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Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Facilities Operative

The closing date is 15 June 2025

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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 £12.36. Weekend, Bank Holiday and unsociable working hours (8pm - 6am)will attract an enhanced hourly pay .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 Tonbridge Cottage Hospital, working 37.5 hours per week on a 2 week rota pattern, alternate weekends and shifts between 7am to 3pm and 11am to 7pm.Experience is welcome though not essential. A full induction and training programme will be applied at thestart of your journey with us.Weekends and Bank Holidays attract Enhanced rates of pay.We encourage you to call us here at Tonbridge Cottage Hospital on 01732 376820 for more information, or toarrange a time to come in and see us, meet the team and receive support with your application. Jo Hammertonwould love to hear from you on 07984557624 or email jo.hammerton@nhs.netOr else you can chat to our recruitment team on 0300 123 2072 or email kentchft.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

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.

About us

Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we've got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and 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 know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences

We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn't visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission

The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work

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. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won't involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We'll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both

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Details

Date posted

02 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,169 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

846-7212111-EP

Job locations

Tonbridge Cottage Hospital

Tonbridge

TN11 0NE


Job description

Job responsibilities

As a community Trust many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. As such you will be asked to confirm you have a full UK driving licence where driving is a requirement of the role to be able to proceed with your application. We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities into employment, if you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team via kentchft.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number so we can support you further.

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 in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.

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.

At KCHFT we strongly encourage 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.

Find out more about the community difference here.

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

As a community Trust many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. As such you will be asked to confirm you have a full UK driving licence where driving is a requirement of the role to be able to proceed with your application. We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities into employment, if you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team via kentchft.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number so we can support you further.

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 in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.

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.

At KCHFT we strongly encourage 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.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Tonbridge Cottage Hospital

Tonbridge

TN11 0NE


Employer's website

https://www.kentcht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Tonbridge Cottage Hospital

Tonbridge

TN11 0NE


Employer's website

https://www.kentcht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Facilities Manager

Joanne Hammerton

jo.hammerton@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

02 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,169 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

846-7212111-EP

Job locations

Tonbridge Cottage Hospital

Tonbridge

TN11 0NE


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