Facilities Assistant

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust; Totnes; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Facilities Assistant to join our Facilities Management team. You will carry out cleaning, catering and patient support duties while upholding patient privacy and confidentiality.

This role involves coordinating with hospital staff, ensuring infection control, providing a food delivery service to patients and staff, and handling linen, supplies and transport around the site.

Qualifications

• Experience in a professional cleaning role and infection control awareness.
• Understanding of COSHH regulations and safety practices.
• Basic numeracy and literacy with IT basics.

Responsibilities

• Carry out routine cleaning duties and maintain cleaning standards.
• Prepare and provide food delivery service to patients, visitors and staff.
• Handle patient transport within site and assist with linen and laundry duties.
• Use PPE and report pest infestations or equipment faults.
• Assist with unloading supplies and correct storage for departments.

Skills

Prioritise and work flexibly

Experience in professional cleaning

COSHH awareness

Education

Basic numeracy

Basic literacy

Basic IT skills

Food Hygiene Level 2

Job description

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

Facilities Assistant

The closing date is 15 November 2026

Care to join our Facilities Management team as a Facilities Assistant?

You will carry out a range of duties associated with the provision of professional cleaning, catering and patient support activities.

At all times the position demands the respect of patient privacy, dignity and confidentiality.

You will:

• Communicate and work with Hospital staff and Patients to include members of the public and external contacts , Facilities Manager, Matron, ward manager and ward staff and other colleagues in the Trust
• Work without direct supervision and work within the schedules prepared by the facilities management team.
• You can make decisions regarding the order of their work to fit in with area procedures, priorities and patient needs.

Main duties of the job

• To carry out all routine and ad-hoc cleaning duties including infection control procedures.
• To work within and complete the Trust Cleaning Method Statement Manual.
• To prepare and provide a food delivery service to patients, visitors and staff as requested.
• Carry out all tasks according to policies and food safety guide inclusive of HACCP.
• To provide a collection and delivery service, for relevant service departments.
• Cleaning and safe storage of all Patient support equipment including medical gases and replace as required.
• To provide patient transportation within site area when required to include cadavers.
• Handling all types of linen to provide to wards and associated areas and other laundry duties
• Assist with the unloading of supplies, correct storage, and distribution to departments.
• Use all PPE as required. These may include gloves, aprons, masks, and headwear and other items.
• Reporting relevant pest infestations, equipment faults and need for repairs.

About us

Care to Join Us?

Working with colleagues in a friendly and supportive team where everyone has the opportunity to be the best they can be and ensures that our diverse experiences are valued and respected.

Supporting our patients, staff and visitors, in maintaining a safe and healthy environment for all.

Job responsibilities

• To carry out all routine cleaning duties in accordance with the agreed cleaning work schedule and task frequencies to maintain National cleaning standards, present and future guidelines
• To ensure that any cleaning rectification activity is undertaken promptly and thoroughly within the agreed timescale and standards
• Cleaning of wards will be expected
• To provide appropriate dietary needs and food delivery service to patients, visitors and staff as requested. Service of beverages and snacks throughout the day
• Distribution, collection and collation of menu cards
• Cleaning of catering areas and all associated equipment, clearing, washing and storage of crockery, cutlery and equipment in relation to the food and beverage service
• To conduct routine security checks, checking that all outside lighting is working, assist with fire alarm testing, firefighting equipment checks, and ensuring the cleanliness of site vehicles

Please see our attached job description and person specification form for full details.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Experience

• Ability to prioritise and works flexibly
• Experience within a professional cleaning role
• Have an understanding of COSHH regulations

Qualifications

• Basic Numeracy and Literacy skills
• Basic keyboard and IT skills.
• Qualification in Food Hygiene level 2 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.

Employer name

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust