Location: Dawlish, EX7 0NR
Salary: £23614.00
Date posted: 10th January 2025
Closing date: 6th February 2025
Our professional responsibility is to reduce the risk of infection to others as far as possible. Getting vaccinated against diseases that can be passed person-to-person in healthcare settings is part of this responsibility. The Trust will provide advice, guidance and support on vaccinations and access to vaccinations where requested.
Job Description:
We have exciting opportunities for full-time and part-time Facilities Assistants based at Langdon Hospital in Dawlish.
The post holder will work within the Trust's various wards and departments to carry out a range of duties associated with the provision of cleaning, food service, and other patient support activities.
Main Duties of the Job
1. Cleaning duties within the allocated department of work and associated areas in accordance with the departmental cleaning schedule, National Cleaning Standards, and including specialist cleaning as required by Infection Control.
2. Assist with ad hoc light portering duties.
3. Checking equipment to be used and displaying warning signs to comply with the Health and Safety Regulations.
4. Ensuring correct waste segregation disposal procedures in accordance with Trust policy.
5. Regeneration and serving of food, beverage preparation, and associated duties.
6. Distribution and collection of linen to wards and departments and other associated laundry duties.
7. Completion of Trust and departmental paperwork in accordance with standing instructions.
8. Assistance with Health, Safety, Hygiene, and monitoring checks/audits.
9. To observe Food Hygiene Legislation, hospital and client policies and procedures at all times, reporting any faults, defects or operational issues to the Supervisor/Manager/Client representative.
10. Engagement with all training programmes/courses relevant to the role.
About Us
We provide mental health, learning disability, and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high-quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.
We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do.
Our Values
We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trust's core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part-time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity, or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.
Job Responsibilities
Please refer to the full Job Description and Person specification attached to this advert which will provide further information on this role.
Person Specification
Physical Skills
* Moderate physical abilities required to carry out this post.
* Food service delivery of the meals to service users (obtained through training and good practice).
Planning & Organisational Skills
* Able to cope with a sometimes unpredictable environment.
* Able to organise own day-to-day work tasks obtained through good practice.
Knowledge
* Hospital cleaning techniques.
* Food Hygiene/safety.
Qualifications
* QCF level 2 or equivalent in Hospitality/cleaning and support services, or willing to work towards achieving qualification.
* Basic IT Skills.
* Level 1 Food Hygiene.
Experience
* Experience in cleaning services.
* Experience in catering services.
Communication and Working Relationship Skills
* Providing and receiving routine information orally, in writing, and electronically to assist in understanding own job.
Analytical & Judgemental Skills
* Judgments involving straightforward facts or situations.
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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