Facilities Assistant | University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Development opportunities

Employee assistance programme

Discounted gym membership

Onsite fitness classes

Car schemes

Job summary

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Facilities Assistant at Florence Nightingale Community Hospital to join the Facilities Team. The role involves a broad range of duties across a busy community hospital and requires caring, compassionate and flexible team members with good communication skills.

Contracted 35 hours per week on a 6-week rota (07:00–21:30, weekends include 07:00–20:00).

Qualifications

• Good communication with patients, staff and visitors.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Flexible and willing to support services.

Responsibilities

• Carry out portering tasks as part of Facilities and ward/department teams.
• Handle waste and cleaning duties.
• Receipt and distribution duties within the hospital.
• Support patient catering and Help desk tasks.
• Work across shifts including weekends as required.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Flexible

Can-do attitude

Education

Food Safety Certificate

Job description

Facilities Assistant | University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Company:

Company: University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

We are now recruiting to one Facilities Assistant positions at Florence Nightingale Community Hospital to join the Facilities Team to carry out a comprehensive range of tasks throughout a busy community hospital.

We are looking for caring, compassionate, hardworking and flexible team members that are committed to enhancing our patient experience.

All staff working for UHDB play a key role in the organisation. You must possess good Communication skills, the ability to work as part of a team and have a can-do attitude.

Must be flexible and willing to support the services.

Contracted 35 hours per week, working on a 6 week rota, covering shifts from 07:00 - 21:30, including weekends. Weekend Working 07;00 - 20:00

The main duties of a Facilities Assistant working at Florence Nightingale Community Hospital are to work as part of Facilities and ward/department teams to carry out a variety of tasks associated with portering, waste, cleaning, receipt and distribution, patient catering and Help desk. This can be a physically challenging role.

Must have a good understanding of customer care and be able to communicate well with patients, staff and visitors.

Similar work experience and a Food Safety Certificate are desirable but not essential, skills and technical training will be given.

Closing date of applications:16 November 2026

Interview date: 30 November 2026

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4thbusiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

UHDB is committed to fair and transparent recruitment. We welcome authentic applications that reflect your own skills, experience and motivations for the role. While we understand that candidates may use AI tools for grammar, formatting or accessibility purposes, applications that appear to be substantially AI‑generated may be subject to additional review. If this applies to your submission, we will let you know and may ask for clarification. Please ensure your application accurately represents your experience and is written in your own words.

Please note this position is not eligible for sponsorship. Applicants must be able to demonstrate an existing and ongoing right to work in the UK for the duration of the contract without sponsorship from the Trust.

Your application (for shortlisting purposes) is assessed based on the Person Specification in the job advert (below).

This advert closes on Monday 16 Nov 2026

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust