Overview
Main area Estates & Facilities
Grade NHS AfC: Band 2
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 25 hours per week (5 over 7 day rota).
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Site: Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport
Salary: £24,465 per annum, pro rata
Closing: 13/10/2025 23:59
Interview date: 21/10/2025
If you are Kind, Fair, Ingenious and Determined then we want you to come and join our PennineCarePeople.
Role
Facilities Assistant (Relief Domestic) to work at Stepping Hill Hospital and cover Stockport Community Areas. Working Pattern: Monday to Sunday, 5 days over 7. The postholder will be a member of the Trust’s Facilities team and will provide a comprehensive relief cleaning service across the Trust (in-patient and community settings). The role may include working on wards, clinics or admin areas. Weekend work to provide relief as required by weekly rota.
Main duties of the job
The Facilities Assistant (Relief Domestic) is responsible for relief cleaning duties in all areas including clinical, sanitary and administration areas, in accordance with the cleaning schedule, policy and procedures. Duties include:
* Follow infection control, COSHH and health and safety procedures.
* Follow cleaning schedules to ensure areas achieve required cleanliness at all times.
* Report incidents or near misses per Trust policy.
* Ensure cleaning equipment and machinery are stored correctly and report defects to the supervisor.
* Dispose of all categories of waste safely and in accordance with Trust guidelines.
* Work on a weekly rota to cover relief shifts, including weekends and evenings as required.
* Be familiar with and comply with all Trust and departmental policies and procedures.
* Attend mandatory and required training (including online training).
* Work as part of the team to complete cleaning tasks in all areas.
* Carry out other reasonable duties as required by supervisors.
Working for our organisation
We provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, across five boroughs of Greater Manchester. Our vision is to deliver the best care and create a great place to work for our staff.
We encourage applications from all, including those with lived experience of mental illness or as a carer, and we are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion.
Benefits
* Generous annual leave entitlement
* Flexible working opportunities for work/life balance
* Access to Continued Professional Development
* Opportunity to be involved in improvement and research activities
* Staff wellbeing service and health and wellbeing activities
* Staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel
Detailed job description and person specification
The full Job description and person specification is attached separately to this advert. For further information ahead of an interview, please use the contact details below.
Person specification
* NVQ 2 or equivalent experience
* Experience of cleaning services, COSHH, colour coding
* Knowledge of Health & Safety techniques
* Experience working to NHS National Cleaning Standards
* Knowledge of Health & Safety
Sponsorship We are an approved sponsoring organisation. Applications will be considered with sponsorship where eligible. Some roles may not be eligible for sponsorship. See government guidance for eligible roles.
What happens after your application
You will be informed about the progress via email. Shortlisting will be based on the criteria in the person specification.
Pre-employment checks
Checks include Identity verification, Right to work, DBS/Criminal record (where applicable), Professional registration/qualifications, Occupational health, Employment history and references. External applicants may need to provide HMRC employment history.
Starting and onboarding
If offered a position, you will be contacted by the hiring manager to issue a formal conditional offer and arrange start details, including a Trust Welcome Session and terms and conditions.
Other important information
* We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI).
* If you require reasonable adjustments during recruitment, please call 0161 716 3181.
* We cannot guarantee transfer of lease cars or cover early termination charges.
* Please do not contact hiring managers directly.
We reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Employer certification / accreditation
You must have appropriate UK professional registration. The postholder may require Disclosure to check for previous convictions under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act.
Name: Fidelma Genesis-Wallwork
Job title: Facilities Support Manager, Tameside-Stockport
Email: fidelma.genesis@nhs.net
Telephone: 07912 454890
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