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Job summary

Main area
Cleaning
Grade
Bank Band 2
Contract
Bank
Hours
Flexible working - hours a variable for each location. supporting provision of cleaning services and meal service provision, every day of the year
Job ref
354-Bank-EF-20093
Employer
Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Bedale Centre
Town
Bognor Regis
Salary
£12.08 per hour
Salary period
Hourly
Closing
06/05/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust logo

Bank Facilities Assistant

Bank Band 2

Come and join us

We're looking for people who share our values (compassion, accountability and optimism) to help us provide high quality care to the patients, carers, families and local communities we serve. We specialise in providing NHS mental health and learning disability services.

So what can we offer you in return?

We're an organisation which puts people first. We'll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. We'll help you learn, acquire new skills and gain further experience to support your career development. And we'll provide the opportunity for you to bring your fresh ideas to work about how we can do things differently and continue improving.

You will also be joining a health and care system committed to working together to do the best we can for the communities we serve. Above all, at Sussex Partnership you'll have the chance to make a difference to the lives of the patients, carers and families across our communities.

As a Trust we are committed in making a difference. Your development is important to us, so don't forget to ask us during interview what opportunities we can offer. We can offer fully funded lifelong learning opportunities such as an apprenticeship from GCSE to Masters level.

If you like the sound of that, then come and join our team.

Job overview

  • 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

Main duties of the job

  • 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

Working for our organisation

We’re a large NHS Mental Health Trust in South East England. We’re looking for people to help us provide high quality services for the patients, carers and local communities we serve.

We want patients and staff to recommend our organisation as a place where they would be happy for their friends and family to be treated. You can help us do this by bringing your skills, experience and commitment to Sussex Partnership.

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is committed to supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our communities.   Our workforce is currently under-represented from Black and Minority, Ethnic and disabled communities and we would welcome applications from these communities.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  • Prior cleaning/housekeeping/domestic experience (highly desirable)
  • Willingness to carry out cleaning duties within a mental health facility based in Bedale Centre in Bognor Regis and across other facilities in Chichester 
  • 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

Person specification

Knowledge/Experience

Essential criteria
  • Has worked in a customer focused environment
  • Experience of working as part of a team
Desirable criteria
  • Previous cleaning or catering experience
  • Previous experience of mental health or NHS

Physical

Essential criteria
  • Able to carry our manual handling tasks as required

Communication

Essential criteria
  • Ability to communicate effectively with a range of people

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Sylwia de Larrabeiti
Job title
Facilities Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0300 304 0723
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