Facilities Assistant

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust seeks a Facilities Assistant to join the Florence Nightingale Community Hospital facilities team. You will perform portering, cleaning, waste management, receipt and distribution, patient catering and help desk duties in a busy hospital setting.

The role requires good customer care, teamwork and a flexible approach. Weekend shifts and 6-week rota apply; training will be provided where needed.

Qualifications

• Experience in cleaning and manual handling within a healthcare setting.
• Good organizational skills and ability to plan daily tasks.
• Food safety certificate desirable but not essential; training provided.

Responsibilities

• Carry out a variety of tasks across portering, waste, cleaning, receipt and distribution, patient catering and Help desk.
• Work as part of Facilities and ward/department teams; communicate effectively with patients, staff and visitors.
• Support services across shifts, including weekends; be flexible and patient-focused.

Skills

Cleaning & manual handling

Organizational skills

Equipment handling

Education

Infection control knowledge

COSHH knowledge

Food safety knowledge

Basic numeracy/writing

Day-to-day task organisation

Job description

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Facilities Assistant

The closing date is 16 November 2026

We are now recruiting to one Facilities Assistant positions at Florence Nightingale Community Hospital to join the Facilities Team to carry out a comprehensive range of tasks throughout a busy community hospital.

We are looking for caring, compassionate, hardworking and flexible team members that are committed to enhancing our patient experience.

All staff working for UHDB play a key role in the organisation. You must possess good Communication skills, the ability to work as part of a team and have a can-do attitude.

Must be flexible and willing to support the services.

Contracted 35 hours per week, working on a 6 week rota, covering shifts from 07:00 - 21:30, including weekends. Weekend Working 07:00 - 20:00

Main duties of the job

The main duties of a Facilities Assistant working at Florence Nightingale Community Hospital are to work as part of Facilities and ward/department teams to carry out a variety of tasks associated with portering, waste, cleaning, receipt and distribution, patient catering and Help desk. This can be a physically challenging role.

Must have a good understanding of customer care and be able to communicate well with patients, staff and visitors.

Similar work experience and a Food Safety Certificate are desirable but not essential, skills and technical training will be given.

Closing date of applications:16 November 2026

Interview date: 30 November 2026

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Job responsibilities

UHDB is committed to fair and transparent recruitment. We welcome authentic applications that reflect your own skills, experience and motivations for the role. While we understand that candidates may use AI tools for grammar, formatting or accessibility purposes, applications that appear to be substantially AIgenerated may be subject to additional review. If this applies to your submission, we will let you know and may ask for clarification. Please ensure your application accurately represents your experience and is written in your own words.

Please note this position is not eligible for sponsorship. Applicants must be able to demonstrate an existing and ongoing right to work in the UK for the duration of the contract without sponsorship from the Trust.

Your application (for shortlisting purposes) is assessed based on the Person Specification in the job advert (below).

Person Specification

Work Experience

• Knowledge of cleaning & manual handling techniques
• Good organisational skills

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Infection Control, Knowledge of COSSH.
• Good understanding with food safety requirements
• Good standard of general education in numeracy reading and writing
• Ability to organise own day to day work tasks or activities

Skills

• Ability to manipulate trollies wheelchairs beds and all types of cleaning equipment.

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

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust