Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Facilities Assistant

The closing date is 30 June 2025

Job summary

Working within a specialist Mental Health hospital, you will ensure that the ward(s) / areas you are assigned to are cleaned in accordance with the Work Schedule for those ward(s) / areas. This will include vacuuming floors; sweeping, scrubbing and mopping floors; high and low dusting; wiping over and polishing (where applicable) both vertical and horizontal surfaces, mirrors, bins, sani-bins; cleaning toilets, sinks, baths and showers; cleaning cookers, regeneration ovens, fridges, holding fridges, microwaves and others items in the kitchens; defrosting fridges on a regular basis; restocking consumables such as toilet tissue, handtowels, soap; descaling taps; and bins and replacing bin liners.
You will be playing a very important part in maintaining the environment to an excellent standard for our patients.
Your work will involve working alongside patients and occasionally interacting with them as you carry out your duties outlined below.
You will be working as part of the Facilities Team and are expected to have a flexible approach to your duties.
Full training will be provided, along with on-going on-line and face to face training.
Full uniform and PPE will be provided

Main duties of the job

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

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

16 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,169 a year Pro Rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

354-EF-20306

Job locations

Pepperville House

Fort Rd, Wick

Littlehampton

BN17 7QU

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be required to work as part of the Facilities cleaning meeting the NHS National Specifications forCleanliness, and Environmental Health standards.They will be responsible for cleaning all clinical/non clinical areas.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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