Facilities Management Assistant (Domestic/ Cleaner)
Band 2
Main area Facilities Grade Band 2 Contract Permanent: 3.30-7.30pm Monday to Friday Hours Part time - 20 hours per week (Monday to Friday 15.30pm to 19.30pm) Job ref 350-TWS6813536
Site Clock View Hospital Town Liverpool Salary £23,615 pro rata per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 08/12/2024 23:59
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust celebrates diversity and promotes equal opportunities; we are committed to challenging and eliminating racism and other forms of discrimination and advancing and promoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
We take positive action to support disadvantaged groups and also particularly encourage applications from ethnic minorities, disabled and LGBTQIA+ people that are under-represented in our workforce.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Estates and Facilities Department for an enthusiastic team member for a Facilities Management Assistant (FMA). The post is suited to a motivated and experienced Domestic services worker to work in Clockview Hospital. The postholder(s) will provide Cleaning, Catering and Portering, ensuring National cleaning standards, PLACE requirements and CQC standards are met.
Main duties of the job
You will carry out Cleaning and Catering duties as part of a team at Clock View Hospital, maintaining high standards in line with National Standards. We are looking for a team member who has a flexible approach to their workload, can work to deadlines, and shows 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 independently as necessary with an understanding of health and safety in relation to safe working practices.
Shift Pattern: Monday to Friday 15.30-19.30 hours; 20 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.
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.
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
NHS experience and training in safety, health and catering or cleaning tasks. Experience of working in a similar role (cleaning or catering). Knowledge of the National Standards of Cleanliness and NHS Colour Coding.
Person specification
Qualifications
* NHS experience and training in safety, health and catering, or cleaning tasks.
* CIEH Foundation Certificate in Food Hygiene, or equivalent.
KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE
* Experience of working in a similar role (cleaning or catering).
* Experience of working in the NHS.
* Experience of dealing with people.
Values
* Accountability
* Responsive to service users
* Engaging leadership style
* Transparency and honesty
Skills
* Able to function as a member of a team and support the management objectives of the department and trust.
* Able to deal with requests from 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.
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Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants who consider themselves to be disabled who meet the minimum (essential) criteria for the role in the person specification.
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