Facilities Assistant (Domestic)

Pennine Care NHS FT; Rochdale; Sur place; GBP 18 000 - 21 000; Temps partiel

Résumé du poste

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Facilities Assistant (Domestic) to join the Facilities team at Stansfield Place, Rochdale. The role involves delivering cleaning services across inpatient, ward, and clinical areas in line with NHS standards and local procedures.

You will work as part of a responsive domestic team, adhering to COSHH, infection control, and health & safety policies, with mandatory training. Sponsorship is not available for this role.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering cleaning services in healthcare settings.
• Knowledge of infection control and health & safety procedures.
• Familiarity with NHS national cleaning standards and colour coding.

Responsabilités

• Clean in clinical, sanitary and administration areas as per schedules and standards.
• Follow infection control, COSHH and safety procedures.
• Report incidents/near misses and equipment defects to supervisor.
• Attend mandatory and other trainings as required.
• Work as part of the cleaning team and carry out additional duties as needed.

Connaissances

Experience delivering cleaning

COSHH & health & safety

Healthcare cleaning experience

NHS cleaning standards

Risk assessments

Teamwork

Formation

NVQ 2 or equivalent

Description du poste

Unfortunately this role does not attract sponsorship under current government legislation, therefore if you require a certificate of sponsorship to support a visa application, we will be unable to proceed with your application.

PLEASE NOTE THAT PREVIOUS UNSUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY

We are looking to recruit a full time 25 hours Facilities Assistants (Domestic) to work at Stansfield Place , Rochdale.

The post holder will be a member of the Trust's Facilities team and will provide a comprehensive cleaning service for Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust (PCFT). The Facilities Assistant (Domestic Relief) will work across the Trust's in-patient and/or community settings as assigned, which may include working on wards, clinics or admin areas.

Main duties of the job

The Facilities Assistant (Domestic Relief) is responsible for general cleaning duties at PCFT. Cleaning duties will be carried out in all areas including clinical, sanitary and administration areas, in accordance with the cleaning schedule, policy, procedures and standards The Facilities Assistant (Domestic Relief) must:

• Carry out tasks in line with Trust policy, national cleaning standards and local instruction.
• Ensure that infection control, COSHH and health and safety procedures are always followed, including:
• Follow the cleaning schedules that have been provided for each area to ensure the areas achieve the required levels of cleanliness at all times.
• Report any incidents or near misses as per Trust policy.
• Ensure that cleaning equipment and machinery is stored correctly and left in a clean condition and to report any defects to the supervisor.
• Dispose of all categories of waste safely and in accordance with Trust guidelines
• To undertake any other reasonable duty, which is appropriate to the band, when requested by Senior Staff.
• To be familiar with and comply with all Trust policies & procedures
• Attend mandatory training and other training as required. Mandatory training includes fire safety training, moving and handling training and infection control training. This may include training online using a mobile phone or computer.
• Work as part of the team to ensure cleaning tasks are completed in all areas.
• Carry out other reasonable duties as required by the supervisors.

About us

The postholder will be joining the facilities team which is within the Capital Investment and Estates Services department at Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust.

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We're really proud of #PennineCarePeopleand do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

Job responsibilities

Sponsorship cannot be provided for this role. You must have the right to work in the UK.

Person Specification

Experience

• Experience of delivering cleaning services
• Experience following COSHH and health and safety procedures
• Experience carrying out cleaning services in line with colour coding
• Experience of cleaning services in a healthcare environment
• Experience working to the NHS national cleaning standards
• Experience working in a mental-health NHS Trust

Education/Qualifications

• NVQ 2 or equivalent experience

Knowledge

• Knowledge of the principles of cleaning services
• Knowledge of cleaning methods
• Knowledge of NHS national cleaning standards
• Knowledge of NPSA colour coding

Skills and Abilities

• Good liaison and verbal communication skills.
• Punctual and reliable timekeeper
• Able to read health and safety documents, such as risk assessments
• Able to complete training both face-to-face and online either via a mobile phone or computer
• Able to follow cleaning schedules and instructions
• Able to work as part of a cleaning team in an environment
• Able to work alone as required

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.

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