Dartford
Bow Arrow lane
Dartford
DA2 6PB
Employer details
Employer name
Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust
Address
Greenacres , Dartford
Bow Arrow lane
Dartford
DA2 6PB
Employer's website
https://www.kentmedwaymentalhealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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