Facilities Services Supervisor (Community)

Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Tiverton; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension

Cycle to work

Staff discounts

Annual leave 27–33 days

Job summary

Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Facilities Services Supervisor to oversee cleaning, catering, laundry and linen across several community hospitals, based at Tiverton Hospital.

You will lead frontline teams, coordinate staffing, supervise daily operations and carry out quality checks to ensure services meet Trust standards, with travel between sites and a valid UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing day-to-day facilities services across 4 to 5 community hospitals
• Supervising facilities staff and allocating staffing cover
• Monitoring service performance and ensuring Trust standards are met
• Coordinating across ward teams, managers and support services

Job description

Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Facilities Services Supervisor (Community)

The closing date is 11 November 2026

Are you an experienced supervisor who enjoys leading people and keeping essential services running smoothly? We're looking for a Facilities Services Supervisor to oversee facilities services in several community hospitals. Based at Tiverton Hospital, you'll lead teams delivering cleaning, catering, laundry and linen services, helping to create safe, welcoming environments for patients, visitors and colleagues.

This is a varied role with a mix of people management, service coordination and quality assurance. You'll work across multiple sites, support frontline teams, solve day-to-day operational challenges and ensure high standards are maintained across all aspects of facilities service delivery. If you have supervisory experience and enjoy working with people, managing priorities and making a visible difference to services every day, we'd love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

For more detail about the main duties of this role, please see the job description section below. As a key member of the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, you will be joining an exceptional team working together to help our patients to stay healthy, when they need it most.

About us

Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford).

Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within peoples own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).

Our state-of-the-art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world-class care to our local communities.

Its never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as youll help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.

Job responsibilities

More detail about the role

As Facilities Services Supervisor, you'll oversee the day-to-day delivery of facilities services across 4 to 5 community hospitals, ensuring services run efficiently and consistently across all sites. You'll support and supervise facilities staff, coordinate staffing cover, manage daily operational issues and carry out quality checks to ensure services meet Trust standards. Working closely with ward teams, managers and support services, you'll help maintain clean, safe and welcoming environments that support excellent patient care. Your responsibilities will include:

• Overseeing cleaning, catering, laundry and linen services
• Allocating staff to work areas
• Monitoring service performance
• Responding to changing operational priorities
• Identifying and escalating maintenance issues
• Supporting compliance with infection prevention and control requirements
• Contributing to the delivery of high-quality, cost-effective services.

We're looking for someone with supervisory or team leadership experience who can build positive working relationships, organise workloads effectively and maintain high standards across multiple sites. Experience in facilities management, cleaning services, catering, hospitality, housekeeping or similar operational environments would be valuable. The role is based at Tiverton District Hospital and covers community hospitals across the Northern and Eastern locality. Regular travel between sites is therefore required, and applicants must hold a full UK driving licence and have access to their own vehicle.

To contribute to and work within a safe working environment

Interview Date: To Be Confirmed

For further information please contact: Mike Oldfield, Community Facilities Manager, [e-mail]- 07527 336993 OR Kayleigh Bristow, Deputy Community Facilities Manager, [e-mail]- 07483 444891

As an inclusive employer, the Royal Devon values diversity and is committed to creating a culture of inclusivity where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. We believe in fostering a sense of belonging and actively encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities. We recognise the advantages of having a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve.

Preference will be given to staff with Priority and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon.

The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust reserves the right to close vacancy when sufficient applications have been received.

The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was established in April 2022, bringing together the expertise of both the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust.

We will work together to maintain a culture that develops and supports you and your team.

This might include funding for a care certificate, a degree or leadership qualifications. Or it might include days off to study, engage in CPD or rotational placements to help you hone your skills. Wherever you are heading in the NHS, we'll help you get there.

Looking after you is important to us.

We strive to help our staff create a healthy work-life balance through flexible working schemes and our family friendly policies.

If you're starting out in the NHS, you'll start with 27 days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to 33 days plus bank holidays.

You'll benefit from access to our own comprehensive occupational health services, including counselling, onsite wellbeing activities and groups.

Salary is not the only financial benefit

You'll have access to an extensive range of staff discounts on shopping, fitness and leisure options and you can spread the cost of technology and home appliance purchases from major retailers.

You will also have access to other benefits including:

• National discount services such as the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts.
• Salary sacrifice options including our OFSTED rated outstanding nursery onsite at Exeter
• Car lease schemes.
• The NHS Pension scheme (one of the most generous and comprehensive in the UK).
• Cycle to work scheme

Cycle to work scheme

These are just a few of the benefits available if the role is something you are interested in, we'd love to hear from you.

Person Specification

General Requirements

• See job description text above, and (where applicable) you can download a copy of the full job description
• See job description text above, and (where applicable) you can download a copy of the full job description

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 name

Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

£25,760 to £27,476 a yearper annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

185-63303-14642

Job locations

Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust