Job summary
- Main area
- Facilities
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 32.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 350-TWS6402681
- Employer
- Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Clock View Hospital
- Town
- Liverpool
- Salary
- £22,383 Per Annum Pro Rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
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Facilities Management Assistant
Band 2
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Job overview
An opportunity has arisen for a Facilities Management Assistant (Cleaning/Catering/Portering duties) to work as part of our team at Clock View Hospital, to carry out Cleaning, Catering and Portering duties and help us maintain the high standards already set within this department and in line with National Standards.
We are looking to recruit team members 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 / Catering/ Portering 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.
Shift Pattern: 8-3 Mon-Fri. Some experience in a similar role would be beneficial however not necessary as full training will be given This post is subject to a standard Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check.
Main duties of the job
An opportunity has arisen for a Facilities Management Assistant (Cleaning /Catering /Porter duties) to work part of a team at Clock View Hospital, to carry out Cleaning, Catering and Porter 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 has a flexible approach to their workload, can work to deadlines and show high standards of quality in their work.
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.
Shift Pattern: Monday to Friday 08:00-15.00 hours; 32.5 hours per week , 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 a sufficient number of applicants, so we advise you to submit your application early to prevent disappointment.
Planned Shortlisting - 15-July-2024
Planned Interview - 26-July-2024
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.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.”
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Principal Responsibilities:
To work as members of a team, carrying out facilities tasks as allocated and prioritised.
Facilities tasks may include all or a combination of the following:
Cleaning of clinical/ward areas, inclusive of toilets;
Waste disposal;
Linen transportation;
Basic food preparation;
Fridge and food temperature monitoring;
Till operation;
Collating service user menu orders;
Filling vending machines.
To assist colleagues and their line manager, carry out the tasks assigned to the team or individual and to support the minimisation of overtime and sickness costs to the Trust
Minimise the waste of resources, through operating the required reporting, management or information systems.
To undertake all mandatory training as required by Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust and ensure that all required training is kept up to date.
To take part in performance management and Personal Achievement and Contribution Evaluations (PACE).
To comply with all relevant policies and procedures (including, but not limited to, health & safety, security, manual handling and food safety). As work may be carried out in a wide variety of locations, adherence to site-specific security procedures is of paramount
importance.
To take responsibility for the completion of all duties in a safe and efficient manner, and to
maintain regular contact with their line manager.
To stand in for other FMA’s as required
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NHS experience and training in safety, health and catering,or cleaning tasks.
- CIEH Foundation Certificate in Food Hygiene, or equivalent.
Knowledge and Experiance
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in a similar role (cleaning or catering)
- Experience of working in the NHS
- Experience of dealing with people
Values
Essential criteria
- Continuous Improvement
- Accountability
- Respectfulness
- Enthusiasm
- Responsive to service users
- Engaging leadership style
- Strong customer service belief
- Transparency and honesty
- Discrete
Skills
Essential criteria
- Able to function as a member of a team and support the management objectives of the department and trust
- Able to deal with requests form service users, managers and staff in a friendly and helpful way
- flexible
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Able to work both independently and as part of a team
- Able to carry out manual tasks
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
- Kelly Manning
- Job title
- Site Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0151 330 7227
- Additional information
[email protected] 0151 330 7227
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