FM Assistant - Cleaning

NHS; Grays; On-site; GBP 13,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare trust is seeking an FM Assistant for cleaning duties at Thurrock Hospital, offering £12.51 per hour. The role involves various cleaning tasks including maintaining hygiene in kitchens and wards. Applicants should possess basic hygiene knowledge and English proficiency, with a flexible working approach encouraged. The position offers part-time hours at 12 hours per week with opportunities for benefits like NHS discounts and training.

Benefits

NHS discounts for staff

Excellent Training facilities and opportunities

Salary Sacrifice schemes

Qualifications

• Basic understanding of cleanliness and good hygiene practices is required.
• Ability to read, write, and understand English.
• Flexible working approach is essential.

Responsibilities

• Ensure assigned areas are cleaned according to the Work Schedule.
• Vacuum, scrub, mop floors, and clean restrooms and kitchens.
• Restock consumables and maintain cleanliness.

Skills

English proficiency

Flexibility

Education

Understanding of cleanliness and hygiene practices

Basic understanding of infection control

Job description

Overview

FM Assistant - Cleaning | Band 2 - £12.51 per hour (£24,465 per annum pro rata) | Thurrock Hospital | 12 hours per week - 9.30am - 12.30pm

The closing date is 29 September 2025

Main duties of the job

To ensure that the ward(s) / areas you are assigned to are cleaned in accordance with the Work Schedule for those ward(s) / areas. This includes vacuuming floors; sweeping, scrubbing and mopping floors; high and low dusting; wiping over and polishing (where applicable) surfaces, mirrors, chairs*, bed frames*, bins, sani-bins; cleaning toilets, sinks, baths and showers; cleaning cookers, regeneration ovens, fridges, holding fridges, microwaves and other items in the kitchens; defrosting fridges on a regular basis; restocking consumables such as toilet tissue, hand towels, soap; descaling taps; and bins and replacing bin liners.

(*) Providing they have not been soiled with body fluids

Right to work: You must have the right to work in the UK to apply for this position.

sponsorship: Due to current Home Office guidelines, we are unable to sponsor this job role.

About us

EPUT are looking for motivated staff who share our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;

• Season Ticket Loans
• NHS discounts for staff
• Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
• Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
• The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
• Day One Flexible Employer

The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment

Join our Staff bank

What is Staff Bank?

Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.

All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.

If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.

Job responsibilities

Please take a look at the job description and personal specification for further information on the post.

Please contact Robbie Deeming for further information

Person Specification

Education

• An understanding of cleanliness and good hygiene practices
• Basic understanding of infection control

Skills

• To be able to read, write and converse in English; able to read, understand and follow written and verbal instructions; flexible working approach

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

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust