Job summary
- Main area
- Estates & Facilities
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (9.15am - 5.30pm. Monday to Sunday Rota, including Bank holidays.)
- Job ref
- 186-1374-24-FS
- Employer
- Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Rampton Hospital
- Town
- Retford
- Salary
- £23,615 per annum (pro rata for part time) + High Secure Payment £3,000
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/12/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Facilities Assistant - Domestic
Band 2
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen for motivated individuals to join our busy Domestic team at Rampton Hospital, who are responsible for cleaning all our patient and non patient areas to provide a high quality service that enhances the care of our patients.
Previous experience of working within a Domestic or Cleaning environment is desirable but not essential as full training will be given.
Main duties of the job
The hours will be 9.15am to 5.30pm, working 5 days over 7 days including Bank holidays. The ability to work effectively and flexibly, both alone and as part of a team, maintaining a high standard of work will be essential.
We have in-house training to help your personal development plans and will support you with all of your training needs.
Working for our organisation
Nottinghamshire Healthcare employs over 10,000 colleagues who help #MakeADifference every day. We provide intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire. Care is delivered from over 120 sites within the community from acute settings and across low, medium and high secure environments including prisons.
As one of the largest mental health and community trusts in the East Midlands and one of the biggest employers in Nottinghamshire. We are also home to national and regional services such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We are committed to flexible and agile working, including the opportunity to join our bank.
Your health and wellbeing is our priority and as such we invest significantly in this via our in-house Occupational Health Service, Staff Counselling Service and Health and Wellbeing Team.
We offer a number of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) groups, our Green Champions Network, Freedom to Speak Up Network. Health and Wellbeing Champions Network and Menopause Champions. We provide care to a diverse range of communities and are passionate about supporting diversity and inclusion in the Trust.
If you believe in our values of Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork, then we would love to hear from you!
#TeamNottsHC
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Ensuring all areas are maintained to a high standard of cleanliness following work schedules, method statements and procedures.
We have in-house training to help your personal development plans and will support you with all of your training.
The benefits include:
- Enhanced rates for weekends and bank holidays!
- Excellent pension
- In-house training opportunities
- Fantastic discounts for NHS staff
Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for more information.
Please note that this post does not meet the pay level required for a Skilled worker visa.
Successful applicants with no prior NHS experience would normally be placed at the bottom of the band in line with Agenda for Change. This salary is below the minimum salary required for sponsorship for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa. In these circumstances the Trust would not, therefore, be able to sponsor for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa.
Applicants requiring a Skilled Worker Visa can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship against the relevant criteria here https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa.
Person specification
Dispositional Attributes
Essential criteria
- A good understanding of customer service i.e., caring, kind, able to hold a conversation with others
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- An understanding of cleanliness and good hygiene practices
Desirable criteria
- Recognised catering, cleaning or support services qualification
Training
Essential criteria
- Ability to undertake all mandatory training as required by the individual site
- Ability to undertake any necessary skills and competency training required by the post
Experience
Essential criteria
- Able to carry out instructions as detailed in the job description
Desirable criteria
- Experience or working within a catering, portering or cleaning environment
- Experience of working within healthcare environment
- Experience of working within a food safety management system
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Understanding of commitment to the equality and diversity principles
- Basic knowledge of Health and Safety
Desirable criteria
- An ability to demonstrate an understanding to trust values
- Knowledge and awareness of special diets and allergens
- Basic understanding of infection control
- Understanding of the responsibility relating to H&S at work and COSHH
- Knowledge of manual handling
- Knowledge of NHS policy and procedures
- Basic Knowledge of food safety
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good communication skills
- Basic numeracy and literacy skills
- Ability to use own initiative to manage the requirements of the job
- Flexible in managing own time and work duties
- Ability to work alone and as part of a team
Values and Behaviours
Essential criteria
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust’s expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Karen Hewitt
- Job title
- Facilities Co-ordinator
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01777 247463
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