# General Services Assistant - Longreach House

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Longreach House
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Grade:** Band 2
- **Salary:** £25,272 Per Annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Part time - 28 hours per week (2 x 28 hour vacancies available - variety of shifts earlys, lates, evening and weekends)
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-02T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-19T08:51:10.783Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cornwall/Redruth/Cornwall_Partnership_NHS_Foundation_Trust/General_Service_Assistant/General_Service_Assistant-v8239486
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8239486?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.cornwallft.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity to become part of the General Services Team at Longreach House, Mental Health Inpatient Unit.

The role is to provide general domestic service, including meal service, in accordance with Cornwall Partnership Foundation Trust protocols and standards for the building.

We are looking for someone who is reliable, motivated and dedicated with attention to detail to providing the very best environment for our patients to join our team.

The successful applicants will join an established team and will work on a 14 day rota which will include early shifts, late shifts, weekends and bank holidays.

Although experience in a similar role would be a benefit full training will be given.

### Main duties of the job

- Ensure that all floor surfaces, furniture, fixtures, fittings, curtains and equipment in all areas are cleaned and all refuse is collected and disposed of as per protocol.
- Clean all crockery, utensils, kitchen surfaces and equipment to an excellent standard of hygiene.
- To ensure that duties, tasks and responsibilities are carried out to the required standards, within the allocated time scales and due regard to patient, visitors and other staff.
- To be responsible for the monitoring catering and cleaning stock as required by the building.
- To carry out food and beverage preparation and regeneration of cook/freeze in accordance with the food hygiene standards and instruction.
- Reduce the risk of cross contamination by using personal protective equipment provided.
- To be accountable for all keys sets and equipment issued or used throughout the course of duty.
- To perform light porting duties as requested.
- To be involved with the ordering and monitoring of stock as required by the GSA Supervisor.
- This will involve some weekend and bank holiday working as required which salary enhancements will be paid.
- Duties and responsibilities may change within the role due to alteration in service provision. Any such changes will be commensurate with the post holders band and agreed with their line manager.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.

### Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

## Person Specification

### Education

**Essential**

- Good Basic level of ability in Maths and English
- NVQ Level 2 equivalent qualification/experience

**Desirable**

- Experience working in a care setting

### Skills & Knowledge/Skills and Aptitude

**Essential**

- Ability to carry out set cleaning tasks to a high standard
- Good communication skills
- Basic IT Skills
- Awareness of COSHH
- Ability to remain calm under pressure
- Aware of Health and Safety Legislation

## Documents

- [autism support (pdf, 38.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=977)
- [dyslexia support (pdf, 76.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1833)
- [parental entitlement (pdf, 300.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1834)
- [band 2 job description (pdf, 512.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10550208)
- [functional requirements (docx, 42.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10550209)
- [recruitment complaints policy (pdf, 113.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=976)

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