Facilities Support Services Assistant – Cleaning, Catering & Portering
The closing date is 24 June 2026
We are hoping to recruit a staff member to join our Facilities Team at Forston Clinic and its associated sites such as Maiden Castle Road, 20 Trinity Street and Conifers and Junipers. This multiskilled role is working in a friendly hospital environment, helping with cleaning, catering and porter duties.
This is a part‑time role of 22.5 hours per week. The hours are flexible to cover service demands and staff leave: 7:30 am to 6:30 pm each day, depending on shift, up to a maximum of 22.5 hours per week. Opportunities to do more are available when shifts arise, to cover annual leave and sickness absence.
Any additional hours worked on a weekend attract an enhanced level of pay and you will receive a generous annual leave allowance.
Please note visa sponsorship for this role is unfortunately not available. Ensure you hold a valid right to work in the UK and will not require sponsorship if successful.
Main duties of the job
- Porter duties – receiving deliveries and supporting in unloading stores, linen and catering deliveries.
- Cleaning duties – across the site, working to NHS cleaning standards. Weekly duties include supporting the cleaning of clinical areas, cleaning toilets, emptying bins and other duties required by the cleaning rota.
- Catering duties – all onsite training will be provided. Basic catering duties such as making fresh sandwiches and salads, heating up meals for patients in heated trollies, and serving in the staff dining room.
A full UK driving licence is desired for this role as you may be required to use the hospital vehicle to deliver meals to a nearby site.
For all duties, full training, support and uniform will be provided, shadowing current experienced staff to enable the candidate to become confident in their role.
Employment in this post requires a Standard Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of. Applicants who subscribe to the DBS update service may present a valid DBS certificate instead of requiring a new check.
About us
At Dorset HealthCare we’re on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined‑up healthcare services. We’re a dynamic, forward‑looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.
We do things differently here – it’s one of the reasons the CQC rated us “outstanding” in 2019. It is also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference.
Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We’re all about building a workplace for the future, believe in equal opportunities and celebrate diversity. We are an inclusive workplace where everyone is welcome, can be authentic and is encouraged to be the best version of themselves.
Working with us you’ll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don’t know. And you’ll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.
Person Specification
- Additional Requirements – Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English to a standard which enables the post holder to carry out the full range of duties and responsibilities of the role effectively.
- Experience – Previous experience in a similar role.
- IT Skills – Basic IT skills.
- Business Travel – Non‑essential car users who may exceptionally be required to travel on Trust business where such journeys could also reasonably be made by public transport.
- Knowledge, Skills & Training – Good communication skills; able to prioritise workload; Level 2 basic food hygiene certificate or working towards; Level 2 housekeeping certificate or working towards.
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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer name
Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust
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