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Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Estates and Facilities Department in Broadoak Unit for enthusiastic team members for a Facilities Management Assistant (FMA) Domestic. The post is suited to a motivated and experienced domestic services worker to work in Broadoak Unit.  The post holder will provide a cleaning/ catering/ house keeping service for our inpatient unit ensuring National cleaning standards, PLACE requirements and CQC standards are met. 

This for 2 x posts, one full time and one part time;

Post 1 . Monday to Friday 8am-4pm 37.5hrs

Post 2.  27.5hrs on a 7 week rolling rota including weekends

Main duties of the job

An opportunity has arisen for a Facilities Management Assistant (Cleaning and Catering) to work as part of a team at Broadoak Unit, to carry out Cleaning and Catering duties and help us maintain the high standards already set within this department and in line with National Standards.

We are looking to recruit a team member who have a flexible approach to their workload, can work to deadlines and show high standards of quality in their work. You will be expected to carry out a full range of domestic duties.

You must have good communication skills, a pleasant personality, a positive attitude and a willingness to work within an acute mental health ward environment providing a high standard of cleanliness at all times. You must also possess the ability to work within a team or on your own as necessary with an understanding of health and safety in relation to safe working practices. 

This 37.5 hour post operates Monday to Friday, 8:00 - 16:00 hours. Some experience in a similar role would be beneficial however full training will be given

This post is subject to a standard Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check. *The closing date given is a guide. We reserve the right to close the post early once we have received the required number of applicants; we advise you to submit your application early to prevent disappointment.

Working for our organisation

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.