Job summary
- Main area
- Estates & Facilities
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 25.67 hours per week (12:30pm-18:30pm)
- Job ref
- 186-294-24-CS-B
- Employer
- Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Sherwood Oaks Hospital
- Town
- Mansfield
- Salary
- £22,383 per annum (pro rata for part-time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Facilities Assistant
Band 2
Job overview
We are looking to recruit a Facilities Assistant who will provide a clean, safe environment at our Sherwood Oaks Hospital. The successful applicant will be responsible for providing a high quality service, to our service users.
The hours will be 25.67 hours working 5 days over 7 days (12:30pm-18:30pm) including bank holidays. Hours to be confirmed at interview.
Main duties of the job
The operational Divisions and Service Directorates are supported by a range of corporate services. These ensure the efficient and effective operation of our core businesses and support the delivery of our performance and regulatory functions. All corporate services staff are specialists who use their professional skills to provide services across the Trust.
Facilities Services is part of the Estates and Facilities Directorate, delivering in-house soft FM services within Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, across Nottinghamshire.
Working for our organisation
Nottinghamshire Healthcare employs over 10,000 colleagues who help #MakeADifference every day. We provide intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire. Care is delivered from over 120 sites within the community from acute settings and across low, medium and high secure environments including prisons.
As one of the largest mental health and community trusts in the East Midlands and one of the biggest employers in Nottinghamshire. We are also home to national and regional services such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We are committed to flexible and agile working, including the opportunity to join our bank.
Your health and wellbeing is our priority and as such we invest significantly in this via our in-house Occupational Health Service, Staff Counselling Service and Health and Wellbeing Team.
We offer a number of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) groups, our Green Champions Network, Freedom to Speak Up Network. Health and Wellbeing Champions Network and Menopause Champions. We provide care to a diverse range of communities and are passionate about supporting diversity and inclusion in the Trust.
If you believe in our values of Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork, then we would love to hear from you!
#TeamNottsHC
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The hours will be 25.67 hours working 5 days over 7 days including bank holidays. The shift pattern will be (12:30pm-18:30pm). Applicants may be required to cover other units where necessary. The ability to work effectively and flexibly, both alone and as part of a team, maintaining a high standard of work will be essential.
We have in-house training to help your personal development plans and will support you with all of your training.
The benefits include:
- Enhanced rates for weekends and bank holidays!
- Excellent pension
- In-house training opportunities
- Fantastic discounts for NHS staff
Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for more information.
Please note this post does not meet skill level required for a Skilled worker visa. Applicants requiring a Skilled Worker visa will usually need to be in a role which is at Band 3 or above, however please note not all Band 3 roles are capable of sponsorship. You can determine the likelihood of obtaining Sponsorship against the relevant skill and pay criteria here Immigration Rules - Immigration Rules Appendix Skilled Occupations - Guidance - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Person specification
Dispositional Attributes
Essential criteria
- A good understanding of customer service i.e. caring, kind, able to hold a conversation with others
Desirable criteria
- Performance focused with the ability to operate within the agreed performance standards
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- An understanding of cleanliness and good hygiene practices
Desirable criteria
- Recognised, support services qualification
Training
Essential criteria
- Ability to undertake all mandatory training as required by the individual site
- Ability to undertake any necessary skills and competency training required by the post
Experience
Essential criteria
- Able to carry out instructions as detailed in the job description
Desirable criteria
- Experience or working within a catering, portering or cleaning environment
- Experience of working within healthcare environment
- Experience of working within a food safety management system
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Understanding of commitment to the equality and diversity principles
- Basic knowledge of Health and Safety
Desirable criteria
- An ability to demonstrate an understanding to trust values
- Knowlwdge and awareness of special diets and allergens
- Basic understanding of infection control
- Understanding of the responsibility relating to H&S at work and COSHH
- Knowledge of manual handling
- Knowlwedge of NHS policy and procedures
- Basic Knowledge of food safety
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good communication skills
- Basic numeracy and literacy skills
- Ability to use own initiative to manage the requirements of the job
- Flexible in managing own time and work duties
- Ability to work alone and as part of a team
Values and Behaviours
Essential criteria
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust’s expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation
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
- Chris Arundel
- Job title
- Facilities Co-ordinator
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07721 737737
- Additional information
Mel Spedding
01623 701799
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Duncan Macmillan House
Porchester Road
Mapperley
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
NG3 6AA
- Telephone
- 0115 9691300
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