The facilities department at Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Facilities Management Assistant to work at Mossley Hill Hospital. The core of the work is preparing and serving meals in the in-patient area, alongside cleaning clinical and non-clinical areas. The post is part of opening a new Mersey Care hospital, with 15 or 27.5 hour contracts on offer. Candidates need a food hygiene certificate, or must obtain one.
What the job involves
- Prepare and serve meals in the in-patient area
- Clean clinical and non-clinical areas, including toilets, to cleaning schedules
- Carry out basic food preparation
- Monitor fridge and food temperatures
- Collate service user menu orders
- Dispose of waste
- Transport linen
- Complete documentation accurately and on time, and enter data on information systems
- Work unsupervised on own initiative to service requirements
- Stand in for other Facilities Management Assistants when required
- Liaise with staff, visitors and contractors in a friendly, helpful way
- Comply with policies on health and safety, security, manual handling and food safety
Qualifications
- GCSEs or O levels, or experience
- Appropriate food hygiene certificate, held or to be acquired
Experience
- Experience of a similar role in cleaning or catering
Skills & knowledge
- Working as a member of a team to support department and Trust objectives
- Dealing with service users, managers and staff in a friendly, helpful way
- Flexible approach to work
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Working independently as well as in a team
- Carrying out manual tasks
Other
- Values of continuous improvement, accountability, respect, enthusiasm and support
- Understanding of health and safety in safe working practices
- Basic computer skills
- High standards of quality and ability to work to deadlines
- Self-motivated, with the ability to work on own initiative
Nice to have
- Foundation certificate in food hygiene level 2
- Training in health and safety and in catering or cleaning tasks
- Hospital catering and cleaning experience, ideally in an NHS mental health or community setting
- Understanding of the needs of people with mental health problems
- Ability to keep accurate records
- Willingness to undertake further training
- Knowledge of the National Standards of Cleanliness and of cleaning equipment
- Knowledge of COSHH and HACCP
What’s offered
- Flexible working requests considered for all roles
- Training provided where experience is lacking
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
