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Cleaning Operative
Grade
Band 2
Contract
Permanent: Monday - Friday, 17:00 - 20:00
Hours
Part time - 15 hours per week
Job ref
419-6186285-CO-FM
Employer
York Teaching Hospital Facilities Management’
Employer type
NHS
Site
York Community Stadium
Town
York
Salary
£22,383 pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
Today at 23:59

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York Teaching Hospital Facilities Management’ logo

Cleaning Operative - York Community Stadium

Band 2

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Our Values

  •  We are KIND
  •  We are OPEN
  •  We pursue EXCELLENCE

 We are looking for applications from people who share our values to help make us a valued and trusted partner within our care system, that delivers safe effective care to our local population.

Did you know that we offer a generous relocation package (if you accept a 12 month minimum contract) – please read the attached document for more details. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager.

People for Patients. Our People, our Patients, our Priority

Job overview

Contract - Permanent

Hours - 15 hours per week

Base - York Community Stadium

Are you looking for a post based within our York Teaching Hospital Facilities Management Team?

Are you a strong team player, kind, friendly and motivated?

Then we may have the role for you!

York Teaching Hospital Facilities Management (YTHFM) are looking for an approachable and flexible Cleaning Operative to join our team in York Community Stadium.  Experience is not necessary as full training will be given, but a willingness to learn and develop your skills is essential.

The working pattern for this role is Monday - Friday, 17:00 - 20:00.

Main duties of the job

The main responsibilities of the role are maintaining levels of cleanliness throughout a designated area.

Your duties will include, but are not limited to;

  • Ensuring that the department you are assigned to is cleaned in accordance with the work schedule for that area. This will include lifting items and operating cleaning machinery, some of which is industrial standard
  • Undertaking specialist cleaning as required under the guidance of the Facilities Supervisor and/or Department Manager and/or Infection Prevention Department
  • Using machinery/equipment in accordance to your training to prevent endangering yourself and others
  • Ensuring all the cleaning materials and disposables are used economically and are stored securely and safely in your work area
  • Ensuring that whilst carrying out your duties the correct colour coded equipment is used to prevent cross contamination

You will work without immediate supervision so must be able to prioritise and use your own initiative. Tasks may need to be completed under time and other pressures but you will maintain standards and pride in your work.

We are looking for people who are able to read, write and converse in English. You will also have a basic understanding of/are willing to complete appropriate qualifications and training in:

  • knowledge of cleaning procedures,
  • COSSH procedures
  • infection prevention and control
  • Relevant water systems training
  • Use of equipment such as floor cleaning machinery

Working for our organisation

Our benefits

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

  • National terms and conditions for NHS workers
  • Competitive minimum hourly rate of £11.45.
  • Enhanced Pay for unsocial hours worked – unsocial hours are any hours worked on weekends or between the hours of 8pm and 6am.  At Band 2, the enhancements are: all time on Saturday (midnight to midnight) and any weekday after 8 pm and before 6 am – time plus 41% (£16.14 per hour) or all time on Sundays and Public Holidays (midnight to midnight) – time plus 83% (£20.95 per hour).
  • Paid training
  • Free uniform
  • 27 days paid holiday (pro rata for part time) plus bank holidays
  • Increased paid holiday allowance after 5 and 10 years service
  • Access to the NHS Pension Scheme
  • Fantastic discounts for staff, including local restaurants and shops
  • Generous occupational family leave entitlement and occupational sick pay

YTHFM are currently funding level 1 membership of a Tailored Healthcare Cash Plan for all substantive Band 2 and 3 staff, on a trial basis and as a gesture of goodwill.  This provides employees with access to a range of benefits, including refunding the costs of optical and dental services, physiotherapy and wellbeing treatments, up to defined limits.  This does not form part of our terms and conditions of employment and could be withdrawn at any time.   We also offer discounted membership of Westfield Health’s standard Plan for staff on bank contracts or employed in Band 4 or above.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities.  We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds.  If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: [email protected].

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment.  It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can.  We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Armed Forces Friendly Employer

We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers.  This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements

Our Trust continues to strongly encourage our staff to be vaccinated against COVID19, this remains our best defence to protect our patients, ourselves and everyone else.

Person specification

Experience & knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Able to read, write and converse in English
  • Able to understand and follow written and verbal instructions

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to: - Undertake cleaning duties involving lifting items and operating cleaning machinery, some of which is industrial standard

Education, Qualifications and Training

Essential criteria
  • Good basic education which includes reading and writing plus basic numeric skills
  • Basic understanding and a willingness to complete appropriate qualifications and training including customer service training (or to be completed within 6 months of employment start date)

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Good Business CharterVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyMenopause Friendly EmployerArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employer

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Lindsey O'Donovan
Job title
Assistant Domestic Services Manager
Email address
Lindsey.O'[email protected]
Telephone number
01904724691
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