Cleaning & Catering Operative - Scarborough | York Teaching Hospital Facilities Management'

York Teaching Hospital Facilities Management LLP; Copgrove; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare facilities management organization is looking for Cleaning & Catering Operatives to join their team at Scarborough General Hospital. Full training will be provided, making it ideal for those willing to learn. Responsibilities include maintaining cleanliness in assigned areas and assisting with meal distribution. This role offers a supportive work environment and various employee benefits.

Benefits

Access to NHS Pension Scheme

27 days holiday rising to 33 days

Generous relocation package

Learning and development opportunities

Employee Assistance Programme

Discounts on various services

Qualifications

• Willingness to learn and develop your skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure cleanliness of assigned areas according to the work schedule.
• Assist in the distribution of meals to wards.
• Plate up meals to meet dietary requirements.

Job description

Job Overview

York Teaching Hospital Facilities Management (YTHFM) are looking for approachable and flexible Cleaning & Catering Operatives to join our team at Scarborough General Hospital. Experience is not necessary as full training will be given, but a willingness to learn and develop your skills is essential. The main function of this post is to participate in maintaining levels of cleanliness throughout a designated area, and providing a catering service.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring that the ward/area you are assigned to is cleaned in accordance with the work schedule for that area, including the use of cleaning machinery and lifting items.
• Undertaking specialist cleaning as required under the guidance of the Facilities Supervisor and/or Nurse in Charge and/or Infection Prevention Department.
• Assisting with the distribution of meals to wards.
• Plating up of meals, ensuring the dietary requirements of patients are met.
• Making and distributing hot drinks, cleaning and refilling water jugs.

About Our Organisation

Are you a strong team player, kind, friendly and motivated?

Disability Confident. A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. For more details please go to https://yorkhospitals.pagetiger.com/hdjgxd.

Our Benefits

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants.
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service).
• A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager.
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave.
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme.
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme.
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities.
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers.
• We also offer discounted membership of Westfield Health's standard Plan for staff on bank contracts or employed in Band 4 or above.

Additional Information

We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks – including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks – to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact [e-mail]. As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

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