Job summary
- Main area
- Estates
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 3
- Contract
- Fixed term: 6 months (short term contract)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Flexible)
- Job ref
- 160-6461324
- Employer
- The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Sid Watkins Building, The Walton Centre site
- Town
- Fazakerley
- Salary
- £22,816 - £24,336 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Estates and Facilities Worker
NHS AfC: Band 3
Job overview
The Walton Centre is a dynamic and supportive NHS Trust committed to providing exceptional care to our community. Our Estates and Facilities (E&F) team plays a crucial role in maintaining a safe, clean, and efficient environment for our patients, staff, and visitors.
We are seeking a dedicated Estates and Facilities Worker to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for carrying out routine maintenance and cleaning tasks, as well as collaborating with the wider E&F team to support both planned and reactive tasks across the Trust.
Main duties of the job
The role's main duties are, but not limited to, the following:
- Cleaning and maintenance of ventilation systems in clinical and non-clinical areas
- Routine flushing of water outlets to support the Trust approach to water safety.
- Inspection and replacement of point of use water filters
- Undertake de-scaling of taps
- Operation and isolation of fire alarm systems during tests and other activities
- Testing of emergency lighting
- Supporting Estates and Facilities projects by completing minor works (i.e. furniture moves, building office equipment, installing and removing protective coverings)
- Supporting statutory compliance and safe work practices.
- Inspect planned and reactive maintenance works to uphold quality standards and compliance.
- Supporting the Estates and Facilities operatives and managers with day-to-day operations.
- Liaising with sub-contractors to ensure the successful delivery of estates projects.
- Recording and maintaining records as require
Working for our organisation
The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust is the only NHS trust to hold dual accreditation for the Investors in People. We invest in people and we invest in wellbeing standards and have been awarded Gold status for both. The Walton Centre is a leader in the treatment and care of neurology and neurosurgery, placing the patient and their family at the heart of everything we do. As the only specialist hospital trust in the UK dedicated to providing comprehensive neurology, neurosurgery, spinal and pain management services we are proud to be rated as an Outstanding Trust by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), and champion change throughout the field of neuroscience. Originally formed in 1992, the Trust received Foundation Trust status in 2009.
With around 1,450 staff, The Walton Centre treats more than 127,000 outpatients and 18,000 inpatients each year. We have leading specialists and incredibly dedicated staff delivering excellent clinical outcomes for brain, spinal and neurological care nationally and internationally. Teams across our site in Fazakerley, Liverpool, offer a world-class service in diagnosing and treating injuries and illnesses affecting the brain, spine and peripheral nerves and muscles, and in supporting people suffering from a wide range of long-term neurological conditions.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the job description and person specification document for detailed information about the job description for this vacancy.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Qualification in a related discipline or evidence of a relevant level of experience within a technical field
Desirable criteria
- Recognised Health and safety qualification
- Evidence of continued professional development
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of completing estates and facilities related projects
- Knowledge of risk management including working within the defines of a risk assessment and method statement.
- Understanding of confidentiality and Information Governance
- Knowledge of health and safety practice relevant to healthcare estates and facilities industry, including COSHH
- Possession of good judgemental and analytical skills
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of water safety risks and mitigations.
- Proven record of project delivery within a healthcare environment
- Computer literate and fluent with all Microsoft packages
- Evidence of completing estates and facilities related projects within a healthcare environment.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Stephen Holland
- Job title
- Head of Estates and Facilities
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0151 556 3100
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