Job overview
Contract - Permanent
Hours - Various part time hours available
Base - Scarborough
Are you looking for a post based within our York Teaching Hospital Facilities Management Team? Are you a strong team player, kind, friendly and motivated? Then we may have the role for you!
York Teaching Hospital Facilities Management (YTHFM) are looking for approachable and flexible Cleaning & Catering Operatives to join our team at Scarborough General Hospital. Experience is not necessary as full training will be given, but a willingness to learn and develop your skills is essential.
The main function of this post is to participate in maintaining levels of cleanliness throughout a designated area and providing a catering service.
Please note this role is not eligible for sponsorship.
Main duties of the job
The main responsibilities of the role are maintaining levels of cleanliness throughout a designated area and provide a catering service on the wards.
Your duties will include, but are not limited to;
1. Ensuring that the ward/area you are assigned to is cleaned in accordance with the work schedule for that area. This will include lifting items and operating cleaning machinery, some of which is industrial standard
2. Undertaking specialist cleaning as required under the guidance of the Facilities Supervisor and/or Nurse in Charge and/or Infection Prevention Dept
3. Assisting with the distribution of meals to wards
4. Plating up of meals, ensuring the dietary requirements of patients are met
5. Making and distributing hot drinks and cleaning and refilling water jugs
Working for our organisation
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
6. National terms and conditions for NHS workersCompetitive minimum hourly rate of £11.45 Enhanced Pay for unsocial hours worked – unsocial hours are any hours worked on weekends or between the hours of 8pm and 6am. At Band 2, the enhancements are: all time on Saturday (midnight to midnight) and any week day after 8 pm and before 6 am – time plus 41% (£16.14 per hour ) or all time on Sundays and Public Holidays (midnight to midnight) – time plus 83% (£20.95 per hour ).Paid trainingFree uniform27 days paid holiday (pro rata for part time) plus bank holidaysIncreased paid holiday allowance after 5 and 10 years serviceAccess to the NHS Pension SchemeFantastic discounts for staff, including local restaurants and shopsOnsite staff shop and discounted restaurant on main site
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.
Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit you application at the earliest opportunity.
Working for the Trust
Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.
Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.
As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
Armed Forces Friendly Employer
We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.
COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements
Our Trust continues to strongly encourage our staff to be vaccinated against COVID19, this remains our best defence to protect our patients, ourselves and everyone else.
YTHFM are currently funding level 1 membership of a Tailored Healthcare Cash Plan for all substantive Band 2 and 3 staff, on a trial basis and as a gesture of goodwill. This provides employees with access to a range of benefits, including refunding the costs of optical and dental services, physiotherapy, and wellbeing treatments, up to defined limits. This does not form part of our terms and conditions of employment and could be withdrawn at any time. We also offer discounted membership of Westfield Health’s standard Plan for staff on bank contracts or employed in Band 4 or above.
Person specification
Skills and attributes
Essential criteria
7. Able to work alone and with others as part of a team using initiative
Education, qualifications and training
Essential criteria
8. Good basic education which includes reading and writing plus basic numeric skills
9. Basic understanding or a willingness to complete appropriate qualifications and training which includes infection prevention and control • Food Hygiene Level 2
10. Customer service training (or to be completed within 6 months of employment start date)
Desirable criteria
11. BICSc Qualification/NVQ Level 2 in Cleaning/Catering or equivalent
12. Training in industrial cleaning equipment
Experience and Knowledge Required
Essential criteria
13. Effective oral and written communication skills
Desirable criteria
14. Experience of working in cleaning industry
15. Previous experience of working in the NHS
16. Able to use small and large pieces of equipment such as Regeneration oven/dishwashers/Floor machinery