Facilities Management Assistant/ Catering
The facilities department employs a variety of support staff to help maintain a clean, safe, and welcoming environment. As a Facilities Management Assistant, you will provide a range of tasks which will primarily involve catering and food preparation duties. You will be required to prepare and serve meals within our in-patient area. The duties will also include the cleaning of clinical and non-clinical areas.
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.
Main duties of the job
Applications are invited from hard-working, self-motivated individuals who can 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.
Job responsibilities
* To work as members of a team, carrying out facilities tasks as allocated and prioritised. Facilities tasks may include all or a combination of the following:
* Cleaning of clinical/ward areas, inclusive of toilets;
* Basic food preparation;
* Fridge and food temperature monitoring;
* Till operation;
* 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.
* To undertake all mandatory training as required by Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust and ensure that all required training is kept up to date.
* To take part in performance management and Personal Achievement and Contribution Evaluations (PACE).
* To comply with all relevant policies and procedures (including, but not limited to, health & safety, security, manual handling, and food safety).
* To take responsibility for the completion of all duties in a safe and efficient manner, and to maintain regular contact with their line manager.
* To stand in for other FMAs as required.
* To liaise with all relevant parties in a friendly and helpful way as is required to ensure the achievement of all duties and responsibilities.
* Internal Contacts: Contact with staff of all disciplines and at all levels in the course of day-to-day domestic and catering duties.
* External Contacts: Contact with visitors to the Trust, and with a variety of maintenance and other contractors working on site.
* Service Users: Contact with patients. This may be daily within inpatient areas for extended periods of time, or infrequently in outpatient areas. This contact may include communication with service users with severe and enduring mental health problems, who may display behavioural difficulties and import sensitive information.
* To work unsupervised and use own initiative in line with service requirements.
* To ensure timely and accurate completion of documentation, and to enter and use data on information systems.
* To undertake cleaning duties in accordance with cleaning schedules and instructions.
* Any other duties that may be reasonably expected and that are commensurate with the grade.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* CIEH Foundation Certificate in Food Hygiene or equivalent
Knowledge
* Experience of working in a similar role
* Experience of working in the NHS
Skills
* Able to carry out manual tasks
* Able to function as part of a team
* Good interpersonal and communication skills
* Able to be flexible
* Able to maintain accurate records
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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