Facilities Operational Supervisor

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Cross; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Job summary

Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is seeking a Facilities Operational Supervisor to ensure patient environments meet safety, cleanliness and efficiency standards. You will oversee up to 40 staff across domestic services, housekeeping, patient catering and related support functions.

The role emphasizes maintaining high service quality, managing staff rotas and payroll, and liaising with stakeholders to deliver the Patient Environment action plan within local and national standards.

Qualifications

• Experience supervising up to 40 staff in health or facilities services.
• Ability to manage rotas, attendance, payroll and audits.
• Strong communication with internal/external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Daily management of staff rotas, attendance and payroll processes.
• Direct daily activities to deliver patient environment standards.
• Lead audits, risk assessments and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Coordinate with internal/external stakeholders and patients/visitors.
• Support health and wellbeing of team members.

Skills

Team leadership

Communication

Numeracy

IT skills

Organisational skills

Job description

Job Summary

Are you an organised and motivated individual who is passionate about creating a safe, clean and efficient environment for our patients at Leeds?

Job Description

Name - Sukhdeep Panesar
Position - Assistant Facilities Manager
Email - [e-mail]
Phone number - 0113 20 60870
Shortlisting Date: 09/10/2026
Interview Date: 26/10/2026

Are you an organised and motivated individual who is passionate about creating a safe, clean and efficient environment for our patients at Leeds?

If so, an exciting opportunity has arisen within our award-winning Facilities Operational Patient Environment team at both the Leeds General Infirmary Hospital and St James’s University Hospital Sites in Leeds.

As a Facilities Operational Supervisor, you’ll play a crucial role in ensuring the safety and wellbeing of our patients, by operationally Supervising the agreed block/services to ensure the Patient Environment action plan is achieved on time and to the required local and national standards.

The ideal candidate will have some previous experience working within some of the following functions and services, (list not exhaustive.)

• Domestic Services
• Housekeeping
• Patient Food Service
• Cleaning Response Service
• Waste Management
• Linen & Laundry
• Portering

In addition to patient-facing requirements, you’ll also provide vital support to the overarching departmental strategy, including sustaining an effective financial performance and improving efficiencies in our services.

Why you should join our Team

Guided by our Leeds Way Values, we are committed to creating the best place to work and to being the employer of choice for Estates and Facilities in the region. By joining the Estates and Facilities Team at Leeds, you'll have access to a friendly support network with ongoing training, career progression and an excellent benefits package.

The recruitment process, after short listing, includes a scenario-based assessment and a formal interview.

What You Will Bring To The Role

The successful candidate could be supervising up to 40 staff, at any one time. This role is ‘key’ in ensuring that all the Cleaning and Patient Catering services are delivered to exceptional standards.

The Facilities Operational Supervisor position provides an ideal opportunity for a highly ambitious, skilled and focussed individual.

Day-to-day duties include: The daily management of staff rotas, including Health Roster online system, payroll, attendance management, including formal attendance meetings, audits & monitoring, direction & monitoring of daily activities, appraisals, acting upon patient feedback and Risk Assessments.

The successful candidate will be responsible for liaising with both Internal and External Key stakeholders, alongside Patients & Visitors.

Many of the shifts available, follow a 2-week rotational 11-hour shift pattern, which involves working every other weekend.

In addition, to the direct staff management, the ideal candidate will be:

• A team player
• Committed to continuous learning and development
• Proactive in resolving potential operational issues
• Organised and able to prioritise workloads for themselves and others
• Be a good communicator
• Maintain calmness and relay confidence in a busy working environment
• Able to work on own initiative
• Committed to supporting Health & Wellbeing of those working within their teams
• Have good numeracy & literacy levels
• Possess good IT skills

About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust

The Leeds Way is working together to support each other and deliver the best possible care to patients.

Our Trust values

The Leeds Way is working together to support each other and deliver the best possible care to patients.

• Responsible
• Open and Honest
• One Team
• Kind

Our Trust priorities

Our purpose: Excellent, safe and sustainable care for every patient every time

People

Improvement and Innovation

Partnerships

Outcomes

Sponsorship Eligibility

To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.