About this role
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Facilities Support to work at Ladywell Unit for the Facilities Department, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. Working closely with the Facilities Team Leader.
The successful applicant will have good organisational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
You will communicate with patients, carers, and visitors as well as SLAM staff and health professionals. The post holder will be comfortable with IT and be keen to learn new software packages and processes.
This is a challenging role, driving Trust vehicles, delivering post and laundry around the sites, collection of general, confidential, and clinical waste, also completing small-scale furniture moves
Please see the job description and person specification for further information.
Main duties of the job
To help provide a front line fully comprehensive, professional, and courteous Facilities service for the stakeholders of the Site and Community Sites
As part of the Site's facilities team, the postholder supports the delivery of hotel services, waste disposal, and collection and delivery of equipment and clinical items.
About us
The post holder will work mainly 0700-1900 but will sometimes asked to cover night shift 1900-0700
This role is primarily aimed at providing a service at Ladywell Unit
The Ladywell Unit is located in Lewisham , the nearest train station is Ladywell with excellent transport links from central London,
The post holder may be required to travel and work at other sites if necessary.
General
All employees are expected to comply with statutory requirements and the Trust's employment policies while carrying out their work.
Equal opportunities
The post holder must at all times carry out his/her responsibilities with due regard to the Trust's Equal Opportunities Policy
Performance Review
Overall performance will be formally assessed and reviewed regularly, with additional informal assessment taking place as necessary.
Health and Safety
All employees are subject to the Health and Safety at Work Act. The post holder is required to pro-actively comply with their duties as described by the Trust Policy and objectives for health and safety
Confidentiality
All employees are required to work in a confidential manner in all aspects of their work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Respond to and update Planet FM service requests
- Collection of clinical waste, domestic waste, general waste, confidential waste and laundry from internal departments and associated properties on the main hospital site, ensuring the correct method of storage, disposal and transportation is complied with and that equipment is always locked, reporting issues as they arise.
- Segregation of waste and yard management, including Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (W.E.E.E.) waste items.
- Collect and distribute items including post, pharmaceuticals, moving furniture & other items across the site and to Trust community properties.
- Assist Facilities Team Leader as required with emergency evacuation or other emergency situations.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full, clean manual driving licence without restriction
Desirable
- GCSE or Equivalent A-C Qualification
- Fire Warden trained
Experience
Essential
- Experience of providing a service to the general public
Desirable
- Experience of driving larger vehicles
- Previous NHS experience in a Mental Health setting
Knowledge/Skills
Essential
- Able to communicate clearly, calmly courteously and diplomatically with all levels of staff, patients and carers, some of whom may be distressed.
- Able to work flexibly, responding to changing priorities.
- Need to be able to carry out moving and handling duties with the required training and equipment.
- Good written and spoken English
- Able to enter data onto a computer system accurately.
Desirable
- First Aid at Work Certification
- Moving & Handling Certification
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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Ladywell Unit
Lewisham High street
London
SE13 6LW
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)