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Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust Facilities Operative

The closing date is 20 September 2026

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Job summary

Working for KCHFT has many benefits for all of our staff!Your hourly rate in this role will be £12.92. Weekend, Bank Holiday and unsociable working hours (8pm - 6am) will attract an enhanced hourly pay.We are recruiting for a Facilities Operative at Whitstable & Tankerton Hospital. This 15 hour a week post involves working a 2 week rota pattern,working alternate weekends and shift times from 5.30pm to 8.30pm.Recent cleaning experience welcome though not essential. A full induction and training programme will be applied at the start of your journeywith us.Working weekends and Bank Holidays attract Enhanced rates of pay.We encourage you to call us here at Whitstable & Tankerton Hospital on 01227 594618 for more information, or to arrange a time to come in andsee us, meet the team and receive support with your application. Jo Hammerton would love to hear from you on 07984 557 624 or [email protected].

Please note, this vacancy does not meet the criteria for skilled worker sponsorship and therefore, we are unable to accept applications from candidates that cannot provide documentary evidence of right to work in the United Kingdom.

Main duties of the job

This is primarily a hands-on cleaning position where you will learn all the back-ground skills and knowledge to enable you to complete the role,e.g. enhanced and periodic clean training, NHS National Cleaning standards, completion of paperwork, equipment training, COSHH, wastemanagement and basic catering tasks i.e. making and serving of beverages, serving of patient meals.

About us

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is due to integrate with Medway Community Healthcare on 1 October 2026. Following integration and to align our community services to the new Neighbourhood Model of care delivery, there will be a period of consultation which may result in changes affecting some services, teams or roles. Depending on the area you are applying to work in, this could include potential changes to your role, work base, reporting arrangements, or terms and conditions of employment. Any changes would be subject to consultation and managed sensitively and in line with relevant employment processes. Please do contact the recruiting manager if you have any concerns about this so they can answer any questions you might have.

Rated 'Outstanding' by CQC, we deliver high-quality care that improves the health of our communities. We are looking for people who share our values:Compassionate, Aspirational, Responsive and Excellent.

We are proud to be an inclusive, welcoming organisation and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We use protected characteristic information for monitoring only and it is not seen by recruiting managers, except where applicants choose to be considered under our disability guaranteed interview scheme.

We know life outside work matters. As a flexible working-friendly organisation, we welcome conversations about arrangements that help you thrive while supporting excellent care for our patients.

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Details

Date posted

01 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£25,272 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

846-8264263-EP

Job locations

Whitstable & Tankerton

Whitstable

CT5 2HN

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

As a community Trust, many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. Where driving is a requirement of the role, you will be asked to confirm that you hold a full UK driving licence or a full driving licence issued by an EU country (not exchanged from a non-EU country) to proceed with your application. We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities into employment. If you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team via [email protected], quoting the vacancy reference number, so we can support you further.

The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.

Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.

We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.

At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.

Find out more about the community difference here.

Good luck! We cant wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.

Job description

Job responsibilities

As a community Trust, many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. Where driving is a requirement of the role, you will be asked to confirm that you hold a full UK driving licence or a full driving licence issued by an EU country (not exchanged from a non-EU country) to proceed with your application. We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities into employment. If you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team via [email protected], quoting the vacancy reference number, so we can support you further.

The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.

Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.

We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.

At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.

Find out more about the community difference here.

Good luck! We cant wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• A Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) Level 2. This could be an NVQ Level 2 apprenticeship, BTEC or equivalent international qualification.

Experience

Essential

• You'll need to have recent cleaning experience and ability to take on a variety of tasks.

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• You'll need have sound communication skills to understand and communicate both verbally and in writing
• You will need to be able to be able to use IT systems and databases.
• You will need to be able to remain professional, work well under pressure and organise your own work without direct supervision

Personal Attributes

Essential

• You will know when you are within your own limits and when to escalate
• Able to manage own time effectively

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• A Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) Level 2. This could be an NVQ Level 2 apprenticeship, BTEC or equivalent international qualification.

Experience

Essential

• You'll need to have recent cleaning experience and ability to take on a variety of tasks.

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• You'll need have sound communication skills to understand and communicate both verbally and in writing
• You will need to be able to be able to use IT systems and databases.
• You will need to be able to remain professional, work well under pressure and organise your own work without direct supervision

Personal Attributes

Essential

• You will know when you are within your own limits and when to escalate
• Able to manage own time effectively

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 Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Whitstable & Tankerton

Whitstable

CT5 2HN

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Whitstable & Tankerton

Whitstable

CT5 2HN

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Facilities Manager

Joanne Hammerton

[email protected]

Details

Date posted

01 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£25,272 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

846-8264263-EP

Job locations

Whitstable & Tankerton

Whitstable

CT5 2HN

United Kingdom

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