Facilities Operative (Domestic) - St Woolos Hospital

We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, and any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.

Please let us know if you have any particular requirements to enable you to participate in the application and selection process. We will be pleased to discuss any reasonable adjustments needed. Please either contact the recruiting manager named in the job advert or alternatively contact the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board recruitment team on 01497 745805 option 3.

If you are successful at interview for this post, you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore, we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are shortlisted for this post, you will be contacted via your email account used to apply, so please check your account regularly.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment-related correspondence via the email registered on the application form.

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board supports flexible working.

Please be advised that there is a temporary top-up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top-up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour (£24,638 per annum). This temporary top-up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed.

Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process.

Job Overview

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board has an exciting opportunity to join our Facilities Team as a Facilities Operative in Domestic Services at St. Woolos Hospital in Newport.

We are looking for a highly motivated and energetic individual who is committed to enhancing the patient & customer experience. Therefore, you must have a passion for providing a high level of customer service.

The working hours will be Monday – Friday 17:00 – 20:00 (15 hours per week).

Main duties of the job

The duties within each function will be set out in the relevant job schedules. The assignment of these duties will meet the priority needs and demands of the service as identified by the manager/supervisor. The post-holder will therefore be expected to take a flexible approach to their duties and must also be able to cover rosters. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. We offer opportunities for everyone to start, grow, and build your career, with extensive training, development opportunities, flexible working, and a focus on wellbeing.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to promote care closer to home and high-quality hospital care when needed. Join us to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service.

Education and Training

Essential criteria

• Basic general education
• Literate & Numerate
• Willingness to undertake & complete the ABUHB facilities competency workbook (within 6 months)
• Willingness to undertake & complete statutory & mandatory training including Basic Food Hygiene certificate
• Willingness to undertake future training as required by the post

Desirable criteria

• BIFM/NVQ level 2
• Experience of working in a healthcare or hospitality environment

Skills

Essential criteria

• Effective communication and good interpersonal skills
• Ability to follow instructions and procedures
• High standards and dependability
• Good time management
• Remain effective under pressure
• Teamwork capability
• Self-motivated and enthusiastic
• Excellent customer care skills
• Positive impression of self and organisation
• Physical ability for manual handling
• Mental resilience under pressure
• Ability to maintain concentration
• Emotional resilience for handling deceased movement
• Working conditions include cleaning, possibly involving bodily fluids

Desirable criteria

• Welsh speaker

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