Facilities Operative (Retail Assistant) - Grange University Hospital

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

The closing date is 27 April 2025

Job summary

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board has an exciting opportunity to join our Facilities team at the Grange University Hospital as a Facilities Operative working within Retail Services.

We are looking for highly motivated and energetic individuals who are committed to enhancing the patient & customer experience, therefore you must have a passion for providing a high level of customer service.

Previous experience is desirable but not essential as full training will be given.

The hours are 15 per week to be worked 12:00 - 20:00 & 08:00 - 16:00 over 2 shifts per week

Main duties of the job

The post requires the post-holder to be flexible in the performance of their duties, within the Kitchen/Catering service. These duties could cover Main & Ward kitchens; Restaurant; Coffee Shop; and will include food preparation and service, cleaning; moving, storing and recording stock.

Previous experience would be an advantage, as would a current Food Hygiene qualification, although these are not necessary and full training will be provided for successful candidates.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Date posted

24 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£23,970 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

040-EA048-0425

Job locations

Grange University Hospital

Llanfrechfa Way

Cwmbran

NP44 8YN


Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Person Specification

Experience

Desirable

  • Experience of working in a customer focused environment
  • Experience of undertaking a facilities role.

Knowledge & Training

Essential

  • Good basic education
  • Level 2 Food Safety or requirement to attain
  • Willingness to undertake accredited & mandatory training relevant to the role

Desirable

  • Basic IT skills
  • Spoken or written Welsh language
  • NVQ level 1/2 in Facilities Services and/or Customer Services

Personal Attribues

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills
  • Keen to develop knowledge and skills to support their role
  • Pleasant, caring and polite manner
  • Motivated
  • Able to work flexibly
  • Able to work autonomously without direct supervision
  • Able to recognise own limitations and seek support & guidance when required
  • Team Player
  • Good organisational skills
  • Dependable with good time management skills
  • Able to give a positive impression of yourself and the organisation
Person Specification

Experience

Desirable

  • Experience of working in a customer focused environment
  • Experience of undertaking a facilities role.

Knowledge & Training

Essential

  • Good basic education
  • Level 2 Food Safety or requirement to attain
  • Willingness to undertake accredited & mandatory training relevant to the role

Desirable

  • Basic IT skills
  • Spoken or written Welsh language
  • NVQ level 1/2 in Facilities Services and/or Customer Services

Personal Attribues

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills
  • Keen to develop knowledge and skills to support their role
  • Pleasant, caring and polite manner
  • Motivated
  • Able to work flexibly
  • Able to work autonomously without direct supervision
  • Able to recognise own limitations and seek support & guidance when required
  • Team Player
  • Good organisational skills
  • Dependable with good time management skills
  • Able to give a positive impression of yourself and the organisation

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).

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.

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

Address

Grange University Hospital

Llanfrechfa Way

Cwmbran

NP44 8YN


Employer's website

https://abuhb.nhs.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

Address

Grange University Hospital

Llanfrechfa Way

Cwmbran

NP44 8YN


Employer's website

https://abuhb.nhs.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Facilities Manager

Claire Lewis

claire.lewis5@wales.nhs.uk

07816536090

Date posted

24 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£23,970 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

040-EA048-0425

Job locations

Grange University Hospital

Llanfrechfa Way

Cwmbran

NP44 8YN


Supporting documents

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