Involvement Centre Facilities Assistant

15 hours week (Monday and Tuesday) There is an exciting opportunity for a part time Involvement Centre Assistant to join the team within the Bradgate Unit Involvement Centre. The Involvement Centre is a drop in resource, offering a caf, IT facilities, social support and a small programme of activities to mental health inpatients, community service users and carers. It also offers a trolley service to all the wards on the Bradgate and Bennion site, offering the opportunity for patients and staff to purchase snacks, sandwiches and toiletries from the trolley. The successful candidate will be responsible for general administration and cafe duties. This will include setting up, cashing up, stock rotation and general cleaning of the kitchen / caf area. There will also be the expectation to support the trolley service as required. Our aim is to further develop the centre to become a recovery focused resource to support both the inpatient and wider community population. Applicants need to, Job Description Summary (Main duties and responsibilities) To assist and support with the day to day running of the Involvement Centre, including the cafe. To set up and close down the Involvement Centre and cafe, providing a professional and welcoming environment for all visitors. To support the serving of refreshments and taking of cash and card transactions. To support and show empathy and sensitivity to patients who visit from either the wards or community. To support the smallteam of volunteers to provide an efficient and professional service at all times. To carry out delegated administration activities. To provide atimely and professional refreshments service to meetings in the Bradgate / Bennion Units. As required, to deputise inthe role of taking the snack trolley around the Bradgate Unit wards. We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible., appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential cri

be able to demonstrate our Trust values and leadership behaviours at work. This role demands excellent interpersonal skills and a requirement for effective communication with a range of people. Whilst this is a permanent position, Monday and Tuesday 8am to 4pm, we are also looking to expand our bank staff team and so applications for bank work will be considered. Please apply if you would like to make a positive difference and join our team. The job description and person spec are attached.

About Us Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are