Catering FMA | Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 17 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £22,383 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 May 2024 |
| Location: | Maghull, L31 1HW |
| Company: | Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6168925/350-SC6168925 |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Estates and Facilities Department for a Catering Facilities Management Assistant (FMA) at Maghull Health Park.
The post is suited to an enthusiastic team member who will work within our catering team. The post holder will be a positive member of the team who together with the cooks will ensure that we provide fresh high quality food whilst adhering to our very high food hygiene and cleanliness standards. They will be an important part of the Estates and Facilities Management Team.
Facilities employ a variety of support staff to help maintain a clean, safe and welcoming environment.
Within our estate, we operate a variety of different services and environments, including:
a) Inpatient mental health facilities (including high, medium and low secure facilities);
b) Staff and service user residential accommodation;
c) Rehabilitation areas;
d) Respite areas;
e) General office buildings.
Whilst the location and service group may differ, the role of the Facilities Management Assistant (FMA) remains an integral part of our service delivery, carrying out facilities and catering tasks and ensuring that cleaning standards are achieved and maintained.
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
To work as members of a team, carrying out facilities tasks as allocated and prioritised.
Facilities tasks may include all or a combination of the following:
Cleaning of clinical/ward areas, inclusive of toilets;
Waste disposal;
Linen transportation;
Basic food preparation;
Fridge and food temperature monitoring;
Till operation;
Collating service user menu orders;
Filling vending machines.
To assist colleagues and their line manager, carry out the tasks assigned to the team or individual and to support the minimisation of overtime and sickness costs to the Trust and also minimise the waste of resources, through operating the required reporting, management or information systems.
To undertake all mandatory training as required by Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust and ensure that all required training is kept up to date.
To take part in performance management and Personal Achievement and Contribution Evaluations (PACE).
To comply with all relevant policies and procedures (including, but not limited to, health & safety, security, manual handling and food safety). As work may be carried out in a wide variety of locations, adherence to site-specific security procedures is of paramount importance.
To take responsibility for the completion of all duties in a safe and efficient manner, and to maintain regular contact with their line manager.
To stand in for other FMA’s as required.
To liaise with all relevant parties in a friendly and helpful way as is required to ensure the achievement of all duties and responsibilities.
Internal Contacts:
Contact with staff of all disciplines and at all levels in the course of day-to-day domestic and catering duties.
External Contacts:
Contact with visitors to the Trust, and with a variety of maintenance and other contractors working on site.
Service Users:
Contact with patients. This may be daily within inpatient areas for extended periods of time, or infrequently in outpatient areas. This contact may include communication with service users with severe and enduring mental health problems, who may display behavioural difficulties and import sensitive information.
To work unsupervised and use own initiative in line with service requirements.
To ensure timely and accurate completion of documentation, and to enter and use data on information systems.
To undertake cleaning duties in accordance with cleaning schedules and instructions.
Any other duties that may be reasonably expected and that are commensurate with the grade.
This advert closes on Sunday 28 Apr 2024