Job summary
- Main area
- Estates & Facilities
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed term 12 months)
- Hours
- Part time - 10 hours per week (Working hours 08.00-10.00am. 10 hours per week excluding Weekends and Bank Holidays)
- Job ref
- 186-950-25-CS
- Employer
- Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Langold Health Centre
- Town
- Nottinghamshire
- Salary
- £24,465 per annum (pro rata for part-time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Facilities Assistant - Domestic
Band 2
Job overview
We are looking for a motivated individual to join our Facilities Services Domestic Team at Langold Health Centre, on a Fixed Term contract for 12 months, who will be responsible for cleaning.
Previous experience of working within a domestic environment is desirable but not essential as full training will be given.
We have in-house training to help your personal development plans and will support you with all of your training needs.
Please note that this post does not meet the pay level required for a Skilled worker visa. Successful applicants with no prior NHS experience would normally be placed at the bottom of the band in line with Agenda for Change. This salary is below the minimum salary required for sponsorship for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa. In these circumstances the Trust would not, therefore, be able to sponsor for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa.
Applicants requiring a Skilled Worker Visa can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship against the relevant criteria here https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.
Main duties of the job
Facilities Assistant - Domestic should have the ability to work effectively and flexibly, maintaining a high standard of work will be essential.
Working hours 08.00 – 10.00am, Monday to Friday, 10 hours per week.
Excluding Weekends and Bank Holidays
Working for our organisation
#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.
We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.
The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.
The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Ensuring all areas are maintained to a high standard of cleanliness following work schedules, method statements and procedures.
The benefits include:
Enhanced rates for weekends and bank holidays!
Excellent pension
In-house training opportunities
Fantastic discounts for NHS staff
Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for more information.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- An understanding of cleanliness and good hygiene practices
Desirable criteria
- Recognised, support services qualification
Training
Essential criteria
- Ability to undertake all mandatory training as required by the individual site
- Ability to undertake any necessary skills and competency training required by the post
Experience
Essential criteria
- Able to carry out instructions as detailed in the job description
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working within a catering, portering or cleaning environment
- Experience of working within healthcare environment
- Experience of working within a food safety management system (HACCP).
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Understanding of commitment to the equality and diversity principles
- Basic knowledge of Health and Safety
Desirable criteria
- An ability to demonstrate an understanding to trust values
- Knowlwdge and awareness of special diets and allergens
- Basic understanding of infection control
- Understanding of the responsibility relating to H&S at work and COSHH
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good communication skills
- Basic numeracy and literacy skills
- Ability to use own initiative to manage the requirements of the job
- Flexible in managing own time and work duties
- Ability to work alone and as part of a team
Values and behaviours
Essential criteria
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate at interview that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion as identified within the Trust’s Equality and Diversity Policy and associated Equality, Diversity and Human Rights legislation
Contractual Requirements
Essential criteria
- Shift flexibility may be required from time to time, including weekend and Bank Holidays Requirement to attend mandatory and job specific training
- Comply to Personal Appearance Standards and Personal Protective Equipment (Staff Uniform)
Physical Requirements
Essential criteria
- Has the physical ability to perform the full range of duties.
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Melanie Spedding
- Job title
- Supervisor
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01623 701799
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Duncan Macmillan House
Porchester Road
Mapperley
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
NG3 6AA
- Telephone
- 0115 9691300
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