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Job summary

Main area
Estates
Grade
Band 2
Contract
Bank
Hours
  • Flexible working
  • Other
Various
Job ref
364-BANK-FM-JUL24
Employer
Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Colchester
Town
Colchester
Salary
£22,383 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
08/08/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust logo

Bank FM Assistant - Colchester/Clacton

Band 2

About Us

EPUT provides community health, mental health and learning disability services to support more than 3.2 million people living across Bedfordshire, Essex and Suffolk. Also:

  • We are among the largest employers in the in the East of England region, with more than 10,000 staff working across more than 200 sites.
  • We run the COVID-19 vaccination programme across mid and south Essex and Suffolk and north east Essex.

EPUT was formed on 1 April 2017 following the merger of North Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (NEP) and South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (SEPT). A new leadership team was established at the Trust in 2020.

Our vision and values

Our Vision

“To be the leading health and wellbeing service in the provision of mental health and community care”.

Our Purpose

“We care for people every day. What we do together, matters”.

Our Values

  • We Care
  • We Learn
  • We Empower

Our strategic objectives

  • We will deliver safe, high quality integrated care services.
  • We will enable each other to be the best that we can.
  • We will work together with our partners to make our services better.
  • We will help our communities to thrive.

Our services

  • Mental Health Services
  • Community Health Services
  • Learning Disabilities Services
  • Social Care

Find out more about the services we offer in our service directory. 

Job overview

FM Assistant

Band 2 - £22,383 per annum pro rata (hourly rate £12.88p)

Bases - Colchester

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and highly motivated team players to join an existing Estates & Facilities team to deliver Soft FM disciplines. 

 We are looking for candidates who can demonstrate excellent written and oral communication skills as well as having a flexible attitude, please also see job description for competencies.

The working hours are as follows:

Monday – Friday 08.00 – 20.00, Saturday 0800 – 20.00 & Sunday 08.00 – 20.00

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 will include 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 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).

Working for our organisation

Working on the EPUT bank allows you to gain experience and skills whilst also having the flexibility to work the shifts and placements that fit around you and your commitments.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To participate in the provision of the in-house FM services to a specified area within the Trust, which may include in-patient areas and retail outlets: The FM services comprises of the cleaning, catering, portering, bed making and laundering services, however some of these services are unit specific.

Therefore sections of the job description may not be relevant to all
staff and will be identified where appropriate but are not exhaustive.
You must be aware of the important part you play in maintaining the environment to an excellent standard.

You must also be aware that your work will involve working alongside patients and occasionally interacting with them as you carry out your duties outlined below.

You will be working as part of the Facilities Team and are expected to have a flexible approach to your duties.

You will be working as a valued member of the Estates & Facilities Management Team.

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • understanding of cleanliness and good hygeine practices
  • understanding of the responsibilities relating to H&S at work
Desirable criteria
  • basic understanfing of infection control
  • knowledge of manual handling

Skills/experience

Essential criteria
  • able to read/write/converse in english
  • demonstate ability to work on own or in a team
  • able to undertake general potering abilities
Desirable criteria
  • similar previous experience
  • basic use of computer packages - word, excel, outlook etc

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria
  • good understanding of customer service
Desirable criteria
  • able to operate with agreed performance standards

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveDisability confident leaderImproving working livesArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Essex Family Friendly Employers

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Julie Allum
Job title
Soft FM Manager
Email address
[email protected]
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