Facilities Assistant inNewton Abbot inNewton Abbot PUBLISHED
THU 28 NOV 2024
Opportunity to make a positive impact on patient care and hospital environment through essential cleaning, catering, and support services.
Independence in managing your own work priorities and schedules, allowing for flexibility within set procedures.
Collaborative work with a diverse range of hospital staff, patients, and external contacts, enhancing interpersonal skills and building relationships.
Structured working hours that provide a good work-life balance, with weekends and bank holidays included in the schedule.
Engagement in vital infection control and hygiene practices, contributing to overall health and safety in the hospital.
Variety of tasks that keep the role dynamic and engaging, from cleaning and food service to patient transportation and equipment handling.
The Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Facilities Assistant to join their Facilities Management team. This role involves a variety of cleaning, catering, and patient support tasks while ensuring patient privacy, dignity, and confidentiality are upheld.
Key Responsibilities:
- Perform routine and ad-hoc cleaning duties following infection control procedures and Trust cleaning policies.
- Provide food delivery services to patients, staff, and visitors, adhering to food safety guidelines.
- Assist with the transportation of patients and handling linen services.
- Conduct security checks and maintain cleanliness of site vehicles.
- Handle supplies distribution and report equipment faults or pest issues.
- Work independently within predefined schedules, adjusting priorities as needed.
Working Hours:
- 30 hours per week, from 6:00 AM to 12:00 PM, five days a week, including alternate weekends and holidays.
Candidates must be able to communicate effectively with hospital staff and patients and must comply with cleaning and health safety standards. Full job details and person specifications are available in the attached documents.
Care to join our Facilities Management team as a Facilities Assistant?
You will carry out a range of duties associated with the provision of professional cleaning, catering and patient support activities.
At all times the position demands the respect of patient privacy, dignity and confidentiality.
You will:
- Communicate and work with Hospital staff and Patients to include members of the public and external contacts , Facilities Manager, Matron, ward manager and ward staff and other colleagues in the Trust
- Work without direct supervision and work within the schedules prepared by the facilities management team.
- You can make decisions regarding the order of their work to fit in with area procedures, priorities and patient needs.
Working Pattern: 30 hours a week 06.00 - 12.00 x 5 days a week includes every other weekend and bank holidays
- To carry out all routine and ad-hoc cleaning duties including infection control procedures.
- To work within and complete the Trust Cleaning Method Statement Manual.
- To prepare and provide a food delivery service to patients, visitors and staff as requested.
- Carry out all tasks according to policies and food safety guide inclusive of HACCP.
- To provide a collection and delivery service, for relevant service departments.
- Cleaning and safe storage of all Patient support equipment including medical gases and replace as required.
- To provide patient transportation within site area when required to include cadavers.
- Handling all types of linen to provide to wards and associated areas and other laundry duties
- Assist with the unloading of supplies, correct storage, and distribution to departments.
- Use all PPE as required. These may include gloves, aprons, masks, and headwear and other items.
- Reporting relevant pest infestations, equipment faults and need for repairs.
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- To carry out all routine cleaning duties in accordance with the agreed cleaning work schedule and task frequencies to maintain National cleaning standards, present and future guidelines
- To ensure that any cleaning rectification activity is undertaken promptly and thoroughly within the agreed timescale and standards
- Cleaning of wards will be expected
- To provide appropriate dietary needs and food delivery service to patients, visitors and staff as requested. Service of beverages and snacks throughout the day
- Distribution, collection and collation of menu cards
- Cleaning of catering areas and all associated equipment, clearing, washing and storage of crockery, cutlery and equipment in relation to the food and beverage service
- To conduct routine security checks, checking that all outside lighting is working, assist with fire alarm testing, firefighting equipment checks, and ensuring the cleanliness of site vehicles
Please see our attached job description and person specification form for full details.
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