About this role
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Estates and Facilities Department for an enthusiastic team member for a Facilities Management Assistant (FMA) Domestic cleaner.
The post is suited to a motivated and experienced Domestic services worker to work at Knowsley Resource and Recovery Centre.
The successful candidate will provide a cleaning service around this Division ensuring National cleaning standards, PLACE requirements and CQC standards are met
Main duties of the job
The provision of a high quality professional centered service ensuring all policies and procedures and standards are adhered to
To work to a high standard to meet national Standards
Work as part of a team working flexible hours to deliver cleaning cover throughout the year.
Work to an agreed cleaning schedule and complete relevant documentation.
Responsible for ensuring all cleaning equipment and cleaning agents are available.
About us
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
Job description Job responsibilities
NHS experience and training in safety, health and cleaning tasks.
Experience of working in a similar role (cleaning).
Experience of working in the NHS.
Knowledge of the National Standards of Cleanliness and NHS Colour Coding.
Experience of dealing with people.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
CIEH Foundation Certificate in Food Hygiene, or equivalent
Experience Essential
Experience of working in a similar role (cleaning or catering). Experience of working in the NHS. Experience of dealing with people. NHS experience and training in safety, health and catering or cleaning tasks.
Desirable
Knowledge of the National Standards of Cleanliness and NHS Colour Coding. Experience of working in a multi-skilled environment.
Skills Essential
Able to function as a member of a team and support the management objectives of the department and Trust Able to deal with requests from service users, managers and staff in a friendly and helpful way Flexible Good interpersonal and communication skills Able to work both independently and as part of a team. Able to carry out manual tasks
Desirable
Able to maintain accurate records
Values Essential
Continuous improvement - committed to making improvements to our services for the benefit of all. Accountability - taking ownership to anticipate, develop and deliver high quality care. Respect - how we treat others in an inclusive and supportive way. Enthusiasm - demonstrate our passion and pride for what we do and how we do it. Support - actively supporting others with compassion and courage.
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.
Employer details Employer name Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address Knowsley Resource and Recovery Centre
Dragons Lane
Prescot
L35 5DR
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.merseycare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)