Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Facilities Assistant

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Job summary

To be part of the Facilities team ensuring cleanliness of the unit and the four wards at Langley Green Hospital in Crawley, West Sussex.

To ensure the catering element is delivered daily to each ward

To support with improving standards by dealing with waste issues, pest control and laundry requirements for the unit

To Deep clean ward areas and ensure we meet standards of cleanliness.

To follow Safer Food Better Business practices ensuring compliancy around temperature taking of fridges and freezers.

To report any defects to line management.

Main duties of the job

Ensure standards of cleanliness are maintained and improved to cover the ward/unit area worked in.

To be fully compliant with food standards when delivering the meal service to the wards.

To work alongside Clinical staff making sure the environment is kept to a high standard and improving the lives of Service Users.

To work closely with the Facilities Supervisor ensuring compliancy is maintained, schedules are filed out and checks around food delivery and service are met.

About us

Our organisation is expanding and we're looking for people with the right values, skills and/or potential to join us. We need people with energy, expertise, enthusiasm to help us provide the very best possible specialist NHS mental health and learning disability care. This involves helping us achieve our strategy to improve the quality of life for the communities we serve through People, Prevention and Partnerships.

So what can we offer you in return?

We're an organisation which puts people first. We'll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. We'll help you learn, acquire new skills and gain further experience to support your career development. And we'll provide the opportunity for you to bring your fresh ideas to work about how we can do things differently and continue improving.

You will also be joining a health and care system committed to working together to do the best we can for the communities we serve. Above all, at Sussex Partnership you'll have the chance to make a difference to the lives of the patients, carers and families across our communities.

If you like the sound of that, then come and join our team.

Date posted

08 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£23,615 a year Pro Rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

354-EF-20281-A

Job locations

Langley Green

Martyrs Avenue

Crawley

RH117EJ

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be required to work as part of the Facilities cleaning and catering team meeting the NHS National Specifications forCleanliness, and Environmental Health standards.They will be responsible for cleaning all clinical/non clinical areas along with providing a quality food service to patients.Duties include cleaning all kitchen areas, washing up, regenerating prepared meals, and cold food preparation. Assisting with the compliance offood safety policies, NHS cleaning procedures and current legislation.Previous experience would be an advantage, however full training will be provided.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

Has worked in a customer focused environment
Experience of working as part of a team

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

Has worked in a customer focused environment
Experience of working as part of a team

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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