Job summary
- Main area
- Cleaning and catering
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 150-GM2068-COR
- Employer
- Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Nightingale
- Town
- Haywards Heath
- Salary
- £24,465 Pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Facilities Assistant Cleaning and Catering
NHS AfC: Band 2
Job overview
An exciting position has become available to join our Facilities team at the Kleinwort site in the Nightingale building. You may also be required to work in the Kleinwort Centre. We are looking for someone who enjoys working as part of a team and has a flexible approach to support the needs of the service.
Please note that this role will be part time - 15 hours per week Monday to Friday
Main duties of the job
Good communication skills is vital as you will come into contact with service users and colleagues.
The role is cleaning and maybe some catering duties for the healthcare premises to required standards.
Previous cleaning or catering experience would be an advantage, but not essential as full training will be provided.
Working for our organisation
We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.
Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.
Why work for us?
• Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeing
• Varied environments: community hospitals, patients’ homes, and bases across Sussex
• Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retirement
• Excellent training, development, and research opportunities
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton
• Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networks
• Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust
• Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast
Our values—Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence—guide everything we do.
We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.
This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Clean all surfaces using appropriate methods to remove dust and debris.
- Clean all hard floors and mop daily.
- Use of electrical cleaning equipment.
- Empty, clean and replenish waste bins.
- Seal waste bags and carry out appropriate waste disposal procedures.
- Clean internal glass and ledges.
- Maintain equipment in a clean and serviceable condition.
- Maintain and respect the privacy and dignity of patients whilst carrying out Facilities duties.
- Replenish consumables – paper towels, soap, toilet rolls etc.
- Adopt a flexible approach, as you may be required to work at any Trust site.
- Flexible with hours and availability to work additional hours.
- Ensure the correct storage of all items.
- Collect and clean all crockery and cutlery and kitchen utensils as required using automatic dishwashers where available.
- Collect, wash and return water jugs.
- Collection and delivery of goods.
- To issue and collate inpatient menus.
- To prepare and serve food and beverages as required.
- To ensure security is maintained at all times.
- Completion of departmental paperwork as required.
- Assist with the service of patient, visitors and staff meals.
- Provide the appropriate amount of crockery and cutlery in advance of service times.
- Ensure that food presentation, portion control, temperature and quality standards are adhered to.
Cleaning role tasks:
- Remove / replace / clean curtains and blinds as necessary.
- Clean all sanitary areas.
- Clean Beds.
- Clean furniture.
- Clean kitchens and dining areas
- Clean clinical and non-clinical areas
- Use machinery following training.
Catering role tasks:
- To ensure strict adherence to all policies and procedures in relation to food hygiene, including HACCP, personal hygiene and cleaning down procedures.
- Carry out the regeneration of prepared meals, preparation of salads and sandwiches, and any other food items as required.
- Ensure that the patient meals are placed in the appropriate ward trolleys at the correct time and ready for service.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to GCSE/O'level standard
Desirable criteria
- NVQ cleaning
- Basic health and safety cert
- Basic Food Safety awareness or cert
Experience
Essential criteria
- Customer focused environment
Desirable criteria
- Experience of cleaning
Skills and knowledge
Essential criteria
- Literate and numerate
- Ability to understand and follow written & verbal instructions
- Work as a team
- Ability to record information
- Able to work independently using initiative
Desirable criteria
- Flexible
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jayne Taylor
- Job title
- Facilities Team Leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01273 696011
- Additional information
Jayne Taylor
Facilities Team Leader
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 01273 696011ext: 3281
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