Caretaker - Stroud Hospital

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 01 January 2025

Job summary

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust are looking for a friendly, conscientious and motivated individual to join our Facilities Team.

The purpose of the role is to provide Caretaking services within our Community Hospital.

The service we provide operates shifts across 7 days of the week. The successful candidate will be working throughout the hospital in non-patient and inpatient areas. We are looking for a person who can work as part of the team to maintain the high standards.

Main duties of the job

The service we provide operates shifts across 7 days of the week. The successful candidate will be working throughout the hospital in non-patient and inpatient areas and will be required to drive between sites. We are looking for a person who can work as part of the team to maintain the high standards.

This patient facing role requires candidates to have good communication skills. The successful candidate will require the ability to follow instructions and procedures via written, verbal and IT methods of communication and preferably have previous experience in a similar role or environment.

About us

We have in excess of 5000 staff working over 50 sites, providing a diverse range of services. We strive to support an organisational culture that is welcoming, builds and celebrates inclusivity and diversity and provides a sense of belonging and trust.

The annual NHS Staff Surveygives our people the opportunity to tell us about their experience working at the Trust. For the 2023 survey just over 2800 colleagues gave us their views (58.5%). It was great to see from the results that colleagues are saying that:

89.7% believe they are making a positive difference to patients/service users;
73.3% would recommend the organisation as a place to work;
82.4% agree that care of patients and service users is the organisations priority;
76.7% would be happy with the standard of care for a friend or relative

Our results put us as 5th nationally as a Community, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities NHS Employer of Choice and 1st equal amongst all NHS Provider Trusts in the South West. However, we know we have more to do and will continue to drive forward our commitment to making GHC a Great Place to Work.

Date posted

12 December 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£23,615 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

327-24-1133

Job locations

Stroud General Hospital

Trinity Road

Stroud

GL5 2HY

Job description

Job responsibilities

Gloucestershire Health and Care is committed to embedding and providing personalised care through all of its services as part of our high-quality care strategy. The purpose of personalised care is to empower people to lead the lives they want to live. Personalised care starts with a conversation with people about what matters to them. It builds on what people can do, as well as addressing their health needs. Including new ways of working and delivering care, emphasising that we need to make effective use of the full range of our peoples skills and experience to deliver the best possible patient care. So we want to know What Matters to You and that you will share our values and join us on this very important journey.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Please refer to the Additional Information attachment before submitting your application.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Please refer to the Additional Information attachment before submitting your application.

Person Specification

QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

NVQ L2 in Building Services

Desirable

Knowledge of a range of procedures for basic testing
ECDL IT Qualification

LENGTH AND / OR NATURE OF EXPERIENCE

Essential

Knowledge of Health & Safety
Developed problem-solving skill/ability
Able to produce clear and concise written information
Ability to prioritise
Self - motivated and ability to motivate others
Manual Handling

Desirable

Experience in building services maintenance with a track record of competence.
Working knowledge of systems in maintenance environment; including knowledge of building related services
Knowledge of legal requirements in terms of building services.
Working Knowledge of Health Technical Memorandum (HTM) Suite

Person Specification

QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

NVQ L2 in Building Services

Desirable

Knowledge of a range of procedures for basic testing
ECDL IT Qualification

LENGTH AND / OR NATURE OF EXPERIENCE

Essential

Knowledge of Health & Safety
Developed problem-solving skill/ability
Able to produce clear and concise written information
Ability to prioritise
Self - motivated and ability to motivate others
Manual Handling

Desirable

Experience in building services maintenance with a track record of competence.
Working knowledge of systems in maintenance environment; including knowledge of building related services
Knowledge of legal requirements in terms of building services.
Working Knowledge of Health Technical Memorandum (HTM) Suite

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.