Facilities Assistant

NHS; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 24,000; Part time

Job description

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

The Operational Divisions and Service Directorates are supported by a range of corporate services. These ensure the efficient and effective operation of our core businesses and support the delivery of our performance and regulatory functions. All corporate services staff are specialists who use their professional skills to provide services across the Trust.

Main duties of the job

Facilities Services is part of the ROE agreement, you will work for the NHS but be managed by Aramark, within Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, across Nottinghamshire.

We are looking to recruit a Facilities Assistant who will provide Laundry Services across the Highbury Hospital site. The successful applicant will be responsible for providing a high-quality service.

About us

Nottinghamshire Healthcare employs over 10,000 colleagues who help #MakeADifference every day. We provide intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire. Care is delivered from over 120 sites within the community from acute settings and across low, medium and high secure environments including prisons.

As one of the largest mental health and community trusts in the East Midlands and one of the biggest employers in Nottinghamshire, we are also home to national and regional services such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We are committed to flexible and agile working, including the opportunity to join our bank.

Your health and wellbeing is our priority and as such we invest significantly in this via our in-house Occupational Health Service, Staff Counselling Service and Health and Wellbeing Team.

We offer a number of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) groups, our Green Champions Network, Freedom to Speak Up Network, Health and Wellbeing Champions Network, and Menopause Champions. We provide care to a diverse range of communities and are passionate about supporting diversity and inclusion in the Trust.

If you believe in our values of Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion, and Teamwork, then we would love to hear from you!

Job responsibilities

The hours will be 20 hours per week, 5 out of 7, working in the laundry on Highbury Hospital site. The ability to work effectively and flexibly, both alone and as part of a team, maintaining a high standard of work will be essential. Experience in using Calendar machines, industrial washing machines/dryers, data loggers, steam press, and heat sealer/label machines is required; using a sewing machine is an advantage.

We have in-house training to help your personal development plans and will support you with all of your training.

The benefits include:

• Enhanced rates for weekends and bank holidays!
• Excellent pension
• In-house training opportunities
• Fantastic discounts for NHS staff

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for more information.

Please note that this post does not meet the pay level required for a Skilled worker visa.

Successful applicants with no prior NHS experience would normally be placed at the bottom of the band in line with Agenda for Change. This salary is below the minimum salary required for sponsorship for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa. In these circumstances, the Trust would not, therefore, be able to sponsor for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa.

Applicants requiring a Skilled Worker Visa can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship against the relevant criteria here https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• An understanding of cleanliness and good hygiene practices
• Experience working within a laundry environment
• Understanding of COSHH
• Experience in sewing

Training

• 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

Experience

• Able to carry out instructions as detailed in the job description
• Experience working within a laundry or cleaning environment
• Experience of working within a healthcare environment
• Experience of working with COSHH
• Experience of using a sewing machine

Knowledge

• Understanding of commitment to the equality and diversity principles
• Basic knowledge of Health and Safety
• An ability to demonstrate an understanding of trust values
• Basic understanding of infection control
• Understanding of the responsibility relating to H&S at work and COSHH
• Knowledge of manual handling
• Knowledge of NHS policy and procedures
• Sewing ability

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

Trust Values and Behaviours

• 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

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.

Employer name

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

£23,615 a year (pro rata for part-time)