Job summary
- Main area
- General Service Assistant
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 16 hours per week (Various hours available)
- Job ref
- 201-24-314-A
- Employer
- Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Longreach House
- Town
- Redruth
- Salary
- £22,383 Pro Rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
General Service Assistant
Band 2
Thank you for your interest in joining us at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
We pride ourselves in striving to be an employer of choice.
Strategic Themes
Great Care
- Care based on what matters to people.
- Care provided at home or close to home.
- Improvement through learning, research and innovation.
- Prevention and alternatives to hospital.
Great Organisation
- Buildings that support health and wellbeing.
- Technology enabled care.
- Care teams are supported by responsive corporate services.
- Safe, efficient, effective and productive.
Great People
- A place people love to work and feel valued.
- Living our values with staff (all voices count).
- Attract, grow and develop talent.
- Leaders with compassion, who continuously learn and listen.
Great Partner
- Encourage and enable effective partnerships.
- Joined-up community services.
- Work with others to maximise workforce opportunities.
- Reduce our impact on the environment.
At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
The successful applicant will be an NHS employee and may therefore have contact with vulnerable service users. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been necessary to take significant steps to protect the health and safety of our staff, service users and those attending our sites. Unless exempt, we encourage and support staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.
Job overview
Longreach House is a mental health inpatient unit containing 3 wards (45 beds), meeting rooms and offices.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and confident person(s) to join the hospital support team at Longreach House to ensure a clean and well-kept environment for our patients.
The successful candidate(s) ideally will have experience in cleaning and catering within the NHS or an equivalent organisation. They will join a small team of General Service Assistants supporting the Hotel Services Supervisor, Business Support Manager, Ward Managers and ward staff at Longreach House.
The role will also involve general domestic (cleaning & catering) duties including the preparation of fresh salads which is served to patients and also the serving of hot meals to the patients at meal times. A period of training will be arranged to induct the successful candidate(s) into the role and other members of the GSA team will be there to support.
The post holder(s) will be expected to work in the patient environment, communicating effectively and sensitively with all service users, carers and professionals promoting good working relationships. A commitment to maintaining confidentiality and quality of service is also of the utmost importance.
The successful candidate(s) must be a team player but also be confident in their ability to work alone. They also must be able to manage their time effectively; prioritising tasks appropriately and maintain a high standard accuracy.'
Main duties of the job
To provide a complete level of ancillary service to the Clinical Unit/Ward Manager.
This is a key post, vital to maintaining the Organisation’s hygiene and control of infections
Working for our organisation
We’re an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people’s physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.
We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.
Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.
We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.
Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Good basic level of ability in Maths and English
Desirable criteria
- NVQ Level 2 equivalent qualifications/experience
Experience
Essential criteria
- Relevant experience working in a care setting
- Experience of preparing and serving meals for a range of clients with different dietary requirements
- Basic keyboard skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Clare Arch
- Job title
- Supervisor
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01209 318988
- Additional information
Please note we are not accepting any communication from Recruitment Agencies at the current time. Please refrain from Sending the Trust CV’s as this does not count as an introduction
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