Description
The Cleaning Auditor ensures that all hospital areas meet the required hygiene and cleanliness standards in line with NHS National Cleaning Standards (2025), Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) guidelines, and Trust policies.
The role involves conducting scheduled and ad-hoc audits, reporting findings, and working collaboratively with cleaning teams to maintain a safe environment for patients, staff, and visitors.
This role will be accountable for enabling the wards and departments in completing the National Specification for Cleaning audits.
Main duties of the job:
- Conduct regular and ad-hoc audits of cleaning services across all hospital areas to ensure compliance with NHS cleaning standards and infection control protocols.
- Use approved audit tools and scoring systems to assess cleanliness, hygiene, and service delivery.
- Identify non-conformances and areas for improvement, documenting findings accurately and clearly.
- Prepare detailed audit reports and present results to senior management, including recommendations for corrective actions.
- Monitor implementation of corrective measures and follow up to ensure sustained compliance.
- Collaborate with cleaning teams and supervisors to provide guidance and support for continuous improvement.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of national cleaning standards and incorporate changes into auditing practices.
Benefits:
- Competitive salary: £30,630 to £32,346 per annum
- Agenda for Change pay scheme
- Permanent contract
- Full-time, flexible working pattern
Person Specification:
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust shared commitments
- English Language to GCSE standard or equivalent
- Good written and verbal skills, able to liaise with the public and staff at all levels
- Literate and Numerate
- Previous NHS experience in auditing NSC standards (desirable)
- IT literate (highly competent user of various MS Office functions including Excel) (desirable)
- Minimum 2 years customer care experience (desirable)
Essential skills:
- Excellent verbal communication, planning, organising, and communication skills
- Ability to organise effectively and prioritise own workload
- Proven expertise to lead, plan, manage, interact with colleagues
- Knowledge and confidence to challenge whilst avoiding conflict