Domestic Supervisor

NHS; Dewsbury; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Dewsbury seeks a Supervisor for its operational Facilities Management team. The role involves ensuring cleanliness standards and supervising staff. Candidates must have prior supervisory experience and strong communication skills. Join a supportive team and contribute to community health services.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Professional growth opportunities

Dynamic team environment

Qualifications

• Previous supervisory experience required.
• Strong organisational and time management skills are essential.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are necessary.

Responsibilities

• Identify and respond to user needs and solve problems.
• Train and supervise facilities staff.
• Monitor areas to ensure service standards are delivered.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Organisational skills

Time management

Excellent communication

Job description

Job summary: 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.

Main duties of the job: To work as a part of the operational Facilities Team. The Supervisor will be required to exercise initiative and judgement to ensure the provision of an efficient, effective and a quality front of house service that is supportive to the wards/departments and outer areas.

About us

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff members work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield).

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.
• To train, monitor and supervise facilities staff in all the elements of their role.
• To supervise the handling of clinical waste generated by the retained estate.
• Supervisors are required to work with staff teams and to carry out domestic 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.
• Supports the Trust’s Health and Safety Policy ensuring staff are trained to ensure the safety of staff, visitors and patient within their area of work.
• Monitor areas of responsibility to ensure service standards are consistently delivered in line with the latest National Cleaning Standards taking remedial action as necessary.
• Monitoring of catering services at ward level to ensure compliance with the Trust’s food safety documentation and current food safety legislation.
• 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.

Person Specification

Qualifications: Please click 'apply now' to view the full person specification (there is no obligation to submit an application)

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.

Employer: The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust

Address: Dewsbury District Hospital, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF13 4HS

Employer's website: https://www.midyorks.nhs.uk/