Bank Facilities Assistant - Hailsham and Hellingly inHellingly inHellingly PUBLISHED 15 DEC 2023

• Prior cleaning/housekeeping/domestic experience (highly desirable)
• Willingness to carry out cleaning duties within a mental health facility based in Hellingly or Hailsham areas
• Ability to work in a team, as well as independently
• Ability to remain organised and show attention to detail in work carried out
• Knowledge of COSHH and infection control (desirable)
• Hold a valid in date clean enhanced DBS certificate issued within the last 12 months or a current valid in-date DBS certificate, registered with the update Service (with photographic evidence of this) or be willing to apply for a new DBS
• Available to start work on completion of pre-employment checks

To successfully commence employment, you will be required to:

• Hold a clean valid-in date enhanced DBS certificate issued in the last 12 months or a valid in-date DBS certificate registered with the update service (if held by a third party) to commence employment successfully. If you do not yet hold an enhanced clean DBS certificate issued in the last 12 months or a valid certification of a DBS registered with the update service (with photographic evidence) - you will be required to apply for a new DBS part of your application.
• Provide professional employment/educational references covering the last 3 years

• 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
• Benefits include a generous NHS pension, annual leave starting at 35 days including Bank Holidays for full-time roles, and generous financial enhancements for anti-social hours and weekend working

• Cleaning wards and other areas of specialist mental health unit
• Following procedures to help control infection
• General cleaning and tidying up of rooms
• Ensure the environment is cleaned in line with national cleaning standards
• Report maintenance issues
• Maintaining stock levels of cleaning products