Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust

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


Job description

Job responsibilities

Qualifications, Knowledge, and Experience

  • Candidates must have previous cleaning experience, basic knowledge of National Cleaning Standards, and 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 isnotessential, so please do apply if you feel your skills and experience align with our requirements

Please refer to the attached job description for the full details on the responsibilities and person specification

Benefits

  • Annual leave allowance starting at 27 days per year (when working full time) + Bank holidays
  • Access to the fantastic NHS pension scheme.
  • Eligibility for the Blue Light Card (discount service for the NHS, providing members with thousands of amazing discounts online and on the high street).
  • Realistic flexible working options

Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trustis creating an environment for equal opportunities for all, where we can ALL be ourselves. We take pride in our services, which are underpinned by ourTrust values , which can be found here.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Qualifications, Knowledge, and Experience

  • Candidates must have previous cleaning experience, basic knowledge of National Cleaning Standards, and 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 isnotessential, so please do apply if you feel your skills and experience align with our requirements

Please refer to the attached job description for the full details on the responsibilities and person specification

Benefits

  • Annual leave allowance starting at 27 days per year (when working full time) + Bank holidays
  • Access to the fantastic NHS pension scheme.
  • Eligibility for the Blue Light Card (discount service for the NHS, providing members with thousands of amazing discounts online and on the high street).
  • Realistic flexible working options

Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trustis creating an environment for equal opportunities for all, where we can ALL be ourselves. We take pride in our services, which are underpinned by ourTrust values , which can be found here.

Person Specification

cleaning

Essential

  • Previous cleaning experience essential

Desirable

  • Previous NHS experience desirable

skills and working part of team

Essential

  • Cleaning knowledge
  • Basic computer Skills
  • Able to prioritise workload
  • Organisation Skills
  • Ability to work flexibly and reliably
  • Ability to work well in a team

Desirable

  • NVQ
  • Understanding of COSHH
  • Understanding of the NHS Cleaning Standards.
Person Specification

cleaning

Essential

  • Previous cleaning experience essential

Desirable

  • Previous NHS experience desirable

skills and working part of team

Essential

  • Cleaning knowledge
  • Basic computer Skills
  • Able to prioritise workload
  • Organisation Skills
  • Ability to work flexibly and reliably
  • Ability to work well in a team

Desirable

  • NVQ
  • Understanding of COSHH
  • Understanding of the NHS Cleaning Standards.

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

Greenacres , Dartford

Bow Arrow lane

Dartford

DA2 6PB


Employer's website

https://www.kentmedwaymentalhealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)


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

For questions about the job, contact:

Site Supervisors

Maria KEMBER Ann SAGE

maria.kember@nhs.net

01322622198

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


Supporting documents

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