Assistant Domestic Manager - Aintree Site

The Methodist Church in Britain; Sefton; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting an Assistant Domestic Manager to lead a supervisory team and domestic assistants at the Aintree site. The role focuses on monitoring cleaning standards against infection control and health and safety policy, and on running mandatory training.

Part-time 20 hours a week, with weekday afternoons from 1pm to 5pm, daily contact with ward managers and infection control.

Qualifications

• HND or equivalent in a relevant area.
• Supervisory or management qualification or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Allocate tasks to the supervisory team to deliver the service.
• Manage morning, afternoon and weekend domestic services to standards and adapt hours to demand.
• Monitor cleaning standards following infection control and health and safety policies.
• Liaise daily with ward managers and attend meetings with infection control and site management.
• Hold regular supervisor one-to-one meetings and cascade aims to staff.
• Control staffing hours and workloads within the master rota.
• Ensure health and safety compliance including incident investigations and risk assessments.
• Ensure annual portable appliance testing of machinery.
• Develop local work schedules and clear written instructions.
• Assist the domestic services manager with day-to-day management of external contracts.
• Ensure mandatory training is completed to required compliance.
• Participate in projects evaluating new methods and Trust initiatives.

Skills

Domestic cleaning

Budget control

Health and safety

COSHH knowledge

Written & verbal comms

IT for management info

Education

HND / equivalent

Supervisory/management qualification

Job description

Domestic services at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting an Assistant Domestic Manager to lead a supervisory team and domestic assistants at the Aintree site. The work centres on monitoring cleaning standards against infection control and health and safety policy, and on running mandatory training. The post is part-time at 20 hours a week, covering weekday afternoons from 1pm to 5pm, and includes daily contact with ward managers and infection control. Cleaning management experience is essential for the role.

What the job involves

• Allocate tasks and responsibilities to the domestic supervisory team to deliver the specified service
• Manage morning, afternoon and weekend domestic services to Trust cleaning standards, and be flexible in hours to meet operational demand
• Monitor cleaning standards, ensuring adherence to infection control and health and safety policies and procedures
• Liaise daily with ward managers and attend meetings with infection control, matrons and site management
• Hold regular supervisor one-to-one meetings and cascade Trust aims and objectives to domestic staff
• Control staffed hours and workloads within the master rota, so that all areas are appropriately staffed
• Ensure health and safety compliance, including accident investigations and writing risk assessments
• Ensure annual portable appliance testing of machinery
• Develop local work schedules and clear written instructions for working practices
• Assist the domestic services manager with day-to-day management of external contracts
• Ensure all staff mandatory training is completed to required compliance
• Take part in projects with multidisciplinary teams to evaluate new methods of working and Trust initiatives

Qualifications

• HND or equivalent in a relevant area
• Supervisory or management qualification or equivalent

Experience

• Domestic services management experience
• Cleaning management experience
• Experience as a cleaning operative in a non-healthcare environment

Skills & knowledge

• Technical knowledge of domestic cleaning
• Financial management and budget control
• Health and safety knowledge
• COSHH knowledge
• Good written and verbal communication
• Excellent IT skills, including using IT to generate management information

Other

• Time management
• People management

Nice to have

• Domestic services management experience within a healthcare environment
• Experience as a domestic cleaning assistant within a healthcare environment
• Knowledge of employment law
• Knowledge of infection control