Facilities Site Services Supervisor - Conquest

NHS; Hastings; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A local healthcare provider in Hastings is seeking a confident Supervisor to join their Facilities Management Team. This role involves managing the Housekeeping Team, ensuring a clean environment for patients and staff. Candidates should have supervisory experience within a healthcare setting and relevant qualifications. Full training will be provided for career development. The provider offers a competitive salary with shifts covering all days, including weekends and nights.

Benefits

Staff development

Access to NHS pension scheme

On-site nurseries

On-site parking at £50 a year

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Evidence of satisfactory general education.
• Relevant knowledge and skills including Supervisory Management training, managing cleaning services, and Food Hygiene.
• To undertake required additional departmental training in post.

Responsibilities

• Motivate and support the team in providing high quality service.
• Hold team meetings and maintain training and appraisal compliance.
• Manage resources and supervise the Housekeeping Team for a clean environment.

Skills

Problem solving

Cleaning practices related to infection control and decontamination

Education

Satisfactory general education

NVQ4/diploma equivalent supervisory management training

Basic Food Hygiene Certificate

Membership of BICS or relevant Institute/Association

Job description

Following the recent success in recruiting a new supervisor to this role, we our now looking for a further supervisor to join our great team.

You will be joining a dynamic and enthusiastic team who work in close partnership with colleagues in our Estates and Facilities Division.

We are looking for a confident, natural leader to work as part of our Facilities Management Team. The post holder will directly manage resources and supervise the Housekeeping Team in maintaining a clean, safe environment for our patients, staff and visitors.

You will work in unity with the other team supervisors to contribute to, and build, a team ethos, develop our housekeeping staff, support their training and deliver a first class service.

Full training will be provided to support you and underpin your own career development.

We currently work a permanent shift pattern, over a 7 day rota, which includes early, late, weekends, bank holidays and night shifts.

Contract hours/days will be discussed at interview.

Rotating shifts are also a future possibility dependant on individuals and service needs.

Main duties of the job

Motivating and supporting the Team in the provision of a high quality service, holding team meetings and maintaining mandatory training and appraisal compliance.

About us

A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries. staff restaurants and accommodation.

In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.

There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.

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Job responsibilities

Please refer to the job description attached.

If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.

Qualifications

• Evidence of satisfactory general education
• Evidence of relevant knowledge and skills to NVQ4/diploma equivalent level to include: Supervisory Management training Managing cleaning services. Food Hygiene Risk assessment
• To undertake required additional departmental training in post
• Basic Food Hygiene Certificate
• Membership of British Institute of Cleaning
• Science (BICS) or other relevant Institute/Association

Experience

• At least one year supervisory management experience.
• Supervising staff and supporting staff development.
• Supervision of cleaning services.
• At least one year experience in supervisory management within a healthcare environment.
• Working within a facilities / support services environment.
• Managing Health & Safety/Food Safety

Skills / Knowledge / Abilities

• Problem solving.
• Cleaning practices related to infection control and decontamination

Other

• Basic knowledge of general health & safety

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.

£27,485 to £30,162 a yearper annum, pro rata