Location
Rochford, England
Salary
£25,272 per annum pro rata
Profession
Assistant
Grade
Band 2
Deadline
10 Sep 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
27 Aug 2026
Medical Protection — the side of locally employed doctors from £83

Job requirements

Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.

Essential

3 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Locaility

    be within a reasonable travelling distance

  • Experience

    working visa and residency within the UK and live local to the area

  • Experience

    previous experience

Desirable

3 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • Locaility

    drivers license

  • Experience

    knowledge on the roll being advertised

  • Experience

    good communication skills

Job overview

FM Assistant

Band 2 - £12.92 per hour (£25,272 per annum pro rata)

Various Sites within West Essex - e.g. St Margaret's Hospital, Derwent Centre and other sites

Various Hours/Days Available - If you're selected for interview, you can discuss the hours/days with the manager

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.

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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

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.

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Applying for this NHS job

This advert is for FM Assistant - West with Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust in Rochford, England. It is listed as a Band 2 Assistant role. The advertised salary is £25,272 per annum pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 10 Sep 2026.

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