FM Assistant (Cleaning)

The Methodist Church in Britain; Birtley; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 15,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 27 days + bank holidays (

Season ticket loans

NHS discounts for staff

Training facilities and opportunities

Buying/selling annual leave scheme

Bank shifts and cross-site experience

Salary sacrifice schemes (lease cars,

Job summary

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an FM Assistant for the Derwent Centre. You will join the Estates & Facilities Management team to clean wards and areas, restock supplies, and support catering, laundry and portering tasks across patient and community sites.

The role involves working to a set schedule with rotating duties, sharing the Trust values of Open, Compassionate and Empowering. Right to work in the UK is required; visa sponsorship is not available.

Qualifications

• Similar previous experience
• Understanding of cleanliness and good hygiene practices

Responsibilities

• Clean wards and areas to the work schedule.
• Clean kitchen equipment and defrost fridges.
• Restock consumables and dispose of waste correctly.
• Report faults and use correct equipment to prevent cross infection.
• Move and transport supplies and patient items as required.
• Assist with laundry and linen tasks as needed.

Skills

Similar experience

Hygiene practices

Job description

This FM Assistant post sits within the Estates & Facilities Management team at Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, based at the Derwent Centre. The core of the work is cleaning wards and areas to a set work schedule, with rotating duties in catering, laundry and portering across patient and community sites. Hours and rotas vary and are discussed at interview, and the role involves working alongside patients. Applicants must already hold the right to work in the UK, as visa sponsorship is not available.

What the job involves

• Clean assigned wards and areas to the work schedule, including floors, surfaces, toilets, sinks, baths and showers
• Clean kitchen equipment such as cookers, regeneration ovens, fridges and microwaves, and defrost fridges regularly
• Restock consumables, replace bin liners and descale taps
• Use only the correct colour-coded equipment and Trust chemicals to prevent cross infection, and report faults and product problems
• Segregate and dispose of general, recyclable and clinical waste correctly
• Regenerate cook‑chill meals, record temperatures, prepare soup, gravy and custard, and plate, serve and clear patient meals where applicable
• Wash, dry and finish patients' clothing, linen and curtains in the laundry, label patients' items and keep the laundry clean
• Deliver pharmacy boxes, medical records, linen, supplies and meal trolleys, and collect dirty linen and waste
• Sort, deliver and collect internal mail and franked post for Royal Mail
• Carry out ad‑hoc tasks such as moving medical gases, specimens, bloods and furniture, and transporting patients at Basildon MHU with nursing staff
• Monitor medical gas supplies on inpatient wards at St Margarets and Saffron Walden Community Hospitals
• Keep the site and car park clear of litter, empty external bins, and carry out gritting and snow clearance

Experience

• Similar previous experience

Skills & knowledge

• Understanding of cleanliness and good hygiene practices

Checks & eligibility

• Right to work in the UK
• COVID‑19 vaccinations, unless exempt, where deployed to a CQC‑registered care home

Other

• Flexible approach to duties
• Shares the Trust values of Open, Compassionate and Empowering

What’s offered

• Annual leave of 27 days plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years' service, pro rata
• Season ticket loans
• NHS discounts for staff
• Training facilities and opportunities
• Buying and selling annual leave scheme
• Opportunity to work bank shifts and gain experience in other areas
• Salary sacrifice schemes, including lease cars and Cycle to Work