Senior Building Operative

West London NHS Trust; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 667 000 - 705 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in South Africa, Gauteng seeks a Senior Building Operative to supervise domestic and maintenance services. You will ensure a clean and safe environment for patients and staff, manage Building Operatives, and undertake basic maintenance. Ideal candidates will have NVQ 3 or equivalent experience, with at least one year in a similar role. The salary ranges from £29,651 to £31,312 per year excluding allowances.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year's experience in domestic/maintenance services.
• Experience supervising staff in a similar context.
• Ability to perform routine maintenance and minor repairs.

Responsibilities

• Allocate daily work activities to Building Operatives.
• Ensure compliance with Health & Safety regulations.
• Conduct scheduled audits of cleaning standards.

Skills

Good communication skills

Basic maintenance tasks

Supervising large staff groups

Health & Safety regulations knowledge

Education

NVQ 3 or equivalent in domestic maintenance

Good general education

Job description

WE DO NOT OFFER VISA SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE

The Senior Building Operative will ensure that a clean, safe and comfortable environment is provided for patients, staff and visitors.

The post holder will provide supervision and guidance to the Building Operatives to ensure that they provide a comprehensive multidisciplinary domestic, portering and maintenance support service.

The Senior Building Operative will support the Multi-trade Operative in the delivery of a range of maintenance activities for their building.

Duties undertaken will be agreed with the post holder and will be dependent on both the needs of service and the skill set of the individual.

The post holder will supervise, the Building Operatives allocating work activities for each shift.

The post holder will take the lead on a range of basic, routine maintenance work (e.g. flushing, testing lights) and patient facing tasks e.g. supplying laundry maintaining cleanliness standards and general housekeeping tasks.

The post holder will also undertake auditing and scoring standards of cleanliness

Main duties of the job3>

In this role you will be responsible for allocating daily work activities to Building Operatives, ensuring each shift is clearly organised and delivered to the required standards. You will provide operational supervision, monitoring performance and maintaining consistency across all domestic & routine maintenance duties within your area of responsibility, including coordination with hospital contractors. A key part of the role is ensuring that all personnel, including contractors, comply fully with Health & Safety regulations & security requirements, with particular attention to the correct use of tools, access platforms, cleaning equipment and other resources.

You will also undertake minor repair work and planned preventative maintenance tasks that do not require escalation to Multi-Skilled Operatives or District Maintenance Technicians, ensuring timely completion in line with the PPM programme set by the Business Manager.

The role requires you to maintain and monitor a clean, safe and comfortable environment for patients, staff and visitors. This includes overseeing waste disposal protocols to ensure standards are consistently met, conducting scheduled audits of cleaning to guarantee compliance with national cleaning standards and legislation, and organising periodic deep cleaning such as floor care, wall washing and furniture cleaning. You will supervise Building Operatives and subcontractors to ensure these tasks are carried out effectively and to the highest standard.

About us

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.

Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.

The Trust is rated as 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as 'Outstanding'.

The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.

Job responsibilities

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Good general education: reading, writing and numeracy skills
• NVQ 3 or equivalent experience in a domestic and/or maintenance service role
• NVQ 3 or equivalent experience in customer service.
• Experience undertaking basic maintenance tasks (e.g. testing, flushing systems, changing bulbs etc.).

Experience

• Minimum of 1 year's previous experience working in a domestic/maintenance services role within a Hospital/NHS environment.
• Experience supervising large staff groups.
• Experience carrying out routine maintenance, minor repairs, checks and testing across maintenance and domestic services.

Knowledge

• Sound understanding of Health & Safety and COSHH regulations.
• Understanding of the correct application of manual handling techniques and working at heights.
• Sound understanding of the quality aspects related to cleaning, routine maintenance and food handling.
• Understanding of confidentiality requirements.

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.

£29,651 to £31,312 a yearPer Annum Inclusive of Allowances