Facilities Operative

Job overview

Working for KCHFT has many benefits for all of our staff! Your hourly rate in this role will be £12.08. Weekend, Bank Holiday and unsociable working hours (8pm - 6am) will attract an enhanced hourly pay . Some of our benefits include:

• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays. Your annual leave entitlement increases with length of service.
• Automatic enrolment into the NHS Pension scheme (opt out available)
• Access to NHS discounts and access to Blue Light card discounts

We are recruiting for a Facilities Operative (cleaning) at Tonbridge Cottage Hospital, working 37.5 hours per week on a 2 week rota pattern, alternate weekends and shifts between 7am to 3pm and 11am to 7pm. Experience is welcome though not essential.  A full induction and training programme will be applied at the start of your journey with us. Weekends and Bank Holidays attract Enhanced rates of pay. We encourage you to call us here at Tonbridge Cottage Hospital on 01732 376820  for more information, or to arrange a time to come in and see us, meet the team and receive support with your application. Jo Hammerton would love to hear from you on 07984557624 or email [email protected] Or else you can chat to our recruitment team on 0300 123 2072 or email [email protected].

Main duties of the job

This is primarily a hands-on cleaning position where you will learn all the back-ground skills and knowledge to enable you to complete the role, e.g. enhanced and periodic clean training, National Cleaning standards, completion of paperwork, equipment training and waste management

Please note, this vacancy does not meet the criteria for skilled worker sponsorship.  Therefore, we are unable to accept applications from candidates that cannot provide documentary evidence of right to work in the United Kingdom.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.

Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.

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