Facilities Supervisor

Job overview

Are you a self-motivated and enthusiastic individual with supervisory experience? Join our operational Facilities Management team and contribute to delivering excellent cleanliness standards, housekeeping, and domestic services.

Qualifications and Experience:

Previous supervisory experience. Strong organisational and time management skills. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to work effectively under pressure and meet deadlines.

Benefits:

Competitive salary and benefits package. Opportunities for professional growth and development. Be part of a dynamic and supportive team. Contribute to improving the health and well-being of our community.

Work schedule:

Working 34.5 hours per week on a 6 week rota, covering 6am to 10pm

If you are passionate about providing exceptional facilities services and want to join a leading healthcare organisation, we encourage you to apply.

Please note that this role is not on the Home Office list of occupations eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route.

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities:

Supervise a team of support service assistants to ensure high-quality standards are met. Coordinate and manage day-to-day operations, including scheduling, task allocation, and performance monitoring. Collaborate with other departments to ensure seamless service delivery and efficient resource utilisation. Promote a positive and supportive work environment, fostering teamwork and professional development.

Job responsibilities

Delivering the Service - on a daily basis Supervisors will be required to identify and respond to user needs and to solve problems/complaints as and when they arise. This will require effective liaison with other staff groups, particularly nursing and actively seek constructive feedback on service provision. The Supervisors role covers a range of services within facilities. To train, monitor and supervise facilities staff in all the elements of their role. Supervisors are required to work with staff teams and to carry out domestic and housekeeping duties to cover the needs of the service. A Supervisor will be required to have the knowledge and technical ability to be able to undertake and teach staff the skills necessary to complete service delivery. Support the Trusts Health and Safety Policy ensuring staff are trained to ensure the safety of staff visitors and patients within their area of work.

Monitor areas of responsibility to ensure service standards are consistently delivered in line with National Cleaning Standards. Taking remedial action as necessary. Monitoring of catering services at ward level to ensure compliance with the Trusts food safety documentation and current food safety legislation as highlighted in the Trusts food services policy and the ward catering procedures. Actively support the reduction in food wastage. To support the Team Leaders in ensuring equipment used to deliver the service is of the standard required and is maintained to physical and technical standards. To inform Team Leaders of the ordering requirements to maintain sufficient stock levels to deliver the service. Undertake initial investigation and reporting of untoward incidents and accidents using Datix. Completion and returning of Absence Monitoring forms. Will be required to take responsibility for ensuring that return to work interviews are completed in a timely manner and that the Team Leaders are informed when an employee reaches the next stage of the Trust Management of Sickness and Absence Policy. Checking and countersigning clock cards on a weekly basis in preparation for data entry to the payroll data base. Management of annual leave requests in a timely manner.

Delivering the Service - on a daily basis Supervisors will be required to identify and respond to user needs and to solve problems/complaints as and when they arise. This will require effective liaison with other staff groups, particularly nursing and actively seek constructive feedback on service provision. The Supervisors role covers a range of services within facilities. To train, monitor and supervise facilities staff in all the elements of their role. Supervisors are required to work with staff teams and to carry out domestic and housekeeping duties to cover the needs of the service. A Supervisor will be required to have the knowledge and technical ability to be able to undertake and teach staff the skills necessary to complete service delivery. Support the Trusts Health and Safety Policy ensuring staff are trained to ensure the safety of staff visitors and patients within their area of work.

Monitor areas of responsibility to ensure service standards are consistently delivered in line with National Cleaning Standards. Taking remedial action as necessary. Monitoring of catering services at ward level to ensure compliance with the Trusts food safety documentation and current food safety legislation as highlighted in the Trusts food services policy and the ward catering procedures. Actively support the reduction in food wastage. To support the Team Leaders in ensuring equipment used to deliver the service is of the standard required and is maintained to physical and technical standards. To inform Team Leaders of the ordering requirements to maintain sufficient stock levels to deliver the service. Undertake initial investigation and reporting of untoward incidents and accidents using Datix. Completion and returning of Absence Monitoring forms. Will be required to take responsibility for ensuring that return to work interviews are completed in a timely manner and that the Team Leaders are informed when an employee reaches the next stage of the Trust Management of Sickness and Absence Policy. Checking and countersigning clock cards on a weekly basis in preparation for data entry to the payroll data base. Management of annual leave requests in a timely manner.