Job vacancy: Waste & Grounds Assistant, Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust, Salisbury

Job summary

Main area: Waste & Grounds
Grade: Band 2
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (37.5 hours per week - five days a week worked over seven days)
Job ref: 269-SFT8584

Employer: Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Salisbury District Hospital
Town: Salisbury
Salary: £22,383 per annum pro rata if part time
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 17/07/2024 23:59

Waste & Grounds Assistant

Band 2

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities. If invited to interview, candidates will be expected to have read both the Job Description and Advert thoroughly, so as to ensure a meaningful discussion.

Person specification

Qualification & Skills

Essential criteria

Work experience in Waste Management or Stores Environment
Ability to read & write in the English Language
Basic numeracy skills
UK Driving Licence (Cat B Manual)
Physically fit to be able to walk long distances & undertake physically demanding tasks
Work experience in Grounds or Gardening

Desirable criteria

Site Knowledge of SDH
Fork Lifts Truck Operator Licence
Tug Driving Experience on a large busy site

Relevant Experience

Essential criteria

Evidence of employment in similar role

We offer excellent benefits that help make SDH a great place to work. These include but aren't limited to:-

Holiday starting at 27 days plus Bank Holidays rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years for Agenda for Change staff
Holiday entitlement for Medical and Dental staff starts at 27 days for Junior/Senior Clinical Fellows, Specialty Doctors and rises to 32 days after 5 years. Consultant entitlement starts at 32 days and rises to 34 days after 7 years
An additional day's leave to celebrate your birthday (after 12 months)
Access to a career average revalued earnings pension scheme
Life assurance if a member of the pension scheme
An extensive Health and Wellbeing offer to help you deal with life's challenges
Exclusive deals and discounts websites saving you money on everyday purchases, treats for the family, eating out and utility bills for home
Cycle to work scheme
Uniform provided (where required)
On site Day Nursery and Holiday Play scheme
On site health and fitness club
On site car parking
Opportunities to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and training, to help you achieve the job and career you want.

Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if we receive a large number of applications. We will not accept any applications or queries via agencies, under any circumstances.

SEASONAL RESPIRATORY VACCINATIONS

We continue to encourage and support our staff to participate in the seasonal respiratory vaccination programme in order to protect themselves, colleagues and their patients.

GETTING TO WORK

We offer parking on site at Salisbury District Hospital, a daily charge applies. We encourage our staff to utilise other green methods of getting to work such as cycling or walking where possible, and our Trust is well connected through the bus services to the city centre and other areas.

OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUALITY

We are committed to making Salisbury an inclusive and welcoming place for every single staff member, regardless of who they are and where they come from. Equality sits at the heart of everything we do, and we ensure that all employees have equal opportunity to develop, to apply for promotions and to work flexibly.

The Trust actively promotes a work environment free from harassment and discrimination and provides training for staff to ensure this happens. We also closely monitor recruitment activity, training, development and employment practices to ensure equality of practice with regard to race, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability, martial status and age.

OTHER INFORMATION

If this job requires you to have DBS check to enable you to properly fulfil the requirements of the job, on appointment, you will be required to replay the cost of obtaining a DBS check and this amount will be reclaimed in instalments from your salary. Many staff use the DBS update service at a cost of £13 per annum but you need to sign up for this via their website.

Please read the job description and person specification carefully and ensure that your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience required.

JOIN THE CONVERSATION

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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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name

Jane Websdale

Job title

Support Services Manager - Facilities

Email address

[email protected]

Telephone number

01722336262

Additional information

Thank you for your interest. Email Jane Websdale in the first place or call after 2pm to discuss any particular aspect of this role. 01722 336262 Ext 5219

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Waste & Grounds Assistant

Band 2

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Working for our organisation

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Person specification

Qualification & Skills

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Relevant Experience

Essential criteria

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Applicant requirements

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