BANK Facilities Management Assistant (Domestic Cleaner)

North West Borough Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Sefton; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 17,000; Part time

Job summary

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a Bank Facilities Management Assistant (FMA) Domestic cleaner based at Hartley Hospital, Southport. The role contributes to high cleaning standards across clinical and ward areas, aligning with National cleaning standards, PLACE and CQC requirements.

You will work flexibly in a team or alone, maintain cleaning schedules, manage supplies, and complete documentation.

Qualifications

• Essential criteria: GCSE/O'Levels or experience.
• Desirable criteria: Foundation certificate in food hygiene level 2.

Responsibilities

• To work as a team member carrying out facilities tasks as allocated and prioritised.
• Cleaning of clinical/ward areas, inclusive of toilets.
• Waste disposal.
• Linen transportation.
• Basic food preparation.
• Fridge and food temperature monitoring.
• Till operation.
• Collating service user menu orders.
• Complete relevant documentation and adhere to policies and procedures.

Skills

Team player

Friendly and helpful

Flexible

Independent worker

Manual tasks

Communication

Education

GCSE/O'Levels or experience

Food hygiene level 2 (Foundation)

Job description

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust celebrates diversity and promotes equal opportunities; we are committed to challenging and eliminating racism and other forms of discrimination and advancing and promoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect.

We take positive action to support disadvantaged groups and also particularly encourage applications from ethnically diverse, disabled and LGBTQIA+ people that are under-represented in our workforce. Furthermore we welcome applications from reservists and ex-armed forces personnel as we recognise the benefits of the values, skills, training and experience that they bring to their work with us. We encourage all applicants to share their equality information with us.

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Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Estates and Facilities Department for enthusiastic team members for BANK Facilities Management Assistant (FMA) Domestic cleaner.

The post is suited to a motivated and experienced Domestic services worker to work in Hartley Hospital in Southport.

The successful candidate will provide a cleaning service ensuring National cleaning standards, PLACE requirements and CQC standards are met

Main duties of the job

The provision of a high quality professional centred service ensuring all policies and procedures and standards are adhered to.

To work to a high standard to meet national standards

Work as part of a team or as an individual working flexible hours to deliver cleaning cover throughout the year.

Work to an agreed cleaning schedule and complete relevant documentation.

Responsible for ensuring all cleaning equipment and cleaning agents are available.

Working for our organisation

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To work as members of a team, carrying out facilities tasks as allocated and prioritised.

Facilities tasks may include all or a combination of the following:

• Cleaning of clinical/ward areas, inclusive of toilets.
• Waste disposal.
• Linen transportation.
• Basic food preparation.
• Fridge and food temperature monitoring.
• Till operation.
• Collating service user menu orders.

To assist colleagues and their line manager, carry out the tasks assigned to the team or individual and to support the minimisation of overtime and sickness costs to the Trust and also minimise the waste of resources, through operating the required reporting, management or information systems.

To undertake all mandatory training as required by Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust and ensure that all required training is kept up to date.

To take part in performance management and Personal Achievement and Contribution Evaluations (PACE).

To comply with all relevant policies and procedures (including, but not limited to, health & safety, security, manual handling and food safety). As work may be carried out in a wide variety of locations, adherence to site‑specific security procedures is of paramount importance.

To take responsibility for the completion of all duties in a safe and efficient manner, and to maintain regular contact with their line manager.

To stand in for other FMA's as required.

To liaise with all relevant parties in a friendly and helpful way as is required to ensure the achievement of all duties and responsibilities

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• GCSE/O'Levels or experience

Desirable criteria

• Foundation certificate in food hygiene level 2

Skills

Essential criteria

• Able to function as a member of a team and support the management objectives of the department and trust.
• Able to deal with requests from service users, managers and staff in a helpful and friendly way
• Flexible
• Able to work both independently and as part of a team
• Able to carry out manual tasks.

Desirable criteria

• Able to maintain accurate records
• Demonstrate an understanding of the needs of people with mental health problems
• Willingness to undertake further training as required

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience working in a similar role

Desirable criteria

• Training in Health & Safety and catering or cleaning tasks
• Experience of working in the NHS specifically Mental Health/Community environment

Knowledge

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of the National Standards of Cleanliness
• Knowledge of COSHH and HACCP
• Knowledge of using cleaning equipment

Values

Essential criteria

• Continuous improvement - committed to making improvements to our services for the benefit of all.
• Accountability - taking ownership to anticipate, develop and deliver high quality care
• Respect - how we treat others in an inclusive and supportive way
• Enthusiasm - demonstrate our passion and pride for what we do and how we do it
• Support - actively supporting others with compassion and courage

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Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants who consider themselves to be disabled who meet the minimum (essential) criteria for the role in the person specification. If you would like your application to be considered under the Trust's guaranteed interview scheme you can indicate this in the personal information section of your online application form.

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