Fm Assistant

**Previous Applications Need not apply**

To participate in the provision of the in-house FM services to a specified area within the Trust, which may include in-patient areas and retail outlets: The FM services comprises of the cleaning, catering, portering, bed making and laundering services, however some of these services are unit specific. Therefore sections of this job description may not be relevant to all staff and will be identified where appropriate but are not exhaustive.
You must be aware of the important part you play in maintaining the environment to an excellent standard.
You must also be aware that your work will involve working alongside patients and occasionally interacting with them as you carry out your duties outlined below.

The Estates & Facilities Department is responsible for delivering high quality and cost effective services across Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust.

We are looking to appoint a number of enthusiastic and highly motivated team player to join the Estates & Facilities cleaning team to deliver excellent environments for Healthcare within our units within Colchester. Working on your own or as part of a team you will maintain high standards of cleaning. You will need to be able to provide a customer focused service and be of a friendly and helpful nature.

The Lakes

Week 1 & Week 2 Gosfield - Monday, Saturday & Sunday 0800 - 1200

Week 2 Ardleigh - Friday 0800 - 1200

St. Aubyn Centre

Week 1 Longview - Saturday & Sunday 1500 - 1900

Annual leave entitlement is 27 days plus bank holidays rising to 33 days after 10 years service (pro-rata to hours worked).

Salary is £18,005 - £19,337 (pro-rata for part time working ) depending on experience and previous NHS service.

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EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Open, Compassionate and Empowering. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development 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

**Important Notice**: Recently the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 (the Regulations) which amended on 22 July 2021 and come into force on 11 November 2021 that anyone directly employed to work in a Care Home or who are required as part of their role to be deployed to a CQC registered care home are required to have had both their COVID vaccinations, unless they are exempt. This is therefore a requirement of this role and will form part of our pre-employment checks

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Domestic Service including Rapid Response (CAT)
To ensure that the ward(s) / areas you are assigned to are cleaned in accordance with the

Work Schedule for those ward(s) / areas.
This will include vacuuming floors; sweeping, scrubbing and mopping floors; high and low dusting; wiping over and polishing (where applicable) both vertical and horizontal surfaces, mirrors, chairs*, bed frames*, bins, sani-bins; cleaning toilets, sinks, baths and showers; cleaning cookers, regeneration ovens, fridges, holding fridges, microwaves and others items in the kitchens; defrosting fridges on a regular basis; restocking consumables such as toilet tissue, handtowels, soap; descaling taps; and bins and replacing bin liners.
(* Providing they have not been soiled with body fluids)
To work with your supervisor and other interested parties when the work schedule for the area you are assigned to is reviewed. This is to ensure that the Work Schedule for that area is manageable and appropriate.
To ensure that you inform your supervisor if there are any problems for example, with floor coverings, surfaces etc which will have a detrimental effect on your ability to clean those areas properly.
To ensure that whilst you carry out your duties you only use the correct colour coded mops, cloths, buckets etc that have assigned to those areas and that these items are properly cleaned and stored or disposed of at the ends of your shift. You are doing this to prevent cross infection in the area you are working in.
To ensure that all the cleaning materials and disposables you use (ie floor cleaner, handtowels) are used economically. It will be your responsibility to report to your supervisor if you find the quality of the products you are using deteriorates in any way, or if substitute products are delivered to your ward. You must ensure that only chemicals provided by the Trust area used and that these are used appropriately and in the way you were trained to use them.
To use any machinery /equipment (ie vacuum cleaners, dishwashers, regeneration ovens) in such a way that you will not either endanger yourself or any other person in the area in which you are working. This will include: reporting any faults or