Patient-Focused Facilities Assistant: Cleaning & Portering

Leicestershire Partnership; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Free car parking

Pension scheme

Paid induction & training

Job summary

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust is seeking a Facilities Assistant at the Herschel Prins Centre within our Estates and Facilities Directorate. The role combines portering, cleaning and catering tasks, working 29.14 hours per week on a 7 week rota, with shifts from 7:45am to 6:30pm across seven days including alternate weekends.

You will deliver a patient‑focused facilities service across Trust sites, supporting safe and efficient operations for patients, staff and visitors.

Qualifications

• Experience in hospital facilities is desirable.
• Ability to work in rotating shifts and weekends.
• Right to work in the UK and photo ID required.

Responsibilities

• Duties include preparation and regeneration of patient meals at ward level on a daily basis.
• Providing an effective, patient-focused cleaning and domestic service, including washing linen, to NHS cleanliness standards as a minimum within designated patient / non-patient areas within the Trust.
• The postholder will also be responsible for the provision of appropriate portering services including transportation of linen cages, waste bins / carts in and around hospital environments and patient moves (reception to department or department to department).

Skills

Patient-focused service

Portering duties

Cleaning and hygiene

Basic catering support

Job description

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust is seeking a Facilities Assistant at the Herschel Prins Centre within our Estates and Facilities Directorate. The role combines portering, cleaning and catering tasks, working 29.14 hours per week on a 7 week rota, with shifts from 7:45am to 6:30pm across seven days including alternate weekends.

You will deliver a patient‑focused facilities service across Trust sites, supporting safe and efficient operations for patients, staff and visitors.