Facilities Management Assistant - Liverpool, United Kingdom - Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Description
The facilities department employ a variety of support staff to help maintain a clean, safe and welcoming environment.As a Facilities Management Assistant you will provide a range of tasks which will including the cleaning of clinical and non-clinical areas, portering and catering which will involve food preparation duties and standing in for other FMA's as required.
Rathbone Hospital, Mill Lane, Liverpool L13 4AWPost 1: 15 hours per week on rota (including weekends pm - 6.30pm
Wavertree Bungalow, Old Mill Lane, Liverpool, L15 8LN
Post 2: 12 hours per week on rota (including weekends pm - 6.30pm
Shortlisting planned for 26th June 2023
Interviews planned for 17th July 2023
Applications are invited from hard working, self-motivated individuals who are able to work on their own initiative and also as part of a team.
You must have a flexible approach to your workload, be able to work to deadlines and have high standards of quality in your work.
You will need to demonstrate an understanding of the need to deal with service users and staff in a helpful and supportive manner.
You must have good communication skills, a positive attitude and an understanding of health and safety in relation to safe working practices.
Previous experience of hospital cleaning duties and catering provision within a mental health environment would be an advantage, however, training will be provided.
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 11 million people.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient.
We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together.
We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Principal Responsibilities:
- To work as members of a team, carrying out facilities tasks as allocated and prioritised.
- Cleaning of clinical/ward areas, inclusive of toilets;
- Waste disposal;
- Linen transportation;
- Basic food preparation;
- Fridge and food temperature monitoring;
- Till operation;
- Collating service user menu orders;
- Filling vending machines.
- To assist colleagues and their line manager, carry out the tasks assigned to the team or individual and to support the minimisation of overtime and sickness costs to the Trust and also minimise the waste of resources, through operating the required reporting, management or information systems.
- To undertake all mandatory training as required by Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust and ensure that all required training is kept up to date.
- To take part in performance management and Personal Achievement and Contribution Evaluations (PACE).
- To comply with all relevant policies and procedures (including, but not limited to, health & safety, security, manual handling and food safety). As work may be carried out in a wide variety of locations, adherence to site-specific security procedures is of paramount importance.
- To take responsibility for the completion of all duties in a safe and efficient manner, and to maintain regular contact with their line manager.
- To stand in for other FMA's as required.
- To liaise with all relevant parties in a friendly and helpful way as is required to ensure the achievement of all duties and responsibilities.1. Internal Contacts
- External Contacts
- Service Users
This contact may include communication with service users with severe and enduring mental health problems, who may display behavioural difficulties and import sensitive information.
- To work unsupervised and use own initiative in line with service requirements.
- To ensure timely and accurate completion of documentation, and to enter and use data on information systems.
- To undertake cleaning duties in accordance with cleaning schedules and instructions.
- Any other duties th
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