Facilities Supervisor - Stepping Hill Hospital

Pennine Care; Stockport; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Facilities Supervisor to join the South Facilities Team at Stepping Hill Hospital in Stockport. This permanent, full-time role oversees in-house Facilities Assistants and cleaning services, ensuring compliance with NHS cleanliness standards while supporting IPC initiatives.

The post holder will manage staff rotas, perform audits and spot checks, and travel to other Trust sites as needed. Hours are 37.5 per week with a 1 in 5 weekend rota.

Qualifications

• Qualifications or training to Level 3 plus further experience to Level 4.
• GCSE level A-C or equivalent.
• City and Guilds in cleaning principles; BICS trained.

Responsibilities

• Supervise in-house Facilities Assistants and cleaning services at Stepping Hill Hospital.
• Carry out staff rota management to ensure adequate cover.
• Perform regular spot checks and supervisor audits across sites.
• Ensure NHS National Standards of Healthcare Cleanliness 2021 compliance.
• Support Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) standards.

Skills

NPSA colour coding

National Standards of Healthcare Clean

COSHH and risk assessments

Auditing cleaning standards

Soft FM services knowledge

Education

Level 3 plus Level 4 experience

GCSE A-C or equivalent

City and Guilds in cleaning principles

BICS trained

Job description

Facilities Supervisor - Stepping Hill Hospital

NHS AfC: Band 4

Main area Facilities Grade NHS AfC: Band 4 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (inclusive of 1 in 5 weekends) Job ref 311-H1051-26-A

Site Stepping Hill Hospital Town Stockport Salary £28,392 - £31,157 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 16/10/2026 08:00

Job overview

PLEASE NOTE THAT PREVIOUS UNSUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES NEED NOT APPLY

Unfortunately this role does not attract sponsorship under current government legislation, therefore if you require a certificate of sponsorship to support a visa application, we will be unable to proceed with your application.

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Facilities Supervisor to join the South Facilities Team.

This is an exciting opportunity for an individual who is passionate about delivering high-quality soft FM services and leading dedicated in-house domestic teams across the Stockport locality. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring services consistently meet the requirements of the National Standards of Healthcare Cleanliness 2021, maintaining safe, clean environments for service users, patients, visitors, and staff while supporting Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) standards.

The postholder will be primarily based at Stepping Hill Hospital but will be required to travel to other sites across the South locality as needed.

Working Hours

• Monday to Friday: 06:00 to 14:00
• Participation in the South locality weekend supervisor rota, working 1 in every 5 weekends covering Stockport and Tameside sites.
• When working a weekend, Thursday and Friday of that week will be designated rest days.

This role would suit an individual with strong supervisory skills, excellent communication abilities, and a commitment to maintaining high standards of cleanliness and service quality within a healthcare environment.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the postholder include the supervision of the in-house Facilities Assistants (Domestic) and cleaning services across Stepping Hill Hospital. The postholder will be responsible for the completion of staff rotas to ensure there is always sufficient cover to deliver the standards set in the NHS National Standards of Healthcare Cleanliness 2021 and other standard operating procedures.

The postholder will be expected to carry out regular spot checks of the environment, including estates jobs as required, supervisor audits and overall supervision of the sites to ensure that the soft facilities management (FM) services meet the requirements of our staff and service users.

Working for our organisation

The postholder will be joining the facilities team which is within the Capital Investment and Estates Services department at Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust, delivering all soft FM services across the Trust. The team are passionate about ensuring we provide high-quality and effective facilities services to our staff and service users. The team demonstrate and live by the Trust values and behaviours each day, and we work together as one team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The job description and person specification for this role have been attached separately to this advert. Should further information be sought ahead of an interview, please use the contact details below.

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

• Qualifications or training to Level 3 plus further experience to Level 4
• GCSE level A-C or equivalent
• City and Guilds in cleaning principles
• BICS trained

Experience

• Working in soft FM services in a healthcare setting
• Supervising a cleaning team
• Rota management
• Dealing with HR issues such as sickness.
• Working with payroll and timesheets
• Working in the NHS
• Working in a mental health NHS Trust
• Carrying out cleanliness audits

Knowledge

• NPSA colour coding system
• National Standards of Healthcare Cleanliness 2021
• Understanding and developing COSHH and risk assessments
• Auditing and checking cleaning standards
• Knowledge of different soft FM services

Employer certification / accreditation badges

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.