Mental Health & Healthcare Settings | Temporary | Weekly Pay
1. Role Overview
Healthcare Recruiters Ltd (HCR) is seeking reliable, hardworking, and experienced Cleaners / Housekeeping Assistants to work across mental health hospitals, healthcare facilities, and other relevant care environments in the UK.
The successful candidates will help maintain clean, hygienic, and safe environments for patients, service users, visitors, and staff. Applicants with previous healthcare or mental health setting experience and relevant safety training are encouraged to apply.
2. Key Responsibilities
- Clean and maintain patient rooms, communal areas, offices, bathrooms, and other designated areas.
- Follow cleaning schedules and infection prevention and control procedures.
- Use cleaning products and equipment safely, in accordance with COSHH guidelines and workplace policies.
- Dispose of general and clinical waste in line with site procedures and safety requirements.
- Replenish cleaning materials and report any shortages or equipment faults.
- Maintain high standards of cleanliness, hygiene, and environmental safety.
- Respect patient privacy, dignity, confidentiality, and personal belongings.
- Follow safeguarding procedures and report hazards, incidents, or concerns to the appropriate team.
- Work collaboratively with healthcare, facilities, and housekeeping teams.
- Follow site-specific procedures when working in mental health environments.
3. Essential Requirements
- Previous experience in cleaning, housekeeping, or a similar role is desirable; healthcare or mental health setting experience is an advantage.
- Valid right to work in the UK.
- Enhanced DBS certificate, preferably registered with the DBS Update Service, where required by the placement.
- Ability to follow cleaning protocols, health and safety procedures, and infection control guidelines.
- Good communication skills, reliability, and attention to detail.
- Willingness to work flexible shifts, including days, nights, weekends, or bank holidays, depending on service requirements.
4. Specialist Training Requirements
Candidates applying for placements requiring additional safety training must hold at least one relevant, current certificate, as specified by the employer:
- PMVA – Prevention and Management of Violence and Aggression.
- RRIT – Relevant Restrictive Intervention Reduction training, where recognised and required by the placement.
- Breakaway Training – Training in safe techniques for disengaging from physical aggression.
Training must be current, appropriate to the role, and accepted by the hiring organisation. Additional site-specific training may be required before deployment.
5. What We Offer
- Flexible Shifts: Opportunities to choose shifts based on availability and site requirements.
- Fast-Track Registration: Target onboarding within 72 hours, subject to successful completion of compliance checks.
- Weekly Pay: Payment for completed and approved shifts, in line with agreed terms.
- Referral Bonus: Additional earning opportunities through our staff referral scheme, subject to applicable terms.
- Dedicated Recruitment Support: Assistance with registration, compliance, and shift bookings.
Healthcare Recruiters Ltd (HCR)Supporting safe, clean, and welcoming healthcare environments.
Region
Locations to Target – NHS & Priory
North West England
Preston, Blackburn, Burnley, Blackpool, Lancaster, Manchester, Salford, Bolton, Stockport, Wigan, Liverpool, Chester, Crewe, Macclesfield, Cheadle, Altrincham
North East England
Newcastle upon Tyne, Sunderland, Durham, Darlington, Middlesbrough, Hartlepool, Northumberland
Yorkshire & Humber
Leeds, Bradford, Wakefield, Huddersfield, Dewsbury, Sheffield, Doncaster, Rotherham, Hull, York, Beverley, Market Weighton
Midlands
Birmingham, Coventry, Wolverhampton, Walsall, Dudley, Stoke-on-Trent, Derby, Nottingham, Leicester, Mansfield, Northampton, Worcester, Arnold, Newark, Barnt Green
London & Hertfordshire
Central London, North London, South London, East London, West London, Croydon, Harrow, Ealing, Hammersmith, Romford, Ilford, Tooting, Hemel Hempstead
South East England
Oxford, Reading, Slough, Guildford, Chertsey, Redhill, Crawley, Brighton, Worthing, Eastbourne, Canterbury, Ashford, Maidstone, Dartford, Basingstoke, Portsmouth, Southampton, Aylesbury, High Wycombe
East of England
Kneesworth, Cambridge, Peterborough, Stevenage, Bedford
North Wales
Wrexham, Deeside, Bangor, Holyhead, Llandudno, Rhyl, Holywell
South Wales
Cardiff, Newport, Swansea, Bridgend, Pontypridd, Merthyr Tydfil, Llanelli, Carmarthen, Neath, Port Talbot, Abergavenny, Llanarth Court