Bank Service Assistant

Job summary

Are you committed to maintaining a clean, safe, and welcoming environment? Join our team as a Facilities Assistant and help us deliver top quality service for our patients, staff, and visitors.

As a Facilities Assistant, you will work closely with the Facilities Team, including the Facilities Housekeeper, Team Leader, Matron, Head of Catering, and other department leaders to support a range of essential cleaning and maintenance duties. Specific duties will be tailored to meet service requirements and will be discussed in detail during your interview.

Key responsibilities include:

Cleaning and Maintenance: Methodically clean and maintain various areas, including patient rooms, bathrooms, wards, day rooms, offices, meeting rooms, kitchens, and external patio spaces. You'll ensure that all areas meet high standards of cleanliness and sanitation.

Equipment Troubleshooting: Identify and resolve minor issues with cleaning equipment and adapt to changes in cleaning schedules as needed.

Training and Compliance: Participate in ongoing training to stay up-to-date on best practices in cleaning techniques, health and safety, and mandatory training, including Fire Safety, Moving & Handling, COSHH, and Infection Control.

Quality Control: Assist with environmental audits to monitor cleanliness standards, ensuring our facilities meet compliance requirements.

Main duties of the job

Specific duties will be discussed at interview to meet service requirement.

You will work closely with the Facilities Housekeeper, Facilities Team Leader and other Facilities Staff, Matron, Facilities Head of Catering and where applicable some Heads of Departments.

The post holder will be directed by the Facilities Team Leader to carry out a range of duties for the needs of the service.

The cleaning of the work environment following a planned and methodical approach in order to ensure all areas are included.

Examples of areas cleaned are toilets, bathrooms, and patient's single rooms, ward areas, patient's day rooms, and lounges, offices, meeting rooms, external patio areas and the immediate external vicinity of entrances, outpatients departments, kitchens and sanitary areas.

The post holder will be require to resolve fault finding on equipment used or change in cleaning schedules.

Participate in training as directed by the Facilities Team Leader. This would include training in cleaning techniques and mandatory training such as Fire Safety, Moving & Handing, COSHH, and Infection Control.

Working alongside and supporting apprentices with their daily duties, using a buddy system, ensuring they fully understand all Health and Safety aspects of the role, Trust policies and procedures.

Complete actions for environmental audits as required to monitor standards of cleanliness.

About us

As an organisation, the NHS offers a wide range of benefits including flexible working, pension contributions, and not to mention our Blue Light Card and NHS exclusive discounts.

We work hard to make sure that inclusion is part of everything we do. We know that true inclusion means we're able to provide the best care for our patients and provide a fulfilling career for all our colleagues.

We have six active and impactful colleague networks. These networks provide a safe space for colleagues to share their experiences and learn from one another, but also influence change across our trust:

Multicultural Network

Women's Network

Armed Forces' Network

LGBTQ+ Network

Lived Experience Network, for colleagues living with disabilities

Autistic Colleague Network

We offer a form of weekly pay via Wagestream. Bank Pay is an easy way to automatically get paid a percentage of the money you've already earned from any bank shifts completed the previous week. It means you don't have to wait until the end of the month for your bank shift pay, giving you more flexibility.

Don't worry - the remaining portion of your pay is set aside to make sure your tax contributions are paid in full and if your tax contributions amount to less than the money set aside you'll receive it all back at the end of each month.