Bank Facilities Assistant

NHS; England; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A prominent community healthcare provider in the United Kingdom is seeking flexible Bank Facilities Assistants to maintain cleanliness across various healthcare facilities. The role involves ensuring that the sites are safe and well-maintained for patients and staff. Previous cleaning experience is a plus, but full training will be provided. The position offers flexible working hours and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Training and development opportunities

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Previous experience in cleaning service is beneficial.
• Experience in a customer-focused environment.
• Experience working in a healthcare environment.

Responsibilities

• Clean clinical and non-clinical areas as part of the Facilities Team.
• Ensure standards meet National Specifications for Cleanliness in the NHS.

Skills

Literate and numerate

Ability to follow and understand instructions

Ability to record information correctly

Work as a Team

Education

Educated to GCSE/O'Level standard

NVQ Cleaning

Basic Health & Safety certificate

Job description

We are seeking reliable, proactive, and flexible Bank Facilities Assistants to join our Estates & Facilities team, providing high-quality support across a range of clinical and community healthcare sites. This bank role offers the opportunity to work on an as-needed basis, covering staff absence, seasonal demand, and operational requirements.

As a Bank Facilities Assistant, you will play a vital part in ensuring our buildings remain safe, clean, and well-maintained for patients, staff, and visitors. You may be required to work across any of the following sites:

Hove Poly Clinic

Shoreham Health Centre

Portslade Health Centre

The Quadrant

Conway Court Clinics

Please note: Due to recent changes in UK immigration and visa rules, this role may not be eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be considered. Candidates requiring sponsorship should review the eligibility criteria on the gov.uk websitebefore applying to assess their eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.

Skilled Worker visa: going rates for eligible occupation codes - GOV.UK

Health and Care Worker visa: If you'll need to meet different salary requirements - GOV.UK

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a motivated individual to work as part of the Facilities Team at our sites between Lancing and Brighton to ensure our standards meet the National Specifications for Cleanliness in the NHS. The role involves cleaning departments clinical and non-clinical areas and undertaking various cleaning duties

Previous cleaning experience (particularly in a healthcare environment) would be an advantage, but not essential as full training will be provided. Please give FULL details of any relevant experience on your application form to assist us with the shortlisting process. Any fields left blank or incomplete will not be able to be scored.

Please apply online via NHS Jobs website. If you are unable to use a computer to apply online, please contact the RECRUITMENT DEPARTMENT on 01273 696011 extension 5008 (quoting the job reference number) and request a paper copy of the application form.

About us

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.

Why work for us?o Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeingo Varied environments: community hospitals, patients' homes, and bases across Sussexo Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retiremento Excellent training, development, and research opportunitieso Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brightono Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networkso Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trusto Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast

Our values--Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence--guide everything we do.

We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.

This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more details regarding this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Educated to GCSE/O'Level standard
• NVQ Cleaning
• Basic Health & Safety certificate

Experience

• Previous Experience in cleaning service
• Customer focused environment
• Working in Healthcare environment

Skills and Knowledge

• Literate and numerate
• Ability to follow and understanding instructions
• Ability to record information correctly
• Work as 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 name

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

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