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Job reference: 234317
Salary: Band 2 (£25,694 - £27,900)
Job closing date: 31/12/2025
Job Type: Support Services
Location: Caithness General Hospital
Employment type: Permanent
Hours Per Week: 15
Job posted date: 05/12/2025
Employer (NHS Board): NHS Highland
Department: Facilities Services Caithness

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NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

We are currently seeking to recruit a Facilities Assistant to join our team based at Caithness General Hospital, providing services to the Catering, Laundry and Domestic services.

The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring high standards of service and cleanliness are maintained in line with local infection control policies, Covid 19 guidance and maintaining compliance with the NHS Scotland National Cleaning Services Specification, and Waste Regulations.

To meet specified cleaning schedules, and promote and maintain high standards of cleanliness within the environment.

Catering duties include regeneration of meals and preparation of salads, sandwiches and snacks.

To meet specified Laundry Services to the standard of NHS Scotland National Cleaning Services Specifications

This is a permanent part-time post of 15 hours per week, to be worked Monday to Friday, also covering weekends if required. We offer a full comprehensive induction and training package.

Rates of pay from £13.31 an hour with an attractive weekend working rate.

Informal enquiries to: Tina Russell, Support Facilities Manager, Caithness & Sutherland, Tel: (01955) 880479/mobile 07974619346/email tina.russel1@nhs.scot or Deborah Robertson Team Lead, Tel: (01955) 880486/mobile 07977824558/email deborah.robertson5@nhs.scot


Recruitment team can be contacted by e-mailing nhshighland.recruitment@nhs.scot


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