FM Assistant - Colchester/Clacton & Admin Units

Employer: Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Location: Essex, CO4 5JL

Salary: £25,272

Job type: Permanent

Posted: 2026-10-16T00:00:00Z

Sector: Administration & Office

Job Description

Job summary

FM Assistant Band 2 - £12.92 per hour (£25,272 per annum pro rata) Various Hours/Days Available - If you're selected for interview, you can discuss the hours/days with the manager

Chelmsford - Linden Centre, Rainbow, Monday - Friday 16.00 - 18.30

Linden Centre, Admin, Tuesday - Thursday, 07.00 - 08.00

Edward House, Monday - Friday, 08.00 - 11.30

Floaters across the inpatient sites & admin buildings -

Monday - Sunday, 08.00 - 13.30 or 14.00 - 18.30

Colchester - Lakes, Ardeigh, Saturday & Sunday, 15.00 - 18.30

St. Aubyn Centre, Admin, Tuesday - Thursday, 07.00 - 09.00

St. Aubyn Centre, Longview, Week 1, 15.00 - 19.00

St. Aubyn Centre, Longview 08.00 - 14.30 (including a 30 min unpaid break)

St. Aubyn Centre, Larkwood, Week 2, 15.00 - 19.00

Floaters across the inpatient sites & admin buildings -

Monday - Sunday, 08.00 - 13.30 or 14.00 - 18.30

Clacton - Landermere Centre, Monday - Sunday, 08.00 - 13.30

Clean all areas required in the work schedules which include toilets, corridors, offices, clinic rooms, store rooms. etc which includes dusting, mopping, wiping, changing bins.

To assist with the regeneration process of cook freeze meals by taking and recording the temperature of the cook chill food prior to placing it into the regeneration oven and commencing the cook cycle. which will include ensuring temperatures are recorded at the end of the regeneration cycle and for plating food

To be responsible for the cleaning of crockery and cutlery.

Main duties of the job

To participate in the provision of the in-house FM services to a specified area within the Trust, which may include in-patient wards, admin/clinical areas and retail outlets.

The FM services comprises of the cleaning, catering, portering, bed making and laundering services, however some of these services are unit specific. Therefore sections of this job description may not be relevant to all staff and will be identified where appropriate but are not exhaustive

You will be responsible for maintaining a clean and hygienic environment for patients, trust staff and visitors in line with the National Standards of Cleanliness.

As part of the Facilities Team you are expected to have a flexible approach, excellent interpersonal, customer skills, the ability to use a degree of initiative to prioritise and organise your duties to the role.

Job description

To adhere to the attached job description specification and follow are work schedules and instructions

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