Facilities Assistant (Cleaning & Catering)

Job summary

We are seeking a motivated and hardworking individual to join our Facilities team as a Facilities Assistant. In this role, support a clean, safe, and welcoming environment for staff, and visitors. With a flexible approach, you'll be responsible for a variety of cleaning tasks.

What We're Looking For:

• Skills & Qualities:
  • A positive, team-oriented attitude and commitment to maintaining high standards.
  • Flexibility and a willingness to take on varied tasks within a healthcare setting.
  • Good communication skills to work effectively with supervisors, team leaders, and clinical/non-clinical staff.
• Experience:
  • Previous experience in a facilities, cleaning role is advantageous but not essential, as full training will be provided.
  • Please include any relevant experience in your application to support the shortlisting process

"Please note: Due to recent changes in UK immigration and visa rules, this role is unlikely to be eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be considered. Candidates requiring sponsorship should review the eligibility criteria on the gov.uk website before applying to assess their eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role."

Main duties of the job

Cleaning Duties:

• Clean and sanitise surfaces, floors, glass, ledges, and all sanitary areas to NHS standards.
• Empty, clean, and replenish waste bins; follow appropriate waste disposal procedures.
• Maintain and clean equipment, ensuring it is in safe and serviceable condition.
• Replace consumables (paper towels, soap, toilet rolls) as needed to keep areas well-stocked.

About us

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?o Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeingo Varied environments: community hospitals, patients' homes, and bases across Sussexo Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retiremento Excellent training, development, and research opportunitieso Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brightono Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networkso Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trusto 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.