FMA Domestic Cleaner

Transformationunitgm; St Helens; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare service provider is seeking a part-time FMA Domestic Cleaner in St Helens. The candidate will ensure high cleaning standards are maintained for patient environments. Ideal applicants should have prior experience in cleaning or a related field, with knowledge of NHS cleanliness standards being highly desirable. The position offers flexible hours, working across two shifts, and encourages applications from diverse backgrounds.

Qualifications

• Experience as a domestic services worker or in cleaning.
• NHS experience preferred.
• Knowledge of National Standards of Cleanliness.

Responsibilities

• Provide a high-quality cleaning service.
• Adhere to national cleaning and health standards.
• Maintain cleaning equipment and supplies.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Flexibility

Manual tasks

Education

CIEH Foundation Certificate in Food Hygiene

Job description

Main area Domestic Vacancies Grade Band 2 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 5 sessions per week (We have 2 positions available. 25 hour position, Monday to Friday 8am until 1pm. 15 hour position, Monday to Friday 3pm until 6pm) Job ref 350-TWS7656342

Employer Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Peasley Cross Hospital Town St Helens Salary £24,465 Pro Rata Per Annum Salary period Yearly Closing 28/12/2025 23:59

FMA Domestic Cleaner – Band 2

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust celebrates diversity and promotes equal opportunities; we are committed to challenging and eliminating racism and other forms of discrimination and advancing and promoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect.

We take positive action to support disadvantaged groups and also particularly encourage applications from ethnically diverse, disabled and LGBTQIA+ people that are under-represented in our workforce. Furthermore we welcome applications from reservists and ex-armed forces personnel as we recognise the benefits of the values, skills, training and experience that they bring to their work with us. We encourage all applicants to share their equality information with us.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Estates and Facilities Department for an enthusiastic team member for a Facilities Management Assistant (FMA) Domestic cleaner.

The post is suited to a motivated and experienced Domestic services worker to work at Knowsley Resource and Recovery Centre.

The successful candidate will provide a cleaning service around this Division ensuring National cleaning standards, PLACE requirements and CQC standards are met.

Main duties of the job

• The provision of a high quality professional centred service ensuring all policies and procedures and standards are adhered to.
• To work to a high standard to meet national Standards.
• Work as part of a team working flexible hours to deliver cleaning cover throughout the year.
• Work to an agreed cleaning schedule and complete relevant documentation.
• Responsible for ensuring all cleaning equipment and cleaning agents are available.

Working for our organisation

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• NHS experience and training in safety, health and catering or cleaning tasks.
• Experience of working in a similar role (cleaning or catering).
• Experience of working in the NHS.
• Knowledge of the National Standards of Cleanliness and NHS Colour Coding.
• Experience of dealing with people.

Person specification

Qualifications

• NHS experience and training in safety, health and catering or cleaning tasks
• CIEH Foundation Certificate in Food Hygiene, or equivalent

Knowledge & Experience

• Experience of working in a similar role (cleaning or catering).
• Experience of working in the NHS.
• Experience of dealing with people.
• Knowledge of the National Standards of Cleanliness and NHS Colour Coding.
• Experience of working in a multi‑skilled environment.

Skills

• Able to function as a member of a team and support the management objectives of the department and Trust.
• Able to deal with requests from service users, managers and staff in a friendly and helpful way.
• Flexible.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Able to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Able to carry out manual tasks.
• Able to maintain accurate records.

Values

• Accountability
• Support
• High professional standards
• Responsive to service users
• Engaging leadership style
• Transparency and honesty
• Change oriented

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Please contact the above for further information.