Facilities Operative - Malton

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

Job summary

York Teaching Hospital Facilities Management is seeking a Facilities Operative in Malton. This role involves supporting patient care through various duties such as cleaning, portering, and food preparation. Full training is provided, making it an excellent opportunity for those looking to start a career in healthcare support.

Benefits

Access to NHS Pension Scheme

27 days holiday rising to 33 days

Generous relocation package

Employee Assistance Programme

NHS Car Lease scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Learning and development opportunities

Discounts on restaurants and shopping

Qualifications

• Able to understand and follow written and verbal instructions.
• Previous experience of working in the NHS preferred.
• Customer service training to be completed within 6 months.

Responsibilities

• Distributing and assisting with deliveries of linen.
• Helping with patient flow and movement of equipment.
• Cleaning wards/departments and serving food to patients.

Skills

Customer service

Flexibility

Food preparation

Education

Good basic education including reading and writing

BICSc Qualification/NVQ Level 2 in Cleaning/Catering or equivalent

Job description

Go back York Teaching Hospital Facilities Management (LLP)

Facilities Operative - Malton

The closing date is 02 June 2025

Hours - 37.5 hours covering Monday to Sunday, 6am-8pm shift pattern

Base - Malton

Are you looking for a post based within our York Teaching Hospital Facilities Management Team? Are you a strong team player, kind, friendly and motivated? Then we may have the role for you!

York Teaching Hospital Facilities Management (YTHFM) are looking for an approachable and flexible Facilities Operative to join our team in Malton. Experience is not necessary as full training will be given, but a willingness to learn and develop your skills is essential.

The working pattern for this role is via a rolling rota that covers the hours that the department is operational, 6am-8pm, 7 days a week.

Overtime/additional hours may also be available at times, for those who wish to do this.

Main duties of the job

Duties include:

• Linen Room - distributing and assisting with deliveries of linen
• Portering - helping with patient flow and movement of equipment around the hospital
• Domestic Duties - cleaning wards/departments and serving tea/coffee/food to patients
• Environment - removing and segregating waste
• Catering - working in the kitchen alongside the Catering team

About us

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants

27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)

A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager.

A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave

Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme

NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme

An extensive range of learning and development opportunities

Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

Job responsibilities

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: [e-mail].

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

YTHFM are currently funding level 1 membership of a Tailored Healthcare Cash Plan for all substantive Band 2 and 3 staff, on a trial basis and as a gesture of goodwill. This provides employees with access to a range of benefits, including refunding the costs of optical and dental services, physiotherapy, and wellbeing treatments, up to defined limits. This does not form part of our terms and conditions of employment and could be withdrawn at any time. We also offer discounted membership of Westfield Healths standard Plan for staff on bank contracts or employed in Band 4 or above.

Armed Forces Friendly Employer

We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britains Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

Person Specification

Experience & knowledge

• Able to understand and follow written and verbal instructions
• Food preparation
• Previous experience of working in the NHS
• Flexible and adaptable
• Good basic education which includes reading and writing plus basic numeric skills
• Customer service training (or to be completed within 6 months of employment start date)
• BICSc Qualification/NVQ Level 2 in Cleaning/Catering or equivalent

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.

Employer name

York Teaching Hospital Facilities Management (LLP)