# Facilities Management Assistant (FMA) > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/facilities-management-assistant-fma/49132b72-85f6-49d2-b194-84b1bab82c99 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/facilities-management-assistant-fma/49132b72-85f6-49d2-b194-84b1bab82c99.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Hollins Park Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Assistant - **Grade:** Band 2 - **Salary:** £25,272 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent: 15 hours - **Employment type:** Part time - 15 hours per week (Set shifts 15:00 - 18:00 over 5 days - Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-27T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-14T00:01:44.268Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Merseyside/Liverpool/Mersey_Care_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Facilities_Management/Facilities_Management-v8276950 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8276950?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.merseycare.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Facilities employ a variety of support staff to help maintain a clean, safe and welcoming environment. Within our estate, we operate a variety of different services and environments, including: Inpatient mental health facilities (including high, medium and low secure facilities). Staff and service user residential accommodation. Rehabilitation areas. Respite areas. General office buildings. Whilst the location and service group may differ, the role of the Facilities Management Assistant (FMA) remains an integral part of our service delivery, carrying out facilities and catering tasks and ensuring that cleaning standards are achieved and maintained Main base of working will be Hope Centre. ### Main duties of the job To work as members of a team, carrying out facilities tasks as allocated : Cleaning of clinical/ward areas, inclusive of toilets. Waste disposal. Basic food preparation. Fridge and food temperature monitoring. Collating service user menu orders. To assist colleagues and their line manager, carry out the tasks assigned to the team or individual. To undertake all mandatory training. To take part in performance management and Personal Achievement and Contribution Evaluations (PACE). To comply with all relevant policies and procedures. To take responsibility for the completion of all duties in a safe and efficient manner, and to maintain regular contact with their line manager. To stand in for other FMA’s as required. To liaise with all relevant parties in a friendly and helpful way as is required to ensure the achievement of all duties and responsibilities. To work unsupervised and use own initiative in line with service requirements. To ensure timely and accurate completion of documentation, and to enter and use data on information systems. To undertake cleaning duties in accordance with cleaning schedules and instructions. Any other duties that may be reasonably expected and that are commensurate with the grade ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see detailed job description for more information on the role, the main responsibilities, and values. ### Applicant requirements The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Able to function as a member of a team and support the management objectives of the department and Trust. - Able to deal with requests from service users, managers and staff in a friendly and helpful way - Flexible - Good interpersonal and communication skills - Able to work both independently and as part of a team - Able to carry out manual tasks **Desirable** - Demonstrate an understanding of the needs of people with mental health problems - Willingness to undertake further training as required - Able to maintain accurate records ### Values **Essential** - Continuous improvement – committed to making improvements to our services for the benefit of all. - Accountability – taking ownership to anticipate, develop and deliver high quality care - Respect – how we treat others in an inclusive and supportive way. - Enthusiasm – demonstrate our passion and pride for what we do and how we do it. - Support – actively supporting others with compassion and courage. ### Knowledge **Desirable** - Knowledge of the National Standards of Cleanliness and NHS Colour Coding. - Knowledge of COSHH and HACCP - Knowledge of using cleaning equipment ### Experience **Essential** - Experience working in a similar role. **Desirable** - Training in Health & Safety and catering or cleaning tasks. - Experience of working in the NHS specifically Mental Health/ Community environment. ### Qualifications **Essential** - GCSE/O’Levels or experience **Desirable** - Foundation certificate in food hygiene level 2 ## Documents - [jd (pdf, 341.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10595988) - [employee benefits (pdf, 950.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2853) - [a great place to work (pdf, 2.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1400) - [your recruitment journey (pdf, 291.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2941) - [our people promise and charter (pdf, 5.8mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2513) - [oh risk form hope centre jan 26 (pdf, 696.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10593005) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.