Facilities Support Services Assistant - Cleaning, Catering & Portering

We are hoping to recruit two members of staff to join our Facilities Team at Weymouth Hospital and its associated sites such as Littlemoor Health Centre and Portland Hospital.

This multiskilled role is working in a friendly hospital environment, helping with cleaning and catering and porter duties.

This is a Part time role of 23.50 hours per week, the hours of work will be flexible to cover service demands and staff leave - the hours of work will be 7am to 8pm each day depending on shifts. It may be that some shifts are short, such as 4pm-8pm, or other shifts longer such as 7am-2pm, depending on what is needed per week.

The total contracted hours will be 23.50 per week, with opportunities to do more as shifts arise, to cover annual leave and sickness absence.

Any additional hours where they are worked at weekend attracts additional enhanced levels of pay and you will receive a generous annual leave allowance.

Please note visa sponsorship for this role is unfortunately not available. Ensure you hold valid right to work in the UK and will not require sponsorship if successful., Porter duties - Receiving deliveries and supporting in unloading deliveries such as stores, linen and catering deliveries.

Cleaning - duties across the site, working to NHS cleaning standards, as the cleaning rota requires. - weekly duties supporting the cleaning of clinical areas, cleaning toilets, emptying bins amongst many duties of a cleaning service throughout the site.

Catering - all onsite training will be provided, experience preferred but not essential. Supporting our catering service within the main hospital kitchen, basic catering duties such as making fresh sandwiches and salads.

A full UK driving license is desired for this role as you may be required to use the hospital vehicle to deliver meals to a nearby site.

For all duties, full training, support and uniform will be provided, shadowing current experienced staff to enable the successful candidate to become confident in their role.

Employment in this post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of.

At Dorset HealthCare we're on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We're a dynamic, forward looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.

We do things differently here - it's one of the reasons the CQC rated us 'outstanding' in 2019. It's also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you're looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.

Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We're an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.

Working with us you'll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don't know. And you'll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.