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Facilities Assistant

On-site in Derby·Full-time·Added today (last checked 9 Nov)

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

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Our summary

Salary: £24,169 a year
About £1,740 a month after tax.
Work mode: On-site, Derby
Contract: Full-time
Closing date: Apply by Monday 16 November

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The role

Job summary

We are now recruiting to one Facilities Assistant positions at Florence Nightingale Community Hospital to join the Facilities Team to carry out a comprehensive range of tasks throughout a busy community hospital.

We are looking for caring, compassionate, hardworking and flexible team members that are committed to enhancing our patient experience.

All staff working for UHDB play a key role in the organisation. You must possess good Communication skills, the ability to work as part of a team and have a can-do attitude.

Must be flexible and willing to support the services.

Contracted 35 hours per week, working on a 6 week rota, covering shifts from 07:00 - 21:30, including weekends. Weekend Working 07;00 - 20:00

Main duties of the job

The main duties of a Facilities Assistant working at Florence Nightingale Community Hospital are to work as part of Facilities and ward/department teams to carry out a variety of tasks associated with portering, waste, cleaning, receipt and distribution, patient catering and Help desk. This can be a physically challenging role.

Must have a good understanding of customer care and be able to communicate well with patients, staff and visitors.

Similar work experience and a Food Safety Certificate are desirable but not essential, skills and technical training will be given.

Closing date of applications:16 November 2026

Interview date: 30 November 2026

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer

Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and Person Specification. To apply please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.

UHDB is committed to fair and transparent recruitment. We welcome authentic applications that reflect your own skills, experience and motivations for the role. While we understand that candidates may use AI tools for grammar, formatting or accessibility purposes, applications that appear to be substantially AIgenerated may be subject to additional review. If this applies to your submission, we will let you know and may ask for clarification. Please ensure your application accurately represents your experience and is written in your own words.

Please note this position is not eligible for sponsorship. Applicants must be able to demonstrate an existing and ongoing right to work in the UK for the duration of the contract without sponsorship from the Trust.

Your application (for shortlisting purposes) is assessed based on the Person Specification in the job advert (below).

Person Specification

Work Experience

Essential

Knowledge of cleaning & manual handling techniques

Desirable

Good organisational skills

Qualifications

Essential

Knowledge of Infection Control, Knowledge of COSSH.
Good understanding with food safety requirements
Good standard of general education in numeracy reading and writing

Desirable

Ability to organise own day to day work tasks or activities

Skills

Essential

Ability to manipulate trollies wheelchairs beds and all types of cleaning equipment.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Florence Nightingale Community Hospital

London Road

Derby

DE1 2QY

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Details

Date posted

09 November 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,169 a year pro rata pa

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

320-TWS-2273

Job locations

Florence Nightingale Community Hospital

London Road

Derby

DE1 2QY

United Kingdom

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