Hospital Domestic Services Coordinator

Sodexo; Colchester; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 24,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Mental health resources

Employee Assistance Programme

Free health & wellbeing app

Cycle to Work scheme

Discounts on high street brands

Job summary

Sodexo is recruiting a part-time Domestic Facilities Coordinator in Colchester Hospital to lead and support domestic cleaning and food service colleagues. You will ensure a clean, safe, welcoming hospital environment, with emphasis on infection prevention and high standards of service.

You will monitor standards against National Healthcare Cleanliness benchmarks, manage scheduling and training, and foster positive relationships with staff, patients and service users.

Qualifications

• Experience of leading, coordinating or supervising a team within a service-focused environment.
• Strong people-management and organisational skills, with the ability to manage schedules, absence, training and team performance.
• Clear, polite and professional communication style.
• Ability to build effective relationships with colleagues, customers and service users.
• Caring, compassionate and positive approach when supporting patients, visitors and employees.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the delivery of an efficient, effective and high-quality domestic service.
• Monitor cleanliness and standards against the National Standards of Healthcare Cleanliness; implement action plans where needed.
• Act as a key point of contact for Sodexo colleagues, ward managers and service users.
• Lead and support the team through scheduling, communication, training and development planning.
• Manage absence processes, including return-to-work meetings and investigations where required.
• Deploy resources to respond to urgent requests, service issues and emergencies.

Skills

Team leadership

Staff scheduling

People management

Communication

Relationship building

Health & safety

Infection prevention

Resource management

Job description

Sodexo is recruiting a part-time Domestic Facilities Coordinator in Colchester Hospital to lead and support domestic cleaning and food service colleagues. You will ensure a clean, safe, welcoming hospital environment, with emphasis on infection prevention and high standards of service.

You will monitor standards against National Healthcare Cleanliness benchmarks, manage scheduling and training, and foster positive relationships with staff, patients and service users.