Facilities Officer

your own workload, as there are occasions when you will have no
direct supervision.
The role includes providing an accurate and effective cashiering
service for the Trust and dealing with a range of other General Office
functions including bleeps, telecoms, post, car parking,
accommodation and ambulance patient transport.
The post holder is required to liaise and co-ordinate with colleagues
and external contacts to facilitate the smooth running of support
services across the sites., + Act as part of the General Office team ensuring systems concerning accounts, collection and the banking of income are operated in compliance with Trust Standing Financial Instructions.
This includes banking monies to ensure the relevant timescales are adhered to and, that adequate funds are available for petty cash payment.

• The safe keeping of patients' property and monies, including monthly reviews of the patient property, liaising with patients, patients' relatives, wards and departments where appropriate.


• Re-imbursements of petty cash to staff and payment of patient travel expenses in accordance with the NHS Hospital Travel Costs

Scheme.

• Provide support to General Office services including, ordering stocks and supplies and, maintenance of the photocopying machine.


• Franking and recording of mail, including monitoring of postal funds, franking machine maintenance and, ordering consumables and

reporting faults.

• Arranging and recording bleep repairs and checking invoices.


• Assist with the administration of car parking and site security including, updating details on the car park databases and the pay on foot system, liaison with car park patrol staff, providing and, dealing with general enquiries and complaints.

Anyone newly appointed to the Trust will be subject to the completion of a satisfactory 6 month probationary period (this includes bank staff). This will give the new staff member an opportunity to become familiar with the role and working environment.

Working for our organisation
We operate from three main hospitals-Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.
FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.
WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.
All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.

The Trust promotes flexible working opportunities where ever possible to enable staff to balance their work and home life. We are committed to Equal Opportunities and aim to be Effortlessly Inclusive .
The trust operates a No Smoking Policy.
Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our Person Specification will be shortlisted for Interview.
We reserve the right to close a job advert early where sufficient applications have been received.
The Trust does not offer interview expenses to shortlisted candidates unless indicated in the advert
If the post is subject to Disclosure & Barring Service checking, (formally CRB) a charge of £38 for Enhanced and £18 for Standard clearance for will be made to the successful candidate(s). This currently only applies to roles Band 6 and above and Medical & Dental posts.
Anyone newly appointed to the trust under the Agenda For Change contract, will be subject to the completion of a satisfactory 6 month probationary period. This will give the new staff member an opportunity to become familiar with the role and working environment.
We have introduced a new system called Pre-Onboarding, specifically to support you right the way through to your first few months in your new role with us at UHMB. This bespoke site has lots of useful information to help you settle in to your new role including: what to expect from the recruitment clearances process, where to get a uniform, when you'll get paid etc. As well as information on a number of our services i.e. Infection Prevention, Anti-fraud, Inclusion and Diversity, Care Certificates and much more. To access click on this link https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/uhmbt-pre-onboarding.