Job summary
- Main area
- Domestic
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 391-RFL-7285897
- Employer
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- North Middlesex Hospital
- Town
- Edmonton
- Salary
- £29,179 per annum, including HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Band 2 Facilities Services Assistant - (Domestics)
NHS AfC: Band 2
Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
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Job overview
To satisfy the needs of the patients whilst consistently achieving the service and product delivery standard. You will collect, store, regenerate and delivery crockery, cutlery, patient food and beverages to ward areas.
Main duties of the job
Facilities Service Assistant (Domestics) - Band 2
We have number of vacancies and shift pattern available: please state your preferred hours and shift patterns clearly on your application form:
35 hours - Monday to Friday shift
15 hours - Evening shift
20 hours - Weekend shift
The Facilities Service Assistant will be an active team member working closely with their colleagues and team leaders and with nursing staff, department staff and site managers to achieve and maintain a safe, clean and hygienic environment for all our patients, visitors and staff. Ensuring the service is carried out in a professional, efficient, friendly and polite manner, and that all appropriate materials and equipment are used in conjunction with COSHH, Health and Safety Legislation, Trust, NPSA and local policies. Comply with the latest Infection control policies at all times
Working for our organisation
North Mid is part of North Central London integrated care system – consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. As with other ICS’s, we are working increasingly closely with partners and indeed many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level. Whilst all organisations remain as standalone, statutory bodies we have an ICS infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches.
We are proud of our staff and want to ensure their training allows them to provide excellent clinical care. We are also a training unit for medical students from UCL and St George’s University Grenada, and for nursing and midwifery students from Middlesex and City Universities.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information please refer to the attached Job description for full duties and responsibilities
Person specification
Values
Essential criteria
- • Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Basic literacy and numeracy skills
Desirable criteria
- NVQ level 2 Cleaning and Support Services Skills or willing to undertake
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous cleaning experience
Desirable criteria
- Experience of using buffing machine/hanging curtains
Skills and aptitudes
Essential criteria
- To be able to follow instructions, policies and procedures
- Effective communication skills
- Ability to respond to customer request in a polite, efficient manner
Desirable criteria
- Previous NHS cleaning experience
Personal Qualities & attributes
Essential criteria
- Flexible approach to working hours and shift patterns.
- Friendly approachable disposition .
- Demonstrate high personal standards and service.
- Be calm and confident, particularly in stressful situations .
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Mihaela Agrigorosoaie
- Job title
- Facilities Manager Inhouse Services
- Email address
- [email protected]
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