Domestic Supervisor

NHS National Services Scotland; Wishaw; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A national healthcare organization in Scotland is seeking a Domestic Services Supervisor to manage the cleaning services in a hospital environment. Your role will involve deploying staff effectively, ensuring infection control, and creating a safe environment for patients, staff, and visitors. The ideal candidate will have experience in a public sector environment and be committed to maintaining high standards of hygiene and safety. This is a full-time position with benefits including generous leave and NHS Pension Scheme membership.

Benefits

27 days annual leave

Membership of NHS Pension Scheme

Paid sick leave

Qualifications

• 1-2 years experience working as a domestic in a public sector environment.
• Human Resource Policies and Protocols knowledge.
• Infection Control knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Ensure effective cleaning methods and control of infection.
• Promote a safe and welcoming environment for patients and staff.
• Deploy staff resources effectively within hospital and community premises.

Skills

Good Interpersonal Skills

Good Dexterity

Basic IT Skills

Education

SVQ in Cleaning Science

City & Guilds in Cleaning Science

Job description

The Role

Responsible for the domestic services function within hospital and community premises through the effective deployment of staff resources to ensure effective cleaning methods, the control of infection and the promotion of a safe and welcoming environment for patients, staff and visitors.

NHS Lanarkshire

Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

What we'll need you to bring

• Numerate, literate and practical Good Interpersonal Skills
• Good Dexterity Good Personal Hygiene
• Departmental Induction and Orientation
• Domestic Supervisors Training Programme (provided internally)
• Infection Control
• Manual Handling
• Health & Safety
• Fire Safety
• C.O.S.S.H
• Management of Aggression
• Payroll Systems
• Elementary Food Hygiene (provided internally)
• First Line Management (provided as personal development)
• Human Resource Policies and Protocols
• Level of experience 1-2 years working as a domestic within a preferred Public Sector environment
• Basic IT Skills

It would be great if you also have

• Domestic Supervisors Training Programme (provided internally)
• Elementary Food Hygiene (provided internally)
• First Line Management (provided as personal development)
• SVQ in Cleaning Science City & Guilds in Cleaning Science
• Cleaning experience in a public service with supervisory experienceManagerial experience in similar environment
• Cleaning knowledge to first level of City & Guilds Certificate
• Cleaning Operator Proficiency Certificate
• Good written and oral communication skills

Contract type

Permanent

Full time

37 Hours

Location

This role will be based in PFI within University Hospital Wishaw.

Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.

Looking to find out more?

If you’re looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!

Please contact Bruce Shepherd, PFI / PPP Contracts Manager on [e-mail]

Please contact Anna Zastawnik-Baran, Recruitment Administrator on [e-mail]

(Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email)

Why NHS Lanarkshire?

Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.

Some of NHS Lanarkshire’s benefits include:

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service
• A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
• Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension)
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• Occupational health services
• Employee counselling services
• Work-life Balance policies and procedures

NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.

Further Information

For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our recruitment webpage.

NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent—regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

*Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.

Candidates should provide original and authentic responses to all questions within the application form. The use of artificial intelligence (AI), automated tools, or other third-party assistance to generate, draft, or significantly modify responses is strongly discouraged. By submitting your application, you confirm that all answers are your own work, reflect your personal knowledge, skills and experience, and have not been solely produced or altered by AI or similar technologies. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in your application being withdrawn from the application process.

Right to Work within the UK

NHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK.

We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. UK Visas & Immigration rules are available at www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk.

Prospective applicants are encouraged to check eligibility in advance of applying for vacancies in NHS Lanarkshire.

Please note that all Band 1 and Band 2 posts are not eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route.