Facilities Supervisor
Job overview
TWA, Trafford, Withington and Altrincham hospitals is a division of Manchester Foundation Trust and the Facilities staff employed provide an integral service to the smooth running of the Division. We are now looking for a Facilities Services Supervisor to work at Monet Lodge Intermediate Care Unit as part of our Withington division to help us to continue to deliver excellent support services to the Trust.
As a working Facilities Services Supervisor, you will lead a team of facilities assistants in providing essential and comprehensive cleaning and catering services to the site. You will also undertake essential cleaning and catering tasks to provide our patients with a safe and pleasant environment and meal service.
Main duties of the job
To oversee the day-to-day activity in the domestic, linen, and catering department, ensuring thatthe service is delivered according to the service specification. To manage the allocation of existing staff and
resources to ensure the smooth running of the service.
To lead and co-ordinate the Facilities Services team at TWA hospitals and deliver a service through the Domestic, Catering, Linen and Portering Services team that meets the demands of the stakeholders and customers serviced by the Soft Facilities Management team based at the nominated site.
To co-ordinate and liaise with equivalent Facilities supervisors where necessary to provide an efficient and compliant overall Soft Facilities Management service.
To liaise with the clinical team to ensure that the facilities services support the clinical services.
The job entails working within a very busy department where no day is ever the same. If you are an organised, self-motivated, pro-active, problem solving individual then this is the post perfect for you. You will be responsible for the efficient day to day operation of the Domestic and Catering Service Team at Monet Lodge for the TWA Division in liaison with the wider Facilities and Clinical Teams.
The post is part time 25 hours per week and does involve working an early start of 7am on some days.
Working for our organisation
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification.This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post.As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [email protected].
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential criteria- Good knowledge of cleaning processes.
- Have a good knowledge of computers and able to send and receive emails, use Microsoft and Excel.
- To understand and be able to carry out instructions to set specifications.
- Understanding and awareness of confidentiality.
- Understanding of the National Standards of Cleanliness policy.
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria- Able to complete quality control documentation accurately and to a schedule.
- Providing advice, instruction or training to groups where the subject matter is straightforward.
- Able to plan staff deployment, including managing rotas and allocating leave, ensuring continuous cover, within budget restraints.
- The ability to deal with complaints in line with Trust procedure.
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Good written and spoken English and the ability to do basic maths.
- GCSE's to include maths and English or equivalent.
- Customer care training/certificate.
- Moving and handling training/certificate.
- Basic food hygiene level 2 certificate.
- Leadership/managing people training/certificate.
Experience
Essential criteria- Demonstrate basic knowledge of Health & Safety.
- Experience of working in a healthcare environment.
- Experience of working within a supervisory or management role.