Job overview

TWA, Trafford, Withington and Altrincham hospitals is a division of Manchester Foundation Trust and the Facilities staff employed provide an integral service to the smooth running of the Division. We are now looking for staff to be based at Withington Community Hospital to deliver excellent support services to the Trust.

As a Facilities Assistant - Domestic you will deliver a full and comprehensive cleaning service to the departments in Withington Community Hospital. You may also be required to support at our Intermediate Care Units Buccleuch Lodge, Monet Lodge Intermediate Care Unit, and Dermot Murphy.

We have a Monday - Friday 16:30-20:00 or 17:00 - 20:00 post available and a 20 hour per week flexible shifts (with advance notice) Monday - Sunday between 06:00-20:00 available. As we are a healthcare organisation that is open 7 days per week, the successful candidates may be asked to work on bank holidays, including Christmas.

Please note that these are domestic and catering roles and not a nursing assistant role.

Main duties of the job

Provision of cleaning and catering services within a Hospital/Healthcare environment whilst working closely with Ward/Department staff to ensure a high-quality service provision.

To work closely and support other facilities services such as linen and portering to ensure the seamless delivery of facilities services.

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.