• Job Description

  Req#: C9298-FAC-025?language=en&page=342&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  CLEANERS AND HOUSEKEEPERS WANTED!

  Do you want to make a difference to your local community?

  The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is looking for flexible and reliable individuals to work as Facilities Technicians (Patient Environment) at Leeds General Infirmary, St James's Hospital, Chapel Allerton hospital, Seacroft and Wharfedale sites.

  We currently have permanent vacancies, for Facilities Technicians to work as Ward Housekeepers on Wards, department areas or public spaces.

  PLEASE NOTE ALL CURRENT VACANCIES AVAILABLE ARE FOR MONDAY - FRIDAY ONLY. WE HAVE NO WEEKEND POSITIONS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.

  Shifts available for Monday to Friday work patterns include the following shifts:

  - POST TYPE ONE: 12:00-18:30

  - POST TYPE TWO: 1200-19:00

  - POST TYPE THREE: 1330-19:00

  - POST TYPE FOUR: 1500 / 16:00-19:30

  - POST TYPE FIVE: 15:00 - 20:00

  - POST TYPE SIX: 15:00 - 23:00

  Successful applicants will be invited to an interview assessment centre. Date to be decided.

  Each assessment centre will be recruiting for positions available at ALL sites regardless of the interview location

  A full enhanced DBS check will be required for all roles

  PREVIOUS APPLICANTS FROM THE LAST 3 MONTHS NEED NOT APPLY

  Main duties of the job

  The roles will provide cleaning within either wards, departments or public areas, dependant on which role the successful candidates are appointed into. Within ward areas the role is also required to complete full catering services to Patients .

  - Ensuring the environment is cleaned to the highest standards.

  - Catering duties involve a caring, Patient centred approach to meal & beverage services.

  - There will be an expectation to complete ad-hoc duties when required.

  - The ideal candidates will be enthusiastic, good team players and able to work on their own initiative and be able to demonstrate the Leeds Way Values, these being:-

  - Patient Centred

  - Accountable

  - Collaborative

  - Fair

  - Empowered

  Full Training and a uniform will be provided.

  About us

  Leeds Teaching Hospitals is one of the largest employers in Leeds, employing over 20,000 staff and providing care to 1.6 million patients every year. The Estates and Facilities team keep the Trust's sites running and manage one of the largest estate portfolios across the NHS. With over 2,500 staff, we provide a range of facilities management services and ensure our buildings and environments are fit for purpose, clean and safe.

  Whether we're cleaning wards, maintaining buildings, monitoring environmental impact, providing staff childcare, delivering hot meals to patients or patrolling our sites, we support the delivery of patient care. Guided by our Leeds Way Values, we are committed to creating the best place to work and being the employer of choice for estates and facilities in the region. By joining the team, you'll have access to a friendly support network with ongoing training, career progression and an excellent benefits package

  Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.

  Date posted

  09 April 2024

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 2

  Salary

  £22,383 a year

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

  Reference number

  C9298-FAC-025

  Job locations

  St. James's University Hospital

  Beckett Street

  Leeds

  LS9 7TF

  
  

  Leeds General Infirmary

  Great George Street

  Leeds

  LS1 3EX

  
  

  Chapel Allerton Hospital

  Chapeltown Road

  Leeds

  LS7 4SA

  
  

  Seacroft Hospital

  York Road

  Leeds

  LS14 6UH

  
  

  Wharfedale General Hospital

  Newall Carr Road

  Otley

  West Yorkshire

  LS21 2LY

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  The post holder is member of the facilities operational team and will be responsible for carrying out any duties commensurate with the grade of post. The role includes provision of catering, cleaning, portering, receptions, logistics and traffic management across any of the Trust sites. The role requires flexibility in approach to the duties required as these may alter throughout the course of a work day/week, however the post holder will have one primary role that they will orientate towards on a daily basis. High standards of quality will be expected to be delivered in line with Facilities/LTHT practices and policies.

  The post holder will be expected to have basic knowledge of a number of administrative and operational functions and utilise both facilities and LTHT IT systems in order to complete their job role. The nature of the role requires the use of responding to some tasks via a defined communication system.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  The post holder is member of the facilities operational team and will be responsible for carrying out any duties commensurate with the grade of post. The role includes provision of catering, cleaning, portering, receptions, logistics and traffic management across any of the Trust sites. The role requires flexibility in approach to the duties required as these may alter throughout the course of a work day/week, however the post holder will have one primary role that they will orientate towards on a daily basis. High standards of quality will be expected to be delivered in line with Facilities/LTHT practices and policies.

  The post holder will be expected to have basic knowledge of a number of administrative and operational functions and utilise both facilities and LTHT IT systems in order to complete their job role. The nature of the role requires the use of responding to some tasks via a defined communication system.

  Person Specification

  Experience

  Essential

  • -To have experience of cleaning commercially in previous roles
  • -To have experience of catering commercially in previous roles
  • -To have experience of working within a customer facing role

  Desirable

  • -To have experience of working within a health care setting
  • -To have experience of cleaning
  • -To have experience of catering
  • - To have experience of IT skills/computer literate
  • -To have experience of infection / cross contamination control practice

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • - To have basic literacy & numeracy
  • - GCSE or equivalent in maths / English

  Desirable

  • -To have Food Safety level 1 Cleaning / Housekeeping NVQ or equivalent Health and Safety level 1
  • - NVQ level 2 in Health and Social Care

  Skills & Behaviours

  Essential

  • -To be able to work under own initiative and as part of a team
  • -To Conduct themselves in a polite professional appearance/ manner at all times
  • -To be able to prioritise workload with competing demands

  Desirable

  • -To be Able to carry out physical tasks and be physically fit (with reasonable adjustments if necessary)

  Person Specification

  Experience

  Essential

  • -To have experience of cleaning commercially in previous roles
  • -To have experience of catering commercially in previous roles
  • -To have experience of working within a customer facing role

  Desirable

  • -To have experience of working within a health care setting
  • -To have experience of cleaning
  • -To have experience of catering
  • - To have experience of IT skills/computer literate
  • -To have experience of infection / cross contamination control practice

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • - To have basic literacy & numeracy
  • - GCSE or equivalent in maths / English

  Desirable

  • -To have Food Safety level 1 Cleaning / Housekeeping NVQ or equivalent Health and Safety level 1
  • - NVQ level 2 in Health and Social Care

  Skills & Behaviours

  Essential

  • -To be able to work under own initiative and as part of a team
  • -To Conduct themselves in a polite professional appearance/ manner at all times
  • -To be able to prioritise workload with competing demands

  Desirable

  • -To be Able to carry out physical tasks and be physically fit (with reasonable adjustments if necessary)

  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

  Leeds Teaching Hospitals

  Address

  St. James's University Hospital

  Beckett Street

  Leeds

  LS9 7TF

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Leeds Teaching Hospitals

  Address

  St. James's University Hospital

  Beckett Street

  Leeds

  LS9 7TF

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• 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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