Domestic and Laundry Services Manager

AGH Solutions Ltd; Leeds; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare service provider in Leeds is seeking a Domestic and Laundry Services Manager. The successful candidate will oversee Domestic teams and laundry operations, ensuring compliance with National Cleaning Standards while delivering high-quality services. Candidates should have significant management experience along with effective people management skills. This role requires operational responsibility and budget management, providing direct support to the Head of Operations for day-to-day service management.

Qualifications

• Significant management experience in a relevant field.
• Practical experience in managing teams effectively.
• Ability to adhere to National Standards of Cleanliness.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day operations of Domestic and Laundry services.
• Support the Head of Operations in the provision of quality services.
• Ensure compliance with the National Standards of Cleanliness.

Skills

People management

Operational responsibility

Budget management

Job description

Role Overview

To facilitate an efficient and effective Domestic service for staff, patient and visitors to Airedale General Hospital. The successful applicant will have direct operational responsibility for the Domestic team including budgetary responsibility. The post holder will also have responsibility for policy implementation and service development.

The post holder will provide support to the Head of Operations for the day-to-day management of Domestic services and the Laundry service providing high quality, effective and customer focused services throughout the Trust.

The post holder will ensure that their working practices adhere to the National Standards of Cleanliness 2025 and be responsible for the efficacy audits within the Trust.

Responsibilities

We are looking for a dynamic, highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to undertake the role of Domestic and Laundry Services Manager for AGH Solutions, to work closely with clinical and non-clinical staff at Airedale General Hospital. You will provide day to day management of the Laundry, Domestic Supervisors and Domestic Assistants to ensure an effective provision of service.

AGH Solutions has a strong commitment to the NCS (National Cleaning Standards) to ensure service is delivered in an environment which is safe and clean.

The successful candidate will have significant management experience, supported with practical people management experience.

Interview Requirements

Applicants who are successful and attend for interview will be required to give a 10 min presentation on – Recover a 3-star ward to 5-star in six weeks. Include a staffing plan, training, audit cadence, and reporting to Senior Management Team (SMT)/ Infection Prevention Committee (IPC).

Company Information

AGH Solutions is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Airedale NHS Foundation Trust. We are proud of our NHS heritage, and proud to be supporting Airedale's clinical services.

We provide a wide range of services from traditional facilities management and estate maintenance, to sterile services, wheelchair engineering and procurement, to clients both within and beyond the NHS., AGH Solutions was born out of Airedale NHS Foundation Trust, a hospital and community services trust based outside Keighley, West Yorkshire.

We are privileged to operate in a beautiful part of the country. The clinical services we support reach far up into the Yorkshire Dales, across the Airedale, Wharfedale and Craven patch. We are also lucky to have excellent transport links to Leeds, Bradford, Manchester and beyond. Leeds city centre is 25 minutes by train from Keighley.

We provide a wide range of services, from traditional facilities management and estate maintenance, to sterile services, wheelchair engineering and procurement.

Our vision is to bring you a flexible, responsive, high quality, value for money service.

Our NHS heritage means we work to the values and ethics of the NHS, and to those of Airedale NHSFT specifically.

DBS Information

If you are offered a position which requires you to undertake a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, Airedale NHS Foundation Trust will administer the DBS check on your behalf and will recover the cost (Enhanced £54.40, Standard or Basic £26.40) from your first full months salary. This is a condition of your employment.

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