Facilities Operative - Scarborough | York Teaching Hospital Facilities Management’

York Teaching Hospital Facilities Management; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare facilities provider in Scarborough is seeking a Facilities Operative to join the team. Responsibilities include assisting with linen deliveries, patient movement, cleaning, waste management, and kitchen support. No experience is necessary as full training will be provided. The role involves a rotating schedule covering 24/7 operations. Benefits include access to the NHS Pension Scheme and a range of employee discounts.

Benefits

NHS Pension Scheme

27 days holiday rising to 33

Relocation package up to 30% of salary

Employee Assistance Programme

NHS Car Lease scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Learning and development opportunities

Discounts on various services

Qualifications

• Willingness to learn and develop skills.
• No prior experience necessary as training will be provided.
• Flexibility to work a rolling rota covering 24/7 operations.

Responsibilities

• Distributing and assisting with deliveries of linen.
• Helping with patient flow and movement of equipment.
• Cleaning wards/departments and serving food to patients.
• Removing and segregating waste.
• Working in the kitchen alongside the Catering team.

Skills

Strong team player

Kind and friendly attitude

Motivated and willing to learn

Job description

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

To find out more about working for our Trust, please visit:

Contract - Permanent

Hours - 37.5 hours per week

Base - Scarborough

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 Scarborough. 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 - 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Overtime/additional hours may also be available at times, for those who wish to do this.

Our benefits

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

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 Health’s 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 Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

This advert closes on Tuesday 28 Oct 2025