Job summary
To provide assistance within Bank Facilities Services team.
To maintain a high quality patient and customer focused service within the Facilities areas delivering a high standard of cleanliness, infection prevention, provision of safe, nutritious food in line with food hygiene legislation, to be aware of associated health and safety issues and to participate in planned mandatory and professional training
Your primary base will be as per discussion at interview, however multi-site work between sites maybe required.
Main duties of the job
To provide assistance within Facilities Services across Catering and Domestic services as and when required
About us
#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.
We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.
The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health & Wellbeing team.
The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment
Job description
Job responsibilities
Facilities provides a wide range of non clinical support services to patients, staff and visitors. The services provided include Housekeeping, Linen Services Catering, Retail, Stores/Portering.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Facilities provides a wide range of non clinical support services to patients, staff and visitors. The services provided include Housekeeping, Linen Services Catering, Retail, Stores/Portering.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- An understanding of cleanliness and good hygiene practices
Desirable
- Recognised catering ,cleaning or support services qualification
Experience
Essential
- Able to carry out instructions and duties as detailed in the job description
Desirable
- Experience or working within a catering, cleaning or portering environment
- Experience of working within healthcare environment which may include: a catering, cleaning or portering function
- Experience of working within a food safety management system (HACCP)
Skills
Essential
- 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
- A good understanding of customer service i.e caring, kind, able to hold a conversation with others
- Friendly, courteous disposition
- Frequent requirement for standing for long periods
Physical Requirements
Essential
- Has the physical ability to perform the full range of duties
Training
Essential
- 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
Values and behaviours
Essential
- 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
Knowledge
Essential
- Basic knowledge of Health and Safety
Desirable
- Understanding of Infection Control
- Understanding of COSHH
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- An understanding of cleanliness and good hygiene practices
Desirable
- Recognised catering ,cleaning or support services qualification
Experience
Essential
- Able to carry out instructions and duties as detailed in the job description
Desirable
- Experience or working within a catering, cleaning or portering environment
- Experience of working within healthcare environment which may include: a catering, cleaning or portering function
- Experience of working within a food safety management system (HACCP)
Skills
Essential
- 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
- A good understanding of customer service i.e caring, kind, able to hold a conversation with others
- Friendly, courteous disposition
- Frequent requirement for standing for long periods
Physical Requirements
Essential
- Has the physical ability to perform the full range of duties
Training
Essential
- 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
Values and behaviours
Essential
- 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
Knowledge
Essential
- Basic knowledge of Health and Safety
Desirable
- Understanding of Infection Control
- Understanding of COSHH
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
