Facilities Assistant

NHS; St Leonards; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A public health service is seeking a part-time Facilities Assistant to join their team in St Leonards. The successful candidate will work approximately 22.5 hours weekly, focusing on in-patient wards with tasks including environmental cleaning and food handling. Applicants should have good communication skills and experience in a customer-focused environment. Full training will be provided for all duties, ensuring support to maintain high standards in patient care and safety.

Benefits

Full training provided

Supportive work environment

Qualifications

• Experience working in a customer-focused environment.
• Ability to carry out manual tasks.
• Experience of working with cleaning equipment.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high standards of environmental cleaning.
• Prepare meals for service.
• Ensure adherence to infection prevention and control standards.

Skills

Good communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Manual handling

Teamwork

Education

English and Maths GCSE or Equivalent

Tools

Cleaning equipment

Job description

We are seeking to recruit a Facilities Assistant to join our team at Woodlands, St Leonards-on-Sea. The successful candidate will be working on in-patient wards. Full training will be provided.

The role is part-time working 7.5 hours on Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday mornings each week , 22.5 hours per week .

If you approachable, flexible and willing to work as part of a team, and want to help us make a positive difference for the people in our care, then we have the perfect role for you.

Applicants must have good communication and interpersonal skills, be able to undertake varied manual tasks, and have experience of working within the Cleaning Industry, the Catering Industry and with the public.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for self-motivated individuals who can work equally well on their own or as part of a team, to deliver and achieve high standards of environmental cleaning and prepare meals for service.

We are looking for people who recognise the importance of a clean environment and food safety as well as the important of adherence to infection prevention and control standards at all times.

To protect the health and safety of our staff/workers, patients, and those attending our sites, we encourage our workforce to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

About us

We value our workforce and will ensure that the successful candidate will have the training and support needed to achieve the highest standards possible.

If you feel that you can make a positive contribution to our team and work to our exacting standards we welcome your application.

Job responsibilities

Duties include, but are not limited to: - vacuum cleaning, damp mopping of floors, damp dusting of furniture/fittings, cleaning of mirrors and internal glass, sanitary ware, e.g. baths, showers, sinks, toilets, washing of tiled surfaces and paintwork, high dusting of walls and ceilings etc.. In addition the role requires some food handling to support the provision of a meal service for patients in our care.

Full training will be provided for the successful candidate.

Person Specification

Experience

• Worked in a customer focused environment
• Worked as part of a team
• Worked with cleaning equipment
• lived experience of mental health

Physical

• Able to carry out manual handling tasks

Communication

• Good interpersonal skills, able to communicate with a range of people

Education

• English, Maths GCSE or Equivalent

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.