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Assistant Facilities Manager (Catering)- Band 5

Employer
Surrey and Sussex Hea
Location
East Surrey Hospital, redhill
Salary
Competitive salary
Closing date
28 Sep 2021

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We want to give you the best possible experience in the next stage of your career.

We strive to be the best place to work and the best place to be cared for. We pride ourselves on supporting our colleagues to thrive in their existing roles and to develop their careers with us.

That's why we're so proud that in the last staff survey our colleagues rated us the best in the country among comparable acute trusts when asked if they would recommend us as a place to work.

We provide emergency and non-emergency services to the residents of East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon, including the major towns of Crawley, Horsham, Reigate and Redhill. SASH is:

  • Rated 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission
  • Our staff rate us the best in the country among comparable acute trusts when asked if they would recommend the Trust as a place to work
  • We achieved the top acute hospital score in the country for staff engagement in the last national staff survey
  • In 2019, we were crowned best dementia-friendly hospital in the country and shortlisted at the Health Service Journal Awards for organisation of the year.


Staff benefits

  • Our location: you can access beautiful countryside, historic towns and villages and bustling city life all nearby. With good schools, nature reserves and cultural attractions on our doorstep, and both London and Brighton easily accessible too, there's something for everyone nearby.
  • On-site nursery
  • Free on-site car parking for staff
  • On-site Boots and WHSmith shops
  • Restaurant facilities
  • Full educational library services
  • Excellent rail and bus links
  • Metrobus, local bus operator offer all new staff one month's free travel to East Surrey Hospital when they first join (please visit the Metrobus website for details and terms and conditions)
  • Lockable storage for cycles
  • NHS pension scheme
  • A huge range of Health Service Discounts at hundreds of big brands from holidays to gadgets and restaurants to retail.


Facilities Assistant Manager - Catering

Full-time 37.5 hours per week, flexible with occasional weekends and out of hours working

How would you like to join a Trust that has been named as one of the top 10 best acute Trusts in the country to work at?

An opportunity has arisen to work as part of the facilities team at East Surrey Hospital. We are looking for an enthusiastic motivated team player with a flexible approach to work with excellent customer service skills. This role requires someone with strong Catering Management experience and ideally, a craft background.

You will be involved in supporting a team of Catering staff, Switchboard Operators, Receptionists and other members of the facilities team. You need to be a confident person, who takes a flexible approach and have an ability to think on your feet. Staying calm in challenging situations and reacting positively to the ever-changing needs of the hospital services is paramount.

We strive to be the best place to work and to be cared for. We're so proud that our colleagues rank us the best in the country among comparable trusts when asked if they would recommend us as a place to work.

You must be motivated to live the Sash values, working as "one team" whilst delivering compassionate, safe and high quality care and offering dignity and respect to our patients, visitors and colleagues. In return you will be rewarded with a range of benefits including opportunities for personal development and a contributory pension scheme.

We're rated Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission and when asked whether the care of patients is the organisation's top priority our staff rank us the best in the country among comparable acute trusts.

We pride ourselves on supporting you to thrive in your existing role and to develop your career with us. So with us you'll get loads of benefits, great training and development opportunities, flexibility and a real community feel.

Benefits to working with us
  • Great training and education. A comprehensive training package is provided and staff have the opportunity to complete an apprenticeship incorporating NVQ level 4 Management and participate in the Sash+ Lean for Leaders scheme, as part of their ongoing personal development programme.
  • Our location: you can access beautiful countryside, historic towns and villages and bustling city life all nearby. With good schools, nature reserves and cultural attractions on our doorstep, and both London and Brighton easily accessible too, there's something for everyone nearby.
  • Free on-site car parking for staff
  • We offer 27 days annual leave, rising to 33 days after 10 years' service, plus public holidays, generous NHS pension scheme and sick pay.
  • NHS pension scheme
  • A huge range of Health Service Discounts at hundreds of big brands from holidays to gadgets and restaurants to retail.
  • On-site nursery
  • On-site Boots and WHSmith shops
  • An Amazon locker and an InPost locker on site
  • Restaurant facilities
  • Full educational library services
  • Excellent rail and bus links
  • The local bus operator offer all new staff one month's free travel to East Surrey Hospital when they first join (please visit the Metrobus website for details and terms and conditions)
  • Lockable storage for cycles.

About us

We're a major local employer, with a diverse workforce of c5,000 providing healthcare services to a growing population of around 535,000.

We provide emergency and non-emergency services to the residents of East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon, including the major towns of Crawley, Horsham, Reigate and Redhill.

We offer a full range of acute and complex services at East Surrey Hospital in Redhill, where we are the nearest trauma unit to Gatwick Airport.

We provide a range of outpatient, diagnostic and less complex planned services at The Earlswood Centre, Caterham Dene Hospital and Oxted Health Centre in Surrey, and at Crawley and Horsham Hospitals in West Sussex.

If you like challenges, have the motivation, skills and experience to be a key member of our team and want to be part of a successful organisation, please apply.

Please apply online through NHS Jobs

We are proud of our diverse and inclusive workforce and actively encourage applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, race and ethnicity, religion or belief and sexual orientation. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process.

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We are proud of our diverse and inclusive workforce and actively encourage applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, race and ethnicity, religion or belief and sexual orientation. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process.

Successful candidates will be appointed to the first pay step within the band when they start with the Trust (unless they have previous relevant NHS continuous service), thereafter individuals will progress up the pay steps in accordance with NHS Agenda for Change (AfC) terms and conditions. For part time roles you will receive a pro rata'd (proportional) salary payment based on the appropriate pay step/point and hours worked in accordance with AfC and all medical and dental terms and conditions.

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust operate a 24 hour 365 day a year service and all nursing, clinical and operational roles will require staff to work 24/7 shifts (if required) unless you are specifically advised otherwise as part of the recruitment process.

On rare occasions some vacancies may expire before the advertised closing date.

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order (as amended) and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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