Clinical Cleaning Assistant

UE02: £24,547.00 per annum, pro rata (based on a 35 hour work week).

CMVM / Royal Dick School of Veterinary Studies.

Full Time – 35 Hours per week with an additional 2.5 hours per week of contractual overtime paid in addition to salary (totalling 37.5 hours/week). 

Shifts time 1.30pm-10pm with one hour lunch (shift times TBC with successful candidate).

Open ended contract – Permanent.

 

The Opportunity:

Your next step starts here. Be part of something bigger.

The University isn’t just any employer. We are part of a local community and a contributor to global thinking, progress and research. In Edinburgh, you are in one of the world’s most attractive cities with active arts and social sectors, while working in a University that has made significant contributions to society, medicine, physics and teaching for over four centuries. Our people have helped create the modern world and are working on more ground-breaking technologies and practices.

Technical Clinical Services​

The University of Edinburgh is a world-class organisation. We are a large University covering a wide range of activities. In Technical Clinical Services, we support the University’s clinical, research and teaching, offering many career and role specialisms.

The role: 

We are seeking a dedicated and reliable Clinical Cleaner to join our hospital team. This post plays a vital role in maintaining a safe, clean, and hygienic clinical environment.

Working within a busy referral hospital setting, the successful candidate will be responsible for delivering high‑quality cleaning across clinical and non‑clinical areas, ensuring standards are consistently met in line with infection control policies.

 

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out routine and deep cleaning of clinical areas including wards, treatment rooms, isolation areas, and shared spaces
• Follow infection prevention and control procedures to minimise the risk of cross‑contamination and hospital‑acquired infections
• Clean and maintain equipment and high‑touch surfaces to a high standard
• Respond flexibly to urgent cleaning requirements as clinical activity fluctuates
• Safely use cleaning chemicals and equipment in accordance with COSHH guidance
• Work collaboratively with clinical and non‑clinical staff to support safe hospital operations
• Maintain accurate cleaning records where required

 

View the full job description here (opens in a new browser tab).

 

Training & Support

We offer a comprehensive training programme to help you settle into the role. You’ll normally start shadowing our friendly and experienced team during standard daytime hours (Monday–Friday, 8:30am–5:00pm and 6am-2.30pm) to build your confidence and skills. 

 

A career with us has a range of other benefits that can be tailored to your lifestyle: 

• Staff discount for pet treatment. 
• Staff discount for on-site gym and exercises classes https://www.ed.ac.uk/sport-exercise/gym-memberships 
• Free car parking with electric car charging points https://www.ed.ac.uk/transport/driving/ev-charging 
• Two on site canteens. 
• Cycle to work scheme, on-site bike lockers and showers available. https://www.ed.ac.uk/transport/cycling/getting-a-bike/cycle-to-work  
• Holiday entitlement 36 days + 4 days public holiday (pro rata).

 

How to apply

Please include the following documents in your application:

- CV

- Cover letter

 

As a valued member of our team, you can expect: 

• A competitive salary. 
• An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. 
• To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community.
• Comprehensive Staff Benefits, including generous annual leave entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, a wide range of staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the value of your pay and benefits. 

 

Championing equality, diversity, and inclusion

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter, and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality. 

We welcome applications from all qualified candidates. Contact our Lead ACA, Tasha Cadman Tasha.Cadman@ed.ac.uk for more details. 

Prior to any employment commencing with the University, you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages (opens new browser tab).

The University is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. International applicants will therefore be unable to apply for and secure a Skilled Worker visa. They will only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.  

 

Key dates to note

The closing date for applications is 28 May 2026.

Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm UK time. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone. 

Interviews will be held after the closing date.

As a world-leading research-intensive University, we are here to address tomorrow’s greatest challenges. Between now and 2030 we will do that with a values-led approach to teaching, research and innovation, and through the strength of our relationships, both locally and globally.