Facilities Management Assistant (Domestic/ Cleaner)

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Estates and Facilities Department for an enthusiastic team member for a Facilities Management Assistant (cleaning) . The post is suited to a motivated and experienced person. This post includes both wards and communal cleaning for which a high standards of cleanliness are expected.

Main duties of the job

An opportunity has arisen for a Facilities Management Assistant (Cleaning). You must have good communication skills, a pleasant personality, a positive attitude and a willingness to work in all areas including all wards should the service require. You need to provide a high standard of cleanliness at all times. You must also possess the ability to work within a team or on your own as necessary with an understanding of health and safety in relation to safe working practices.

Shift Pattern: Monday 8.00 -16.00 Friday 13.00 - 19.00 Saturday 11.00 - 19.00 21 hours per week. Some experience in a similar role would be beneficial. This post is subject to a standard Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check. *The closing date given is a guide. We reserve the right to close the post early once we have received a sufficient number of applicants, so we advise you to submit your application early to prevent disappointment.

About us

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Date posted

18 November 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£23,615 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

350-TWS6791688

Job locations

Hartley Hospital

1b Curzon Road

Southport

PR8 6PL

Job description

Job responsibilities

NHS experience and training in safety, health and catering or cleaning tasks. Experience of working in a similar role (cleaning or catering). Experience of working in the NHS. Knowledge of the National Standards of Cleanliness and NHS Colour Coding. Experience of dealing with people.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NHS experience and training in safety, health and catering,or cleaning tasks.
CIEH Foundation Certificate in Food Hygiene, or equivalent.

KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE

Essential

Experience of working in a similar role (cleaning or catering)
Experience of working in the NHS
Experience of dealing with people

Desirable

Knowledge of the National Standards of Cleanliness and NHS Colour Coding.
Experience of working in a multi-skilled environment.

Values

Essential

Continuous Improvement
Accountability
Respectfulness
Enthusiasm
Responsive to service users
Engaging leadership style
Strong customer service belief
Transparency and honesty
Discrete

Skills

Essential

Able to function as a member of a team and support the management objectives of the department and trust
Able to deal with requests form service users, managers and staff in a friendly and helpful way
flexible
Good interpersonal and communication skills
Able to work both independently and as part of a team
Able to carry out manual tasks

Desirable

Able to maintain accurate records

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NHS experience and training in safety, health and catering,or cleaning tasks.
CIEH Foundation Certificate in Food Hygiene, or equivalent.

KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE

Essential

Experience of working in a similar role (cleaning or catering)
Experience of working in the NHS
Experience of dealing with people

Desirable

Knowledge of the National Standards of Cleanliness and NHS Colour Coding.
Experience of working in a multi-skilled environment.

Values

Essential

Continuous Improvement
Accountability
Respectfulness
Enthusiasm
Responsive to service users
Engaging leadership style
Strong customer service belief
Transparency and honesty
Discrete

Skills

Essential

Able to function as a member of a team and support the management objectives of the department and trust
Able to deal with requests form service users, managers and staff in a friendly and helpful way
flexible
Good interpersonal and communication skills
Able to work both independently and as part of a team
Able to carry out manual tasks

Desirable

Able to maintain accurate records

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.