Band 3 Facilities Supervisor

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust; East Leake; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Free car parking

Induction & training

Pension scheme

27 days holiday

Blue Light discounts

Site mobility

Job summary

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust is seeking a Facilities Supervisor to join the Estates and Facilities team. You will line-manage facilities staff, handle stock, requisitions, deliveries and invoices, and support safe, patient-focused services across hospital sites.

The role covers 37.5 hours weekly on a two-week rota (7.30am-3.30pm and 12pm-8pm, Mon-Fri) with potential weekend/bank holiday cover and occasional rota changes.

Qualifications

• Good communication and organisational skills essential.
• Ability to manage staff and prioritise tasks in a busy environment.
• Experience in facilities/services or similar setting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Line-manage Facilities staff to deliver day-to-day services.
• Produce orders and maintain stock levels; raise requisitions.
• Receive/deliveries processing and invoice receipt.
• Lead staff, promote customer service, and ensure infection control.
• Report defects and oversee deep cleaning and redeployment as needed.

Skills

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Analytical problem solving

Tools

Saffron

Job description

The Facilities Supervisor is a member of the LPT Estates and Facilities team. The postholder will support the Facilities Co-ordinator in the delivery of high-quality soft facilities services and be responsible for managing the effective and efficient delivery of local site services and facilities on a day-to-day basis.37.5hrs per week, following 2 week rota: week 1 7.30am to 3.30pm & week 2 12pm to 8pm, all Monday to Friday. On occasion the postholder may be expected to vary the rota to cover weekends & bank holidays.The postholder will report to the Facilities Co-ordinator and will be responsible for ensuring all services are delivered in accordance with National Standards, are compliant and that patients and visitors are treated in a safe and appropriate environment and staff have the ability to effectively deliver the required care. On occasions will be expected to deputise for the Facilities Co-ordinator.The postholder will be enthusiastic and highly motivated with good communication, organisational skills and analytical approaches to problem solving. You will have the ability to promote the Facilities department and present a customer focused service and to develop, learn and apply new skills and keep up to date with technological progression. Please note in cases where a high volume of applications are received for a post, the closing date may be brought forward .Contact: Jane Toon, [e-mail], 07785316572

Main duties of the job

Line management of Facilities staff.Produce orders to ensure maintain adequate stock levels.Responsible for raising requisitions (using Saffron), receipting goods & inspecting deliveries. Receiving & signing for deliveries & processing invoices.Responsible for leadership & guidance of the Facilities staff, often supervising multiple roles & promoting an environment of operational excellence serving the frontline connection between excellent customer service to our patients & customers & employee engagement.To ensure staff adhere to the Trust colour coding system to prevent cross infection.To ensure staff preparing meal for & regeneration of patient meals at ward level adhering to Trust Food Safety Management policies & procedures at all times.Reporting defects immediately using agreed systems.Implement deep cleaning when necessary including use of hydrogen peroxide decontamination machines, steam cleaning, carpet cleaning, changing curtains etc. Please see attached Job Description for Full Details of Duties & Responsibilities.

• BenefitsCompetitive salary including payments for unsocial hours, Saturday & Sunday enhanced pay.
• Free carparking.
• Paid induction& training.
• Pension scheme.
• 27 days paid holiday plus BH.
• Access to Blue Light & health service discounts.
• We are recruiting across various sites & some roles will be mobile therefore may not suitable for public transport but if you live within Leicester one of the sites may be within your community.

About us

About UsLeicestershire 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 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 criteria will have preference for interview.

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Qualifications

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Experience

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Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.