Support Services Assistant - Cleaning, Catering & Portering

Job summary

We are hoping to recruit a member of staff to join our Facilities Team at Weymouth Community Hospital.

This multiskilled role is working in a friendly hospital environment, mainly within the cleaning team and porter team, helping with cleaning duties in the main hospital, in our outpatient clinical areas to include duties such as emptying bins, cleaning toilets and porter duties where support to the entire site is given for such duties as accepting deliveries, removing waste bags to the external waste bins, monitoring medical gas supplies and general site duties such as supporting patients from the car park to their appointments and ensuring the doors and windows are closed prior to leaving the shift.

We have a 21 hour vacancy, cleaning each Monday, Tuesday and Friday 5pm-8pm and Porter duties each Wednesday and Thursday 3pm-9.30pm.

There may be a need to change this pattern to work flexibly within the team to cover the needs of the service. Additional hours are usually available to cover annual leave and sickness absence.

Any additional hours where they are worked at weekend attracts additional enhanced levels of pay and you will receive a generous annual leave allowance.

Employment in this post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of. Applicants who subscribe to the DBS update service are able to present a valid DBS certificate instead of requiring a new check.

Main duties of the job

Cleaning - duties across the site, working to NHS cleaning standards, as the cleaning rota requires. - weekly duties supporting the delivery of items throughout the site,

Porter duties, collecting samples, receiving deliveries and supporting in unloading deliveries such as stores and catering deliveries.

A full UK driving license is an advantage for this role, however it is not essential as you may be required to use the hospital vehicle to deliver meals to a nearby site.

Catering; whilst not planned within the shift pattern, there may on occasion be a need to cover catering duties, such as making salads and sandwiches, restocking the vending machines - experience preferred but not essential.

For all duties, full training, support and uniform will be provided, shadowing current experienced staff to enable the successful candidate to become confident in their role

Recommend a friend or family member and earn cash!

Do you have a friend or family member you would recommend to join us? Or do you know someone who wants to return to practice in the NHS? If the person you refer is appointed by the Trust and completes their probationary period you will receive £500 reward payment for the introduction! Please contact the recruitment team if you require further info!

About us

At Dorset HealthCare we're on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We're a dynamic, forwardlooking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.

We do things differently here - it's one of the reasons the CQC rated us 'outstanding' in 2019. It's also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you're looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.

Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We're an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.

Working with us you'll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don't know. And you'll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.