This Facilities Assistant post sits with Devon Partnership NHS Trust, which runs mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services. The work centres on cleaning to National Cleaning Standards and infection control rules, plus serving food, distributing linen and light portering. Staff communicate with service users who may find understanding harder because of mental health or learning disabilities. Level 2 Food Hygiene and experience in cleaning and catering are essential.
What the job involves
- Clean the allocated department and associated areas to schedule, National Cleaning Standards and infection control requirements
- Serve food and prepare beverages, including regeneration of food
- Distribute and collect linen to wards and departments, and carry out laundry duties
- Ensure correct waste segregation and disposal in line with Trust policy
- Check equipment before use and display warning signs under Health and Safety Regulations
- Assist with ad hoc light portering
- Complete Trust and departmental paperwork to standing instructions
- Assist with health, safety, hygiene checks and audits
- Follow food hygiene legislation and policies, reporting faults, defects and operational issues to supervisor or manager
- Take part in training programmes and courses relevant to the role
- Exchange routine information orally, in writing and electronically
- Communicate with service users and outside agencies, including where mental health or learning disabilities may create barriers to understanding
What's required
Qualifications
- Level 2 Food Hygiene
- Level 2 or equivalent in hospitality, cleaning or support services, or willingness to work towards it
Experience
- Experience in cleaning services
- Experience in catering services
Skills & knowledge
- Basic IT skills
Nice to have
- Hospital cleaning techniques
- Food hygiene and safety
What's offered
- Training and development opportunities
- Access to ongoing learning and career progression
- Part-time and flexible working applications considered and supported where possible
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
