Facilities Assistant (Domestic) – Bury Community
We are looking to recruit a Facilities Assistant (Domestic) to work in Bury Community at 3KP.
Hours: 07:00 – 10:00 (3 hours per day), 15 hours per week – Monday to Friday.
Salary: £25,272 per annum (Pro Rata). Closing date: 19/07/2026 23:59.
Main Duties
The Facilities Assistant (Domestic) will be a member of the Trust’s Facilities team and will provide a comprehensive cleaning service for Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust (PCFT). Duties include working across in‑patient and community settings, including wards, clinics and admin areas.
- Carry out tasks in line with Trust policy, national cleaning standards and local instruction.
- Ensure infection control, COSHH and health and safety procedures are always followed.
- Follow the cleaning schedules for each area to maintain required cleanliness.
- Report any incidents or near misses as per Trust policy.
- Store cleaning equipment and machinery correctly, report defects to the supervisor.
- Dispose of all categories of waste safely and in accordance with Trust guidelines.
- Undertake any additional reasonable duty appropriate to the band when requested by senior staff.
- Familiarise with and comply with all Trust policies and procedures.
- Attend mandatory training (fire safety, moving and handling, infection control) as required, including online training.
- Work as part of the team to ensure cleaning tasks are completed in all areas.
- Perform other reasonable duties as required by the supervisors.
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
- NVQ Level 2 or equivalent experience.
- Experience of cleaning services, COSHH knowledge, colour coding.
- Knowledge of health & safety techniques.
- Good liaison and communication skills, punctual & reliable, able to complete mandatory training via computer.
- Experience working to NHS National Cleaning standards.
- Knowledge of Health & Safety.
- Good communication and IT skills.
Knowledge
- Principles of cleaning services.
- Cleaning methods.
- NHS national cleaning standards.
- NPSA colour coding.
Skills and Abilities
- Good liaison and verbal communication skills.
- Punctual and reliable timekeeper.
- Able to read health and safety documents such as risk assessments.
- Able to complete training both face‑to‑face and online via mobile phone or computer.
- Able to follow cleaning schedules and instructions.
- Able to work as part of a cleaning team.
- Able to work alone as required.
All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.
We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) and actively encourage applications from individuals of diverse backgrounds to help us grow, innovate, and improve.
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