Job summary
To participate in the provision of in-house FM services to a specified area within the Trust. The FM services consists of of a number of supplied services including Portering services. As part of the Facilities team, you will be responsible for ensuring you provide a high quality service for our patients, staff and visitors at all times. You are expected to have a flexible approach, excellent interpersonal, customer skills, the ability to use a degree of initiative to prioritise and organise your duties to the role.
Main duties of the job
Various routine tasks that include delivery of stock / stores, medical records, linen, meal delivery and waste collections.
Sorting, franking, delivering and collection of mail.
Carrying out ad-hoc tasks as and when required e.g. patient movement, medical gas change, furniture removal and setting up meeting rooms.
Having an understanding and knowledge of medical gas. Monitoring levels and maintaining supplies.
May have to attend other sites to assist in ad-hoc using a Trust supplied vehicle.
About us
EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Open, Compassionate and Empowering. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;
- Season Ticket Loan
- NHS discounts for staff
- Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
- Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
- The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
- Day One Flexible Employer
The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role.
Join our Staff bank
What is Staff Bank?
Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times. All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To carry out various routine tasks that include the delivery of pharmacy boxes, medical records, clean linen, bread, milk, general stores, meal trolleys and collection of dirty linen, waste etc.
- These duties will include watering of plants in public areas and assisting with keeping public areas tidy over weekends and Bank Holidays.
- To sort, deliver, frank post and collect mail.
- To carry out ad-hoc tasks as and when required for example transporting patients, medical gasses, specimen and bloods, furniture removal and setting up meeting rooms.
- Ensure medical gas supplies are maintained and monitored. To decant and deliver liquid nitrogen to the relevant department, report defects and cryogenic liquid levels for replenishment.
- To safely operate the electro-hydraulic waste compactor (with appropriate training).
- Attend Community sites using Trust vehicle for ad-hoc work including collections and deliveries.
- To assist with the unloading and loading of vehicles.
- To ensure the site, including the car park is kept clear of litter and rubbish and external waste bins are emptied on a regular basis and kept clean.
- To assist when required with vehicular access to site i.e. fire brigade in an emergency and visitors requiring assistance. To attend fire calls as per the Trusts procedure and where required provide assistance to the fire brigade to ender the site and guide them to the designated fire panel and key box.
- To undertake gritting and snow clearance around the site in times of severe weather.
- To keep waste compound and storage areas and all equipment used for the service clean and tidy.
ADDITIONAL DUTIES
In addition to the above duties you will also be expected to perform the below key activities in line with your job role;
- To participate in supervision and appraisals in line with Trust policy.
- To keep yourself updated on all matters relating to Trust policy.
- You will be expected to work collaboratively with key partner organisations, service users, carers, clinicians and other practitioners within the multi-disciplinary team in delivering services; providing a 7-day a week, 24-hours a day service for 365 days a year working shifts, where appropriate and operationally required.
- To attend and participate in all training courses required for this post. Required to undertake some mandatory training using a computer.
- To attend and participate in team meetings.
- To undertake any other duties appropriate to your grade that may be assigned from time to time
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To carry out various routine tasks that include the delivery of pharmacy boxes, medical records, clean linen, bread, milk, general stores, meal trolleys and collection of dirty linen, waste etc.
- These duties will include watering of plants in public areas and assisting with keeping public areas tidy over weekends and Bank Holidays.
- To sort, deliver, frank post and collect mail.
- To carry out ad-hoc tasks as and when required for example transporting patients, medical gasses, specimen and bloods, furniture removal and setting up meeting rooms.
- Ensure medical gas supplies are maintained and monitored. To decant and deliver liquid nitrogen to the relevant department, report defects and cryogenic liquid levels for replenishment.
- To safely operate the electro-hydraulic waste compactor (with appropriate training).
- Attend Community sites using Trust vehicle for ad-hoc work including collections and deliveries.
- To assist with the unloading and loading of vehicles.
- To ensure the site, including the car park is kept clear of litter and rubbish and external waste bins are emptied on a regular basis and kept clean.
- To assist when required with vehicular access to site i.e. fire brigade in an emergency and visitors requiring assistance. To attend fire calls as per the Trusts procedure and where required provide assistance to the fire brigade to ender the site and guide them to the designated fire panel and key box.
- To undertake gritting and snow clearance around the site in times of severe weather.
- To keep waste compound and storage areas and all equipment used for the service clean and tidy.
ADDITIONAL DUTIES
In addition to the above duties you will also be expected to perform the below key activities in line with your job role;
- To participate in supervision and appraisals in line with Trust policy.
- To keep yourself updated on all matters relating to Trust policy.
- You will be expected to work collaboratively with key partner organisations, service users, carers, clinicians and other practitioners within the multi-disciplinary team in delivering services; providing a 7-day a week, 24-hours a day service for 365 days a year working shifts, where appropriate and operationally required.
- To attend and participate in all training courses required for this post. Required to undertake some mandatory training using a computer.
- To attend and participate in team meetings.
- To undertake any other duties appropriate to your grade that may be assigned from time to time
Person Specification
Personal Qualities & Attributes
Essential
- Must have good written and oral communication skills.
- Must have excellent interpersonal and customer skills.
- Must be enthusiastic, reliable, motivated and have excellent organisation skills
- Must have a degree of initiative to prioritise and manage daily duties
Desirable
- Experience working a mental health environment
- Have an understanding of all types of waste streams
- Understand mailing systems
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Do you hold a full UK driving licence
- Understanding of COSHH and working knowledge around Health & Safety
- Ability to work as part of a team and use a degree of initiative to prioritise and organise daily workload
- Basic IT knowledge - excel, word and outlook
Desirable
- Previous portering experience
- Understanding of cleanliness in the NHS
- Understanding of NHS colour coded system
- Basic understanding of infection control
Person Specification
Personal Qualities & Attributes
Essential
- Must have good written and oral communication skills.
- Must have excellent interpersonal and customer skills.
- Must be enthusiastic, reliable, motivated and have excellent organisation skills
- Must have a degree of initiative to prioritise and manage daily duties
Desirable
- Experience working a mental health environment
- Have an understanding of all types of waste streams
- Understand mailing systems
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Do you hold a full UK driving licence
- Understanding of COSHH and working knowledge around Health & Safety
- Ability to work as part of a team and use a degree of initiative to prioritise and organise daily workload
- Basic IT knowledge - excel, word and outlook
Desirable
- Previous portering experience
- Understanding of cleanliness in the NHS
- Understanding of NHS colour coded system
- Basic understanding of infection control
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Saffron Walden Community Hospital
Radwinter Road
Saffron Walden Essex
CB11 3HY
Employer's website
https://eput.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
