Facilities Assistant (Periodic - North)

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust; Bury; Hybrid; GBP 16,000 - 18,000; Part time

Job summary

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust in Bury is recruiting a Facilities Assistant (Periodic) to deliver cleaning services across the Trust’s inpatient and community settings, including wards, clinics and admin areas.

You will work as part of the Facilities team within the Capital Investment and Estates Services department and must be able to travel across sites, with a full UK driving licence and a willingness to perform periodic cleaning tasks as per the schedule.

Qualifications

• NVQ 2 or equivalent experience in cleaning services.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Experience of cleaning services, COSHH, Colour Coding.
• Knowledge of Health & Safety techniques.
• Formal cleaning qualification/training.
• Experience working to NHS National Cleaning standards, Colour coding, COSHH.
• Good communication & IT skills, punctual & reliable.

Responsibilities

• Carry out tasks in line with Trust policy and national cleaning standards (carpet cleaning, ceilings/walls, curtain changing, floor care).
• Respond to ad hoc requests and incidents, e.g. floods, while carrying a mobile phone.
• Ensure infection control, COSHH and health and safety procedures are followed.
• Work as part of the Facilities team to meet cleaning standards across inpatient and community sites.

Skills

Good communication & IT skills

Health & safety techniques

COSHH & colour coding

Education

NVQ 2 or equivalent

Formal cleaning qualification/training

Job description

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Main area Facilities Grade NHS AfC: Band 2 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 25 hours per week (10.00 - 15.30) Job ref 311-H1016-26-D

Site Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust, Fairfield General Hospital (Community Sites) Town Bury Salary £25,272 per annum, Pro Rata Salary period Yearly Closing 06/10/2026 08:00

If you are Kind, Fair, Ingenious and Determined then we want you to come and join our#PennineCarePeople

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.

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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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

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We may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications. If you need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact us on 0161 716 3181 as early as possible so we can support you.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Application numbers

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