NHS
Facilities Service Assistant
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Job Description
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- Cleaning patient rooms, bathrooms, ward areas, offices, and public spaces.
- Supporting catering services, including meal preparation and delivery.
- Assisting with portering tasks such as transporting equipment, linen, and supplies.
- Maintaining stock levels and ensuring safe use of cleaning equipment and chemicals (COSHH compliance).
- Participating in mandatory training (Fire Safety, Infection Control, Moving & Handling)
- Flexible working options to help you balance work and life
- NHS pension scheme for long-term financial security
- Generous annual leave allowance to recharge and relax
- A strong focus on career development to help you grow and achieve your potential
- Please see attached Job Description
- Please see attached Job Description
Job summary
We are looking for a dedicated Facilities Service Assistant to join our team at Somerset NHS Foundation Trust. This is a vital role supporting patient care by maintaining a clean, safe, and welcoming environment across our community hospital sites.
As a Facilities Service Assistant, you will work closely with the Facilities Team Leader, Housekeeper, and other staff to deliver high standards of cleanliness and hygiene in line with National Cleaning Standards, Trust policies, and Health & Safety regulations.
Main duties of the job
Joining Somerset NHS Foundation Trust as a Facilities Service Assistant means becoming part of a supportive and dedicated team that plays a vital role in patient care. You'll have access to the benefits of working for the NHS, including a generous pension scheme & annual leave entitlement This is your chance to make a real difference every day by ensuring our hospitals remain safe, clean, and welcoming environments for patients, visitors, and staff.
About us
At Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, we're committed to supporting our employees with a range of benefits designed to enhance your professional and personal life. We offer:
Additionally, you'll gain access to our Blue Light Card, unlocking exclusive discounts on shopping, dining, and leisure activities, as well as NHS-specific perks to support you both inside and outside of work.
We are proud to foster a diverse, skilled, and inclusive workforce, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds.
Why Somerset? Somerset offers the perfect blend of idyllic countryside, outstanding areas of natural beauty, and breath taking coastlines, with vibrant cities like Bristol, Bath, and Exeter just a short drive away - and only two hours to London.
The region is home to excellent educational facilities, and with affordable housing compared to other parts of the country, it's a great place to build both your career and your future.
Somerset truly has it all - the peaceful countryside and cosmopolitan city life, with something for everyone to enjoy.
Details
Date posted
15 January 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 2
Salary
£24,465 a year Pro-Rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
184-OL-PU-4016
Job locations
Wellington Cottage Hospital
Bulford
Wellington
Somerset
TA21 8QQ
Job descriptionJob description
Job responsibilities
For a full breakdown of the role with a detailed person specification please see the full attached job description.
Job responsibilities
For a full breakdown of the role with a detailed person specification please see the full attached job description.
Person SpecificationPerson Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Qualifications
Essential
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Wellington Cottage Hospital
Bulford
Wellington
Somerset
TA21 8QQ
Employer's website
Employer details
Employer name
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Wellington Cottage Hospital
Bulford
Wellington
Somerset
TA21 8QQ
Employer's website
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.
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