Facilities Supervisor

Dorset Healthcare; Sherborne; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A local healthcare provider in Sherborne is looking for a Facilities Supervisor to lead cleaning processes and manage staff within a supportive team. Responsibilities include conducting cleaning audits, ensuring training compliance, and supporting team development. This full-time role offers opportunities for flexibility and career growth, along with benefits such as NHS pension and annual leave.

Benefits

27 days annual leave

Excellent NHS pension scheme

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Experience working in a similar supervisory role is essential.
• Knowledge of COSHH regulations is required.
• Flexibility for full-time or part-time hours.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage team tasks on a daily basis.
• Conduct cleaning audits and pre-planned maintenance.
• Assist in recruitment, training, and development of staff.

Skills

Experience in a supervisory role

Knowledge of Infection Prevention Control

Full UK Driving Licence

Job description

Overview

As the Facilities Supervisor you will be knowledgeable in cleaning processes and have an awareness and understanding of Infection Prevention Control and COSHH. You will have passion to learn on how to lead a team and have experience with staff management. You will ensure the day-to-day team tasks are also met. Some of your duties will be to carry out cleaning audits, pre-planned maintenance, rota planning, and other office-based work. This post is part of the Facilities & Estates Service that Dorset Healthcare may transfer to an NHS wholly owned subsidiary company, from November 2025 or later.

Responsibilities

• A clear understanding of the hospital cleaning service and the standards required, regarding infection control.
• Assist in the recruitment, induction, probationary period development and training of staff.
• Ensuring that the correct work methods are observed.
• To ensure that all personal and staff training is carried out and complete.
• To ensure that the grounds and gardens are maintained to a tidy and presentable standard.
• Carry out cleaning audits, pre-planned maintenance, rota planning, and other office-based work as part of day-to-day responsibilities.
• Ensure day-to-day team tasks are met and provide leadership to the facilities team.
• Support the Facilities & Estates Service during and after the potential transfer to the NHS wholly owned subsidiary, including alignment with NHS terms and conditions.

Qualifications

• Having experience in a similar supervisor role would be essential.
• Knowledge of Infection Prevention Control and COSHH.
• Full UK Driving Licence.
• Flexibility for full-time or part-time hours (full-time Monday to Friday; part-time minimum 25 hours; start times and finish times can be flexible).

What we offer

• Robust training and induction programme.
• Ongoing supervision and further development opportunities.
• Working for our organisation and the NHS terms and conditions if transferring to the NHS wholly owned subsidiary (including NHS pensions).
• Flexible working options and a focus on health and wellbeing.

Working arrangements

This post is a full-time Monday to Friday role. We would also welcome part-time applicants with a minimum of 25 hours. You will need a full UK Driving Licence. Are you someone working as a supervisor looking to step into a Facilities Supervisor role? Join our friendly and supportive Facilities team as a Facilities Supervisor based at Yeatman Hospital in Sherborne.

About Dorset HealthCare

At Dorset HealthCare we're on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We’re a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people. We do things differently here - it’s one of the reasons the CQC rated us 'outstanding' in 2019. We have a 7,000-strong workforce and are committed to equal opportunities, diversity and an inclusive workplace where everyone is welcome. You’ll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and contribute to our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.

Benefits and opportunities

• 27 days of annual leave, rising to 33 over ten years (for staff on Agenda for Change terms and conditions)
• Excellent NHS pension scheme
• Health and wellbeing services
• Flexible working options, including family-friendly hours
• Free training and one-to-one career coaching
• Preceptorship programme for newly qualified nurses and AHPs
• Access to nine staff networks
• Relocation costs where applicable
• Salary sacrifice schemes including childcare vouchers, car lease and cycle scheme, home technology equipment, and buying annual leave
• NHS discounts