Hospital Cleaners UK – Visa Sponsorship & Overtime Available, Apply Now
The United Kingdom’s National Health Service has ramped up recruitment of hospital cleaners (often called “domestic assistants”) to keep infection-control standards tight across hundreds of busy wards. Many NHS trusts now advertise full visa sponsorship under the Health-and-Care Worker route, pay starting at Band 2 rates (£24,465 a year ≈ £12.50 per hour), plus generous overtime after the standard 37.5-hour week.
With wards busier than ever and infection-control targets tightening, NHS hospitals urgently need reliable cleaners today. Visa sponsorship, steady pay, premium overtime and a clear settlement path make this one of the easiest ways to launch a UK career in healthcare support.
Benefits of Working as a Hospital Cleaner in UK
- Legal pathway to the UK. Several trusts explicitly state they will provide a Certificate of Sponsorship for eligible overseas applicants.
- Income that clears the visa threshold. Band 2 pay easily beats the current £23,200 Health-and-Care salary floor.
- Paid overtime and unsocial-hours premiums. Hours beyond 37.5 attract time-and-a-half, with double time on public holidays.
- No visa surcharge. Health-and-Care visa holders are exempt from the £1,035 per-year Immigration Health Charge.
- Fast track to settlement. Five continuous years on this visa lead straight to Indefinite Leave to Remain.
Job Requirements
- Six months’ paid cleaning, housekeeping or facilities experience (hospital, hotel or cruise-ship counts).
- Conversational English to follow safety briefings.
- Police clearance and a basic medical.
- Physical ability to lift 10–15 kg linen bags and push a service trolley all shift.
- Exceptional multi-tasking and organization skills
- Good communication and management skills
- Able to thrive under intense pressure
Typical daily duties
- Deep-clean patient rooms, bathrooms and high-touch surfaces with hospital-grade disinfectants.
- Replenish soap, hand-gel and PPE stations.
- Segregate and bag clinical waste to NHS colour-code rules.
- Complete electronic cleaning logs on a ward tablet.
- Report maintenance issues or infection-control breaches to the supervisor.
Pay, perks and shift patterns
- Basic salary: £24,465 – £25,674 (London weighting adds more).
- Shift uplift: unsocial hours (after 8 pm / before 6 am) earn an extra 30–60 %.
- Overtime: time-and-a-half once you pass 37.5 hours a week.
- Pension: automatic enrolment into the NHS pension scheme.
- Free or subsidised accommodation: many sponsoring trusts offer three months’ hostel housing to help you settle.
