Facilities Service Assistant

Company: NHS
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Location: Wells
Job Description:

Main duties of the job

Specific duties will be discussed at interview to meet service requirement.

You will work closely with the Facilities Housekeeper, Facilities Team Leader, Facilities Staff, Matron, Facilities Head of Catering and Heads of Departments as applicable.

The post holder will be directed by the Facilities Team Leader to carry out a range of duties for the needs of the service.

Cleaning the work environment following a planned and methodical approach to ensure all areas are included; provision of patient and staff food; transfer of clinical and domestic waste.

Examples of areas cleaned include toilets, bathrooms, patient single rooms, ward areas, patient day rooms, lounges, offices, meeting rooms, external patio areas and immediate external vicinity of entrances, outpatients departments, kitchens and sanitary areas.

The post holder will be required to resolve fault finding on equipment used or change in cleaning schedules.

Participate in training as directed by the Facilities Team Leader, including cleaning techniques and mandatory training such as Fire Safety, Moving & Handling, COSHH and Infection Control.

Work alongside and support apprentices with their daily duties, using a buddy system, ensuring they fully understand all Health and Safety aspects of the role, Trust policies and procedures.

Complete actions for environmental audits as required to monitor standards of cleanliness.

Benefits

  • Flexible working options to help you balance work and life
  • NHS pension scheme for long-term financial security
  • Generous annual leave allowance to recharge and relax
  • A strong focus on career development to help you grow and achieve your potential

Qualifications

  • Basic Maths and English
  • Level 2 food hygiene

Experience

  • Experience working within a commercial catering or cleaning environment

Additional Criteria

  • Ability to use IT skills
  • Ability to undertake physical tasks
  • Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service

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.

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Posted: July 14th, 2026