Facilities Supervisor
Job overview
At present, University Hospitals of North Midlands is unable to offer visa sponsorship for Band 2 to Band 4 roles, as these positions do not meet the minimum salary and skill thresholds required under UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) regulations.
The Estates, Facilities & PFI Division of the University Hospitals of North Midlands Trust are looking to appoint dynamic, enthusiastic, Facilities Supervisors, to support the Soft FM Domestic and Catering Ward Assistant services. The candidate will be predominantly accountable for the day-to-day delivery of the cleaning services at Royal Stoke Site, however will also support with the delivery of the Ward Assistant services.The Candidate will predominantly be based at our Royal Stoke Hospital Site. However, on occasions there maybe an element of across Site working also at the County Hospital Site in Stafford, in the event of this, free shuttle bus transport is provided from each Site.
Main duties of the job
The individual will be adaptable, self-motivated, able to prioritise their own workload and use their own initiative to achieve set objectives and all duties and tasks required by the Trust, to support the delivery of the domestic and Ward Assistant Services .Along with supporting the continuation of unity between Stoke and County Site practices through the meeting of key performance targets relating to the National Cleaning Standards guidelines around Infection Prevention, maintenance standards, PLACE and the reduction of hospital acquired infections.
and the Food Hygiene Standards.
As part of the FM Services Team, the FM Services Supervisor will be responsible for managing the daily delivery of an efficient and effective customer focussed quality service, appropriately and on time. The scope of the service being, but not limited to Cleaning, Catering and Residencies.Liaise with, and maintain business relationships with representatives of management within the Trust and other agencies as requested.
With a team of over 150 staff members, comprising of Supervisors and Facilities Service Support Assistants, candidates will require well practiced leadership skills of a high standard along with confidence to challenge practice in order to continue to the department’s success.
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research.We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected.In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This role is both challenging and rewarding and will require an individual who is organized, consistent, has good leadership skills and a knowledge of cleaning processes, COSHH, Food Standards and Health & Safety.
As an organisation, we recognise the important of work life balance, achieved through flexibility. Therefore we encourage an adaptive approach to start and finish times, to meet the right candidate’s needs. In turn the successful candidate will need to be flexible in their working approach, as there will be a requirement to work varied shifts including some weekends.
For more information on working for the Trust, please visit the Trust's website and see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Basic numeracy and literacy.
- Ability to complete paperwork relevant to duties.
- NVQ Assessors Award in Supervisory or similar
Essential and desirable
Essential criteria- To have worked in a service/customer environment.
- Ability to follow instruction and provide information, training, process and procedures to other Facilities staff
- Previous working experience within an NHS environment within Domestic / Catering Services/Housekeeping.
- To have an understanding of H&S, COSHH and Risk Assessments
- Food Hygiene Level 3
- All correspondence will be sent to you via the email address you applied from. Please ensure you check your emails regularly.
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- Flexible working will be considered in line with Trust policies
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