Overview
We are seeking motivated and reliable Facilities Operatives to join our Facilities team across our Monmouthshire/Blaenau Gwent sites within Aneurin Bevan University Health Board. This is a varied and essential support role, helping to ensure our hospitals run safely, efficiently and compassionately.
Responsibilities
You will work flexibly across a range of facilities functions, including domestic cleaning, catering services, and hospital portering, with full training provided. You will be a key part of a large multidisciplinary team delivering high-quality services to patients, visitors and staff, while upholding the Health Board’s values, dignity and infection prevention standards.
Depending on service need, your duties will include some or all of the following:
- Domestic Services: Delivering high standards of cleaning across patient and non-patient areas, working to agreed cleaning schedules and outcome-based standards, carrying out routine, specialist, discharge and rapid-response cleaning, safely using cleaning equipment, machinery and approved chemicals.
- Catering: Prepare basic food items (e.g., sandwiches, salads, beverages), pick and pack regeneration food trolleys, monitor and record all food temperatures, maintain excellent standards of food hygiene, cleanliness and infection control following policies and procedures, carry out cleaning duties in kitchens, ward pantries and service areas, support retail catering services including till operation and customer service, maintain stock levels and safe storage of provisions, equipment and materials, and work closely with clinical teams and Facilities colleagues.
Qualifications
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Required and preferred skills:
- Ability to follow instructions and procedures
- Strong customer care and communication skills
- Flexible to the needs of the service and able to work as part of a team
- Willingness to undertake mandatory training (e.g., food hygiene, infection control)
- Ability to undertake manual handling requirements of the role
- Ability to remain effective under pressure
- Self‑motivated and enthusiastic
- Experience in healthcare, facilities, cleaning, catering or hospitality
- NVQ/BIFM Level 2 or willingness to work towards it
- Previous NHS experience is advantageous
Benefits
You will be expected to work flexibly across services and cover a 7-day rota, including weekends and bank holidays.
Why work for us?
- Play a vital role in supporting patient care and hospital services
- Full training and development opportunities provided
- NHS pension scheme and staff benefits
- A supportive, inclusive working environment
- Unsocial hours enhancements and basic salary: Nights (8:00pm–6:00am) time + 41%, All day Saturday time + 41%, All day Sunday and public holidays time + 83%
- These enhancements apply where shifts are worked within the stated periods and can increase take home pay.
About the Employer
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (ABUHB) is a multi‑award‑winning NHS organisation serving the communities of Gwent. With more than 14,000 staff and volunteers, we provide safe, high‑quality, and compassionate care across hospitals, GP practices, community services and mental health settings. As a University Health Board, research, education and innovation are central to our work, supporting evidence‑based practice and continuous improvement. We focus on prevention, reducing health inequalities, and working in partnership with local authorities, voluntary organisations and communities to improve health and wellbeing. We are committed to creating an inclusive, supportive workplace where people feel valued, respected and able to develop. Our values of Kindness, Integrity and Respect shape how we care for patients and how we treat one another. We offer a wide range of learning and development opportunities, flexible working where possible and a comprehensive NHS benefits package.
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