Community Facilities Assistant

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 28 January 2026

2 Positions available. 1 x 30 hours per week (5 x 6 hour shifts) 1 x 24 hours per week (4x6 hour shifts).

Shift times include 06:00 - 12:00, 07:30 - 13:30 and 13:30 - 19:30.

Our Facilities Assistant work as part of the Facilities Management team to carry out a range of duties associated with the provision of professional cleaning, catering and patient support activities. This role demands the respect of patient privacy, dignity and confidentiality at all times.

• Daily Cleaning of the hospital environment.
• Providing a daily patient meal service.
• Communicating with all relevant stakeholders.
• Work within the schedules prepared by the Facilities leadership team.
• Ability to make decisions regarding the order of their work to meet priorities and patient needs.
• Work without direct supervision.

As an integrated care organisation, our Trust's purpose is to provide safe, high-quality health and social care at the right time, in the right place to support the people of Torbay and South Devon to live their lives to the full.

The Workplace teams underpin the provision of clinical services, employing approximately 600 staff, delivering Workplace services across all sites within the Trust.

We need all Workplace staff to own and live our organisational values.

• Working together for people
• Commitment to quality care
• Compassion
• Improving lives
• Respect and dignity

Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.

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• Basic numeracy and literacy skills

• Experience with in a professional cleaning role.
• Have an understanding of COSHH Regulations.

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.

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust