Facilities Operative (Domestic)

NHS; Chepstow; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider is seeking a dedicated Facilities Operative to maintain a clean and safe environment at the Hywel Dda Centre in Chepstow. Candidates will be responsible for cleaning, ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations, and supporting infection control policies. The role requires basic Welsh language skills and offers flexible working hours. This fixed-term position helps ensure the highest standards of hygiene and safety for all patients and staff.

Benefits

Extensive training and development opportunities

Occupational health support

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of procedures and equipment relevant to the post.
• Knowledge of COSHH regulations and Health & Safety Policies.
• Previous experience in a similar role.

Responsibilities

• Carry out cleaning duties including mopping, vacuuming, and waste disposal.
• Clean toilet, kitchen, and office areas, ensuring safe practices.
• Operate cleaning equipment safely.

Skills

Good Customer Care Skills

Ability to work under pressure

Good communication and interpersonal skills

Basic IT skills

Welsh Language Skills

Education

Working knowledge of procedures and equipment relevant to post

Basic Food Hygiene Training

Knowledge of COSHH regulations

Job description

This post is fixed term/secondment for 2 months due to maternity leave until 31st March 2026.

If you are interested applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.

We are looking for a dedicated and reliable Facilities Operative(Domestic) to join our team at Hywel Dda Centre in Chepstow.

This is a vital role in maintaining a clean, safe and welcoming environment for patients, staff, and visitors.

You will be responsible for delivering a range of domestic services in line with national cleaning standards, infection control policies, and health & safety regulations. Your work will help ensure our facilities meet the highest standards of hygiene and safety.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Main duties of the job

• Carry out cleaning duties including mopping, vacuuming, damp dusting, and waste disposal.
• Clean toilet, kitchen, and office areas, ensuring safe practices at all times.
• Operate cleaning equipment such as vacuum cleaners, carpet shampooers, and wet pick-up machines.
• Maintain security of rooms and storage areas; act as a key holder and secure the building at the end of shifts.
• Follow COSHH regulations for safe use and storage of cleaning materials.

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

• Working knowledge of procedures and equipment relevant to post.
• Knowledge of COSHH regulations Health & Safety Policies and work procedures.
• Knowledge of Infection Control Policy, Guidelines and Procedures
• Knowledge of ISO 9002 regards recording data.
• Basic Food Hygiene Training.
• Knowledge and compliance with Mandatory Induction Standards and Code of Conduct for Healthcare Support Workers - NHS Circular CEL 23 (2010).
• Knowledge gained on corporate and local facilities induction and completion of internal training programme over a 12 week period (1 week departmental training with further 2 weeks on the job training).
• Previous experience in similar role.

Skills and Attributes

• Good Customer Care Skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work unsupervised alone or as part of a team
• Basic IT skills.
• Moving and handling skills.
• Operation of mechanical and electrical machinery safely and effectively.
• Welsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh

Other

• Able to work hours flexibly
• Additional demonstrable qualities that may be beneficial to the role, e.g. care, compassion, competence, communication, courage and commitment.

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.