Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
Facilities Operative
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Please note: at this stage, the role is open only to colleagues currently employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts, the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Medway Community Healthcare. Nursing vacancies are also open to Student Nurses and Newly Qualified Nurses.
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Hourly Rate:
- Your hourly rate in this role will be £12.92.
- Weekend, Bank Holiday and unsociable working hours (8pm - 6am) will attract an enhanced hourly pay.
Role Details:
We are recruiting for a Facilities Operative at Whitstable & Tankerton Hospital. This 15 hour a week post involves working a 2 week rota pattern, working alternate weekends and shift times from 5.30pm to 8.30pm.
Experience:
- Recent cleaning experience is welcome though not essential.
- A full induction and training programme will be applied at the start of your journey with us.
Pay:
- Working weekends and Bank Holidays attract Enhanced rates of pay.
Contact Information:
We encourage you to call us here at Whitstable & Tankerton Hospital on 01227 594618 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 07984 557 624 or email jo.hammerton@nhs.net.
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Eligibility:
Please note, this vacancy does not meet the criteria for skilled worker sponsorship and therefore, we are unable to accept applications from candidates that cannot provide documentary evidence of right to work in the United Kingdom.
Role Description:
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, NHS National Cleaning standards, completion of paperwork, equipment training, COSHH, waste management and basic catering tasks i.e. making and serving of beverages, serving of patient meals.
Future Changes:
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is due to integrate with Medway Community Healthcare on 1 October 2026. Following integration and to align our community services to the new Neighbourhood Model of care delivery, there will be a period of consultation which may result in changes affecting some services, teams or roles. Depending on the area you are applying to work in, this could include potential changes to your role, work base, reporting arrangements, or terms and conditions of employment. Any changes would be subject to consultation and managed sensitively and in line with relevant employment processes. Please do contact the recruiting manager if you have any concerns about this so they can answer any questions you might have.
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About Us:
Rated ‘Outstanding’ by CQC, we deliver high-quality care that improves the health of our communities. We are looking for people who share our values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Responsive and Excellent.
We are proud to be an inclusive, welcoming organisation and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We use protected characteristic information for monitoring only and it is not seen by recruiting managers, except where applicants choose to be considered under our disability guaranteed interview scheme.
We know life outside work matters. As a flexible working-friendly organisation, we welcome conversations about arrangements that help you thrive while supporting excellent care for our patients.
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Contact Information:
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Joanne Hammerton
- Job Title: Facilities Manager
- Email Address: jo.hammerton@nhs.net
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