FM Assistant - Cleaning | Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Billericay; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking an FM Assistant to work part-time, focusing on cleaning ward areas according to a set schedule. Candidates should share the Trust's core values of Care, Learn, and Empower. The role offers flexible hours and various staff benefits including NHS discounts and training opportunities.

Benefits

Season Ticket Loans

NHS discounts for staff

Excellent Training facilities and opportunities

Buying and Selling annual leave scheme

Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work

Day One Flexible Employer

Qualifications

• Motivated staff who shares Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower.

Responsibilities

• Ensure cleaning of assigned ward(s) in accordance with the Work Schedule.
• Vacuum, sweep, scrub, mop floors, and high/low dust surfaces.
• Clean toilets, sinks, baths, clean kitchens and defrost fridges.

Job description

Overview

FM Assistant

Band 2 - £12.51 per hour (£24,465 per annum pro rata)

20 hours per week (Monday to Sunday 14:00 - 18:00)

This post will include Unsocial Hours Payments as follows: Saturday - Time plus 41% of the salary; Sunday - Time plus 83% of the salary

Location: Mountnessing Court, Billericay

The shift pattern will require 2x members of staff due to the weekend shifts

Responsibilities

To ensure that the ward(s) / areas you are assigned to are cleaned in accordance with the Work Schedule for those ward(s) / areas.

• Vacuuming floors; sweeping, scrubbing and mopping floors; high and low dusting; wiping over and polishing (where applicable) both vertical and horizontal surfaces, mirrors, chairs*, bed frames*, bins, sani-bins;
• Cleaning toilets, sinks, baths and showers; cleaning cookers, regeneration ovens, fridges, holding fridges, microwaves and others items in the kitchens; defrosting fridges on a regular basis;
• Restocking consumables such as toilet tissue, handtowels, soap; descaling taps; and bins and replacing bin liners.

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

Requirements

• We are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower.

Benefits

• 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

Flexible working

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.

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

Please contact Stephen Moore for further information

This advert closes on Tuesday 30 Sep 2025