Facilities Supervisor

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust; Redhill; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare trust in Redhill seeks a Housekeeping Supervisor to manage the housekeeping team and ensure cleanliness and safety standards. Ideal candidates will have supervisory experience, strong communication skills, and a commitment to the organization's values. The position offers an opportunity for personal development and a contributory pension scheme.

Benefits

Opportunities for personal development

Contributory pension scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in supervising a team.
• Ability to manage cleaning and training staff.
• Motivated to uphold the Trust's values.

Responsibilities

• Provide supervision for the Housekeeping team.
• Maintain cleanliness and safety standards.
• Deliver training and development for staff.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Confidence and flexibility

Job description

Overview

Our Housekeeping Supervisors support a large team of Housekeepers and Ward Hosts who are responsible for maintaining high levels of cleanliness throughout the Trust and delivering a first class meal and beverage service to our patients.

You need to be confident and flexible, with an ability to think on your feet. Staying calm in challenging situations and reacting positively to the ever changing needs of the service is paramount. This is a busy, physically active role where excellent communication is at the center of everything you do.

If you feel you have the motivation and Skills, of looking after large groups of staff, are willing to become a trainer/ mentor for the team and have the experience, then come be part of a successful organisation please apply.

Responsibilities

Provide a good level of supervision for the first class team working in the Facilities department. have a good understanding of cleaning, auditing, training and developing staff.

Benefits

We need a special person to join us who is motivated to live the SaSH values and deliver compassion, safety and quality, dignity and respect to our patients. In return you will be rewarded with a range of benefits including opportunities for personal development and a contributory pension scheme.

Working for our organisation

We provide emergency and non-emergency services to the residents of East Surrey, North‑East West Sussex, and South Croydon, including the major towns of Crawley, Horsham, Reigate and Redhill; a community of over 535,000 people. We provide acute and complex services and a range of outpatient, diagnostic services whilst Crawley Hospital and Horsham in West Sussex and Caterham Dene Hospital and Oxted Health Centre in Surrey provide less complex planned services. In 2019 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated our services as 'Outstanding' and we are one of the best performing Trusts in England:

• Winners of Health Service Journal Acute Trust of the year award 2021
• National Patient Safety Awards winner and strive to be a beacon for safety in all that we do
• We are in the top 20% nationally for staff recommending the Trust as a place to work or receive treatment
• Our staff rate us the best in the country among comparable acute trusts when asked if they would recommend the Trust as a place to work and when asked whether care of patients is the organisation's top priority
• Our workforce are amongst the most motivated in the country; we achieved the top acute hospital score in the country for staff engagement in the last national staff survey

Successful candidates will be appointed to the first pay step within the band when they start with the Trust (unless they have previous relevant NHS continuous service), thereafter individuals will progress up the pay steps in accordance with NHS Agenda for Change (AfC) terms and conditions. For part time roles you will receive a pro rata'd (proportional) salary payment based on the appropriate pay step/point and hours worked in accordance with AfC and all medical and dental terms and conditions.

Note: Some vacancies may receive a high volume of applications. In such cases, the vacancy may close earlier than the advertised closing date. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

We take our responsibilities to the environment extremely seriously and have an ambitious Green Plan that we're delivering. Actions include having uniforms made from recycled plastic, 100% renewable electricity and planting 150 trees at East Surrey Hospital. Read our plan here.