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 believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect.
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. Furthermore, we welcome applications from reservists and ex-armed forces personnel as we recognise the benefits of the values, skills, training and experience that they bring to their work with us. We encourage all applicants to share their equality information with us.
Position: Facilities Management Assistant
Base: Rathbone Hospital Mill Lane, Liverpool, L13 4AW
Hours: 30 hours per week, on rota including weekends working Early & Late Shifts.
Shift times: 7.30am - 2.30pm and 11.30am - 6.30pm
The role of the Facilities Management Assistant (FMA) remains an integral part of our service delivery, carrying out a range of facilities tasks and ensuring that catering and cleaning standards are achieved and maintained.
Facilities tasks may include all or a combination of the following:
1. Cleaning of clinical/ward areas, inclusive of toilets;
2. Waste disposal;
3. Linen transportation;
4. Basic food preparation;
5. Fridge and food temperature monitoring;
6. Till operation;
7. Collating service user menu orders;
8. Filling vending machines.
Key Responsibilities:
1. 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 and also minimise the waste of resources, through operating the required reporting, management or information systems.
2. To undertake all mandatory training as required by Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust and ensure that all required training is kept up to date.
3. To take part in performance management and Personal Achievement and Contribution Evaluations (PACE).
4. To comply with all relevant policies and procedures (including, but not limited to, health & safety, security, manual handling and food safety).
5. To take responsibility for the completion of all duties in a safe and efficient manner, and to maintain regular contact with their line manager.
6. To stand in for other FMAs as required.
7. To liaise with all relevant parties in a friendly and helpful way as is required to ensure the achievement of all duties and responsibilities.
8. To work unsupervised and use own initiative in line with service requirements.
9. To ensure timely and accurate completion of documentation, and to enter and use data on information systems.
10. To undertake cleaning duties in accordance with cleaning schedules and instructions.
11. Any other duties that may be reasonably expected and that are commensurate with the grade.
Generic Responsibilities for all staff:
1. All post holders will agree to commit to the vision of supporting Mersey Care in becoming a leading organisation in the provision of mental health care, addiction services and learning disability care.
2. Role model the values of the Trust - Continuous Improvement, Accountability, Respectfulness and Enthusiasm.
3. Challenge the stigma associated with mental health and learning difficulties.
4. Comply with the Duty of Candour.
5. Work across professional and organisational boundaries to improve services for all.
6. Maintain their specific knowledge base and develop new skills.
7. Value the contribution of the patient/service user voice.
8. Operate within any organisational codes of practice.
9. Respect equality and diversity across all areas of working practice.
10. Take responsibility for the accurate and timely collection and recording of data.
11. Comply with all health and safety legislation and local policies and procedures.
12. Have knowledge and understanding of technology in the workplace.
13. Comply with the NHS Constitution in relation to the staff responsibilities.
Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply for all correspondence. All information regarding your application will come from apps.trac.jobs not NHS Jobs. 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.
Applications are invited from hard working, self-motivated individuals who are able to work on their own initiative and also as part of a team. You must have a flexible approach to your workload, be able to work to deadlines, demonstrate good attention to detail and have high standards of quality in your work.
You will need to demonstrate an understanding of the need to deal with service users and staff in a helpful and supportive manner. You must have good communication skills, a positive attitude and an understanding of health and safety in relation to safe working practices.
Previous experience of hospital catering and cleaning duties and specifically a catering provision within a mental health environment would be an advantage, however, training will be provided. You will be expected to have or acquire an appropriate Food Hygiene certificate and must have basic computer skills.
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.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
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