Facilities Management Assistant (Domestic/ Cleaner)

Transformation Unit; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a part-time Facilities Management Assistant (Domestic/Cleaner) for Clock View Hospital in Liverpool. The role supports cleaning and catering duties to meet National standards and CQC requirements.

The post is in the Estates and Facilities Department with a 20-hour week, Mon–Fri 3–7pm. Applicants should have NHS experience or training in safety, health and catering/cleaning tasks, and a willingness to train further.

Qualifications

• NHS experience and training in safety, health and catering or cleaning tasks.
• Experience of working in a similar role (cleaning or catering).
• Experience of working in the NHS. Knowledge of the National Standards of Cleanliness and NHS Colour Coding. Experience of dealing with people.

Responsibilities

• Carry out Cleaning and Catering duties as part of Clock View Hospital team.
• Maintain high standards in line with National Standards.
• Work flexibly and meet deadlines with attention to quality and safety.
• Ensure health and safety compliance in all tasks.
• Adhere to shift pattern: Mon–Fri 3–7pm, 20 hours per week.

Skills

Teamwork

Customer service

Flexible

Interpersonal skills

Independent working

Manual tasks

Record keeping

Mental health empathy

Willing to train

Education

GCSE/O-Level

Food hygiene level 2

Job description

Main area Facilities Grade Band 2 Contract Permanent: 3-7pm Monday to Friday Hours Part time - 20 hours per week (Monday to Friday 3-7pm) Job ref 350-TWS8386745

Employer Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Clock View Hospital Town Liverpool Salary £25,272 pro rata per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 22/11/2026 23:59

Facilities Management Assistant (Domestic/ Cleaner)

Band 2

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Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust celebrates diversity and promotes equal opportunities; we are committed to challenging and eliminating racism and other forms of discrimination and advancing and promoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect.

We take positive action to support disadvantaged groups and also particularly encourage applications from ethnically diverse, disabled and LGBTQIA+ people that are under-represented in our workforce. Furthermore we welcome applications from reservists and ex-armed forces personnel as we recognise the benefits of the values, skills, training and experience that they bring to their work with us. We encourage all applicants to share the equality information with us.

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Identity verification

Candidates attending interview will be required to provide original photographic identification where available. Where suitable photographic identification is not available, a photograph will be taken at interview for identity verification purposes. Successful candidates will also be required to complete digital identity and right to work checks via TrustID, including facial recognition and image matching technology, to verify their identity throughout the recruitment and onboarding process. Identity verification will also be undertaken on the first day of employment in line with NHS employment check requirements.

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Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Estates and Facilities Department for an enthusiastic team member for a Facilities Management Assistant (FMA) . The post is suited to a motivated and experienced Domestic services worker to work in Clockview Hospital. The postholder(s) will provide a Cleaning and Catering , ensuring National cleaning standards, PLACE requirements and CQC standards are met.

Main duties of the job

An opportunity has arisen for a Facilities Management Assistant (Cleaning and Catering ) to work part of a team at Clock View Hospital, to carry out Cleaning and Catering duties and help us maintain the high standards already set within this department and in line with National Standards. We are looking to recruit a team member who has a flexible approach to their workload, can work to deadlines and show high standards of quality in their work.

You must have good communication skills, and a willingness to work within an acute mental health ward environment providing a high standard of cleanliness at all times. You must also possess the ability to work within a team or on your own as necessary with an understanding of health and safety in relation to safe working practices.

Shift Pattern: Monday to Friday 3-7pm hours; 20 hours per week , Some experience in a similar role would be beneficial however full training will be given This post is subject to a standard Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check. *The closing date given is a guide. We reserve the right to close the post early once we have received a sufficient number of applicants, so we advise you to submit your application early to prevent disappointment.

Working for our organisation

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

NHS experience and training in safety, health and catering or cleaning tasks. Experience of working in a similar role (cleaning or catering). Experience of working in the NHS. Knowledge of the National Standards of Cleanliness and NHS Colour Coding. Experience of dealing with people.

Person specification

Skills

• Able to function as a member of a team and support the management objectives of the department and trust
• Able to deal with requests form service users, managers and staff in a friendly and helpful way
• flexible
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Able to work both independently and as part of a team
• Able to carry out manual tasks
• Able to maintain accurate records
• Demonstrate an understanding of the needs of people with mental health problems
• Willingness to undertake further training as required

Qualifications

• GCSE/O’Levels or experience.
• Foundation certificate in food hygiene level 2.

Experience

• Experience of working in a similar role
• Training in Health & Safety and catering or cleaning tasks.
• Experience of working in the NHS specifically Mental Health/ Community environment

Knowledge

• Knowledge of the National Standards of Cleanliness.
• Knowledge of COSHH and HACCP
• Knowledge of using cleaning equipment

Values

• Continuous improvement – committed to making improvements to our services for the benefit of all.
• Accountability – taking ownership to anticipate, develop and deliver high quality care.
• Respect – how we treat others in an inclusive and supportive way.
• Enthusiasm – demonstrate our passion and pride for what we do and how we do it.

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Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants who consider themselves to be disabled who meet the minimum (essential) criteria for the role in the person specification. If you would like your application to be considered under the Trust’s guaranteed interview scheme you can indicate this in the personal information section of your online application form.

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We reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received a minimum number of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.

The Trust expects all post holders who require an enhanced DBS for their role and work in Children's & Young People services to subscribe to the DBS Update Service. You will be required to enrol for this service for a fee of £15 per year and maintain registration. Trans applicants who require a DBS check and do not want to reveal details of their previous identity can contact the DBS Sensitive Applications Team (01516761452 or email [e-mail] ) with their application number once they have completed their DBS application form. The team can prevent any previous identity showing on the DBS Certificate, unless the applicant has a conviction under their previous details in which case this will need to be disclosed.

Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

Please be advised that the use of Artificial Intelligence on applications is monitored and if you choose to use this, you must declare this on your application form.

The Trust uses TrustID digital identity verification, including facial matching technology, to confirm that identity documents belong to the individual attending interview and commencing employment.

Please note: new entrants to the NHS will commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.

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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.