Facilities Management Assistant (Domestic/Cleaner)
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Estates and Facilities Department for an enthusiastic team member for a Facilities Management Assistant (FMA) Domestic. The post is suited to a motivated and experienced Domestic services worker to work in Clockview Hospital. The postholder(s) will provide a cleaning/housekeeping service around Secure Division ensuring National cleaning standards, PLACE requirements, and CQC standards are met.
Main Duties of the Job
An opportunity has arisen for a Facilities Management Assistant (Cleaning/Catering/Portering duties) to work as part of a team at Clock View Hospital, carrying out Cleaning, Catering, and Portering duties to help maintain the high standards already set within this department and in line with National Standards. We are looking to recruit 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 on your own as necessary, with an understanding of health and safety in relation to safe working practices.
Shift Pattern: Saturday and Sunday 08:00-15:00 hours; 13 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. *The closing date given is a guide. We reserve the right to close the post early once we have received a sufficient number of applicants, so we advise you to submit your application early to prevent disappointment.
About Us
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 and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales, and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health, including specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction, and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable, and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce costs as we do so.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
Job Responsibilities
NHS experience and training in safety, health, and catering or cleaning tasks. Experience of working in a similar role (cleaning or catering). Experience of working in the NHS. Knowledge of the National Standards of Cleanliness and NHS Colour Coding. Experience of dealing with people.
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.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and as such, it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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