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Bank Facilities Assistant

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 06 May 2025

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Job summary

Working within a specialist Mental Health hospital, you will ensure that the ward(s) / areas you are assigned to are cleaned in accordance with the Work Schedule for those ward(s) / areas. This will include vacuuming floors; sweeping, scrubbing and mopping floors; high and low dusting; wiping over and polishing (where applicable) both vertical and horizontal surfaces, mirrors, bins, sani-bins; cleaning toilets, sinks, baths and showers; cleaning cookers, regeneration ovens, fridges, holding fridges, microwaves and others items in the kitchens; defrosting fridges on a regular basis; restocking consumables such as toilet tissue, handtowels, soap; descaling taps; and bins and replacing bin liners.
You will be playing a very important part in maintaining the environment to an excellent standard for our patients.
Your work will involve working alongside patients and occasionally interacting with them as you carry out your duties outlined below.
You will be working as part of the Facilities Team and are expected to have a flexible approach to your duties.
Full training will be provided, along with on-going on-line and face to face training.
Full uniform and PPE will be provided
Benefits include a generous NHS pension, annual leave starting at 35 days including Bank Holidays for full-time roles, and generous financial enhancements for anti-social hours and weekend working

Main duties of the job

Cleaning wards and other areas of specialist mental health unit
Following procedures to help control infection
General cleaning and tidying up of rooms
Ensure the environment is cleaned in line with national cleaning standards
Report maintenance issues
Maintaining stock levels of cleaning products

About us

We're a large NHS Mental Health Trust in South East England. We're looking for people to help us provide high quality services for the patients, carers and local communities we serve.

We want patients and staff to recommend our organisation as a place where they would be happy for their friends and family to be treated. You can help us do this by bringing your skills, experience and commitment to Sussex Partnership.

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is committed to supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our communities. Our workforce is currently under-represented from Black and Minority, Ethnic and disabled communities and we would welcome applications from these communities.

Date posted

23 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£12.08 an hour per hour

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

354-Bank-EF-20093

Job locations

Bedale Centre

1 Glencathara Road

Bognor Regis

PO21 2SF

Job description

Job responsibilities

Prior cleaning/housekeeping/domestic experience (highly desirable)
Willingness to carry out cleaning duties within a mental health facility based in Bedale Centre in Bognor Regis and across other facilities in Chichester
Ability to work in a team, as well as independently
Ability to remain organised and show attention to detail in work carried out
Knowledge of COSHH and infection control (desirable)
Hold a valid in date clean enhanced DBS certificate issued within the last 12 months or a current valid in-date DBS certificate, registered with the update Service (with photographic evidence of this) or be willing to apply for a new DBS
Available to start work on completion of pre-employment checks

To successfully commence employment, you will be required to:

Hold a clean valid-in date enhanced DBS certificate issued in the last 12 months or a valid in-date DBS certificate registered with the update service (if held by a third party) to commence employment successfully. If you do not yet hold an enhanced clean DBS certificate issued in the last 12 months or a valid certification of a DBS registered with the update service (with photographic evidence) - you will be required to apply for a new DBS part of your application.
Provide professional employment/educational references covering the last 3 years

Job description

Job responsibilities

Prior cleaning/housekeeping/domestic experience (highly desirable)
Willingness to carry out cleaning duties within a mental health facility based in Bedale Centre in Bognor Regis and across other facilities in Chichester
Ability to work in a team, as well as independently
Ability to remain organised and show attention to detail in work carried out
Knowledge of COSHH and infection control (desirable)
Hold a valid in date clean enhanced DBS certificate issued within the last 12 months or a current valid in-date DBS certificate, registered with the update Service (with photographic evidence of this) or be willing to apply for a new DBS
Available to start work on completion of pre-employment checks

To successfully commence employment, you will be required to:

Hold a clean valid-in date enhanced DBS certificate issued in the last 12 months or a valid in-date DBS certificate registered with the update service (if held by a third party) to commence employment successfully. If you do not yet hold an enhanced clean DBS certificate issued in the last 12 months or a valid certification of a DBS registered with the update service (with photographic evidence) - you will be required to apply for a new DBS part of your application.
Provide professional employment/educational references covering the last 3 years

Person Specification

Knowledge/Experience

Essential

Has worked in a customer focused environment
Experience of working as part of a team

Desirable

Previous cleaning or catering experience
Previous experience of mental health or NHS

Physical

Essential

Able to carry our manual handling tasks as required

Communication

Essential

Ability to communicate effectively with a range of people

Person Specification

Knowledge/Experience

Essential

Has worked in a customer focused environment
Experience of working as part of a team

Desirable

Previous cleaning or catering experience
Previous experience of mental health or NHS

Physical

Essential

Able to carry our manual handling tasks as required

Communication

Essential

Ability to communicate effectively with a range of people

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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