Job summary
- Main area
- Housekeeping
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent: 5 days over 7 - All shift patterns 24/7
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (5 days over 7 different shift patterns)
- Job ref
- 275-2502BTT-EC
- Employer
- Medway NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Medway Maritime Hospital
- Town
- Gillingham
- Salary
- £23,615 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/03/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Bed Turnaround Team Enhanced Cleaning
Band 2
Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People?
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust, we are able to give our employees flexibility on where, when and the hours they work.
Our culture and values are what drives Medway NHS Foundation Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when you are completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.
Job overview
Bed Turnaround Team Enhanced Cleaning
Division: Estates and Facilities
Care Group: Soft FM
Band: 2
Salary: £23,615 per annum
The Bed Turnaround Specialist plays a crucial role in ensuring patient flow and infection control within the hospital. This role is responsible for allocating and managing bed cleaning and portering teams through the Care Coordination Centre, ensuring all bed spaces, including those requiring enhanced and deep decontamination, are turned around efficiently to meet NHS standards.
The BTT team is a specialised cleaning team trained to handle all levels of environmental decontamination across the hospital, from green to red cleans, including enhanced cleans, deep cleans, terminal cleans, and infection outbreak response cleans. The post holder will also ensure that all necessary protocols, COSHH, site Health & Safety, and infection control procedures are strictly followed.
Main duties of the job
Working for our organisation
Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of the Best of Care by the Best of People providing excellent care, every time?
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision is achieved for our patients.
As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy – Patient First. Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into our Patient First deployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.
Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.
Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach:
B – Bold
E – Every person counts
S – Sharing and open
T - Together
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Being a cleaner at Medway Maritime Hospital is a demanding but essential role, directly impacting patient safety, infection control, and hospital efficiency. Cleaners are responsible for maintaining high hygiene standards across wards, theatres, and clinical areas, ensuring that all areas meet NHS cleaning regulations.
By maintaining high cleaning standards and rapid bed turnaround, this role directly contributes to patient safety and operational efficiency. The post holder must be able to work independently, prioritise effectively, and train staff to ensure best practices in infection prevention.
1. Routine & Deep Cleaning Responsibilities
- Daily cleaning of patient areas, waiting rooms, and staff facilities.
- Deep cleaning and decontamination of patient rooms, including infection risk zones.
- Safe use of chemicals, COSHH compliance, and infection control protocols.
2. Infection Prevention & Control
- Cleaning from ‘green’ to ‘red’ areas, including isolation rooms and high-risk zones.
- Using UV light and enhanced cleaning techniques to prevent hospital-acquired infections.
- Adhering to strict hand hygiene and PPE protocols to protect patients and staff.
3. Fast-Paced & Physically Demanding
- Handling urgent bed turnarounds to support patient flow.
- Cleaning in high-pressure environments such as A&E, intensive care, and operating theatres.
- Working long shifts, including nights and weekends, with constant movement.
4. Communication & Teamwork
- Working alongside nurses, doctors, and porters to ensure cleaning aligns with hospital needs.
- Responding to cleaning requests via hospital systems like TeleTracking.
- Attending regular training sessions on infection control, Health & Safety, and emergency cleaning protocols.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Minimum grade ‘C’ GCSE English and Maths or equivalent.
- NVQ Level 3 or equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
- Commitment to undertaking further course or study in Customer Care (NVQ) Level 3 or equivalent) NVQ Level 2/A Level or equivalent experience in Customer Care
Experience
Essential criteria
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office
- At least 2 years customer service experience
Desirable criteria
- Previous acute hospital NHS experience
Skills & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Excellent verbal and non-verbal communication skills
- Accuracy and attention to detail
- Polite and professional communications skills
- Office administration experience
- Competent in the use of computer base software packages
- Flexibility to organise and respond quickly to changes
- Ability to organise and prioritise own workload to meet deadlines/targets
Desirable criteria
- Proven ability to multitask
- Experience of data information analysis and extraction
- Ability to make decisions regarding constantly
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Shelley Ann dudley
- Job title
- Facilities Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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