Facilities Assistant (Periodic - North)

Pennine Care NHS FT; Bury; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust seeks a Facilities Assistant based in Bury to provide a comprehensive cleaning service across its community sites. Responsibilities include periodic and heavy-duty cleaning, following national healthcare cleanliness standards. Applicants must possess an NVQ Level 2 qualification or equivalent experience, a full UK driving license, and skills in cleaning, health & safety, and COSHH. Join a dedicated facilities team committed to providing high-quality mental health services.

Qualifications

• Experience of cleaning services and knowledge of COSHH and Colour Coding.
• Formal cleaning qualification is preferred with a driving license.
• Knowledge of Health & Safety techniques is required.

Responsibilities

• Carry out periodic cleaning tasks as per the annual schedule.
• Drive a Trust vehicle or use personal transport as needed.
• Ensure infection control and health & safety procedures are followed.

Skills

Cleaning services experience

COSHH knowledge

Health & Safety techniques

Good communication skills

IT skills

Punctuality

Reliability

Education

NVQ Level 2 or equivalent experience

Formal cleaning qualification/training

Job description

We are looking to recruit a Facilities Assistant (Periodic) person to work on the Bury & Oldham Community sites.

The postholder will be based at the Bury site and will work across the Trust's in-patient and/or community settings as assigned, which will include working on wards, clinics or admin areas.

The postholder will be a member of the Trust's Facilities team and will provide a comprehensive cleaning service for Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust (PCFT). which includes Periodic and Heavy Duty cleaning. The postholder will carry out periodic cleaning tasks in line with the annual periodic cleaning schedule, in order to meet the requirements of the National Standards of Healthcare Cleanliness 2021. The postholder will work as part of a team to ensure that the standards are achieved. The postholder will be required to drive a Trust vehicle in this role, or the use of a car or access to a means of mobility to travel across the Trust Footprint in line with service needs, which will include moving and collecting cleaning stores, supplies and equipment as required.

Main duties of the job

Carrying out tasks in line with Trust policy, national cleaning standards and local instruction, which will include:

• Carpet cleaning
• Cleaning ceilings / walls
• Curtain changing
• Roto washing/buffing floors.
• Cleaning ventilation grills and radiators
• Carry a mobile phone to respond to ad hoc requests, e.g. urgent delivery, responding to incident such as a flood.
• Ensure that infection control, COSHH and health and safety procedures are always followed.

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 our#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

The Job description and person specification for this role has been attached separately to this advert, should further information be sought ahead of an interview, please use the contact details below

Person Specification

Qualifications / Training

• NVQ 2 or equivalent experience. + Full UK driving license
• Experience of cleaning services, COSHH, Colour Coding
• Knowledge of Health & Safety Techniques
• Formal cleaning qualification/training + Full UK driving license
• Experience working to the NHS National Cleaning standards, Colour coding, COSHH
• Knowledge of Health & Safety
• Good Communication & IT Skills, Punctual & Reliable

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.

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust, Fairfield General Hospital (Community Sites)