Facilities Operative (Cleaner)

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Working for KCHFT has many benefits for all of our staff!

Your hourly rate in this role will be £11.45. Weekend, Bank Holiday and unsociable working hours (8pm - 6am) will attract an enhanced hourly pay ranging from £15.37-£19.95 per hour (plus 12.07% if worked on bank).

Some of our benefits include:

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays. Your annual leave entitlement increases with length of service.
Automatic enrolment into the NHS Pension scheme (opt out available)
Access to NHS discounts and access to Blue Light card discounts

We are recruiting for a Facilities Operative (cleaning) at Queen Victoria Memorial Hospital working Saturday & Sunday, 8am to 1pm

Experience is welcome though not essential. A full induction and training programme will be applied at the start of your journey with us.

Weekends and Bank Holidays attract Enhanced rates of pay.

We encourage you to call us here at the Queen Victoria Memorial Hospital for more information, or to arrange a time to come in and see us, meet the team and receive support with your application.

Or else you can chat to our recruitment team on 0300 123 2072 or emailkentchft.recruitment@nhs.net.

Main duties of the job

This is primarily a hands-on cleaning position where you will learn all the back-ground skills and knowledge to enable you to complete the role, e.g. enhanced and periodic clean training, National Cleaning standards, completion of paperwork, equipment training and waste management There is the option to work additional hours on the staff bank.

Please note, this vacancy does not meet the criteria for skilled worker sponsorship. Therefore, we are unable to accept applications from candidates that cannot provide documentary evidence of right to work in the United Kingdom.

Additional Working Pattern: Week 1 Monday- Thursday 0900-1700 Friday 0700-1500 Week 2 Monday-Wednesday 0900-1700 Saturday and Sunday 0900-1700

About us

One of the largest community NHS trusts in the UK, KCHFT are rated 'outstanding' by the CQC. We've got a passion for delivering high standards of care to patients and deliver excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values Compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent

We're committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, which leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. So, all our colleagues have equal access to career opportunities.

We've signed up to be a real UK living wage employer. The real Living Wage is the only UK wage rate voluntarily paid by 7,000+ UK businesses who believe their staff deserve a fair wage. Committing to the real UK Living Wage is one way we're delivering our pledge to be the best employer

Flexibility is another way we do this. In the NHS, we're reminded every day how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement without having to sacrifice time for personal interests or family commitments. We'll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both

Looking for professional development? We can support that too! Our career pathways will help you achieve your aspirations

Date posted

11 August 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£22,383 a year per annum. Your hourly rate will be £11.45

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

846-5557236-EP

Job locations

Queen Victoria Memorial Hospital

Herne Bay

CT6 6EB

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job responsibilities

The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this.

Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.

We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.

If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know so they can help you with this.

All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate. Interviews are due to take place on the 13th September 2023.

Find out more about the community difference here.

Good luck! We cant wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity

Although vaccination against COVID-19 is not mandatory, we are strongly encouraging colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job responsibilities

Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.

If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know so they can help you with this.

All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate. Interviews are due to take place on the 13th September 2023.

Find out more about the community difference here.

Good luck! We cant wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

Understanding of written and verbal English language
Basic numeracy skills
Basic awareness of IT skills

Experience

Essential

Previous experience welcome but not essential as full training is provided

Personal Attributes

Essential

Willingness to learn cleaning and catering techniques
Able to work as part of a team

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

Understanding of written and verbal English language
Basic numeracy skills
Basic awareness of IT skills

Experience

Essential

Previous experience welcome but not essential as full training is provided

Personal Attributes

Essential

Willingness to learn cleaning and catering techniques
Able to work as part of a team

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.