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Job overview
FM Assistant - CATERING - Band 2 - £12.51 per hour (£24,465 per annum pro rata). Basildon Mental Health Unit. This post involves working in the main kitchen; kitchen experience is essential. Staff will be required to support with food preparation, cooking, serving, stock deliveries and cleaning within the kitchen and dining area.
Working hours (example pattern): Week 1: Monday 07:00 – 14:30 and 16:00 – 20:00; Wednesday 07:00 – 14:30; Thursday 07:00 – 14:30; Friday 07:00 – 14:30 and 16:00 – 20:00. Week 2: Tuesday 16:00 – 20:00; Wednesday 16:00 – 20:00; Saturday 07:00 – 14:30 and 16:00 – 20:00; Sunday 07:00 – 14:30 and 16:00 – 20:00.
This post includes Unsocial Hours Payments as follows: Saturday – Time plus 41% of the salary; Sunday – Time plus 83% of the salary.
Main duties
* Ensure assigned ward(s) / areas are cleaned in accordance with the Work Schedule (vacuuming, sweeping, scrubbing and mopping floors; high and low dusting; wiping and polishing surfaces, mirrors, chairs, bed frames, bins and sani-bins).
* Clean toilets, sinks, baths and showers; clean cookers, regeneration ovens, fridges and other kitchen equipment; defrost fridges regularly; restock consumables (toilet tissue, hand towels, soap); descaling taps and manage bins and liners.
* Stock replenishment and general cleaning within kitchen and dining areas, ensuring hygiene and safety standards are met.
* *Provision of cleaning where body fluids are not involved.
Working for our organisation
EPUT is looking for motivated staff who share our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. We offer a range of benefits and development opportunities including:
* Season Ticket Loans
* NHS discounts for staff
* Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
* Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
* The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
* Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
* Day One Flexible Employer
The Trust supports and encourages flexible working for all employees. If appointed, you may apply for a flexible working request from the first day of employment.
Join our Staff bank. The EPUT NHS staff bank hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. All permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank; you have the option to work additional shifts if you wish. If joining a fixed-term role, indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join the staff bank.
Important: please include professional references with business contact information covering your last three years of employment history. Personal or character references are not accepted. You will be responsible for the cost of your initial DBS check, deducted from your first salary.
Our Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We particularly welcome applications from people with experience of using mental health services and are committed to employing more people with learning disabilities. If you require this application in another format (Braille or audio), contact the Recruitment Department on 01375 364513 or epunft.recruitment.adverts@nhs.net.
The Trust reserves the right to expire vacancies prior to closing date. Check your registered NHS Jobs email regularly. If you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, your application is assumed unsuccessful. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults; robust safer recruitment processes apply.
Important notice: the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 requires COVID vaccination for roles deployed to a CQC registered care home, unless exempt. This is a pre-employment requirement.
Please note staff who are formally at risk within the organisation will be given priority in securing alternative employment. If the advertised post is considered ‘suitable alternative employment’ for an at-risk individual, the post may be withdrawn from NHS Jobs.
Use of Artificial Intelligence Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If AI is used to prepare the application, it may be rejected as part of the assessment process. Applicants may seek appropriate support for applications if needed for declared disabilities.
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