Housekeeping Supervisor
We provide healthcare services to people living in Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf county borough areas, serving a population of around 450,000. We are ideally situated between Wales’s capital city, Porthcawl to the west, and the stunning scenery in the Brecon Beacons.
Our vision is to care for our communities and patients by preventing ill-health, promoting better health, providing excellent services and reducing the need for inpatient care wherever possible through the provision of strengthened home, primary and community care.
We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race/nationality, religion/belief, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.
Cwm Taf Morgannwg is a Living Wage Employer.
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All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh or English, and no preference will be given to applications submitted in either language.
Job overview
The position will involve supporting the Facilities (Hotel Services) team in delivering housekeeping and linen room services to National Standards for Cleaning in NHS Wales, HIW standard 5 and Organisational assisting in developing, maintaining and promoting the highest standards of service delivery and team working practices, supporting the Facilities Unit commitment to the EQMS framework and helping to maintain open, effective communication.
The post holder is responsible for training/ supervising and providing professional guidance to housekeeping and linen room staff to ensure all policies and procedures are adhered to. In addition, the Supervisor is responsible for ensuring all staff are appropriately trained
Main duties of the job
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join part of our busy Facilities Team at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital, Llantrisant. The successful candidate will form part of our establishment delivery high standards of services to support patient care by supporting the Facilities team in delivering housekeeping and linen room services to National Standards for Cleaning in NHS Wales, HIW standard 5 and Organisational assisting in developing, maintaining and promoting the highest standards of service delivery and team working practices, supporting the Facilities Unit commitment to the EQMS framework and helping to maintain open, effective communication.
The post holder is responsible for training/ supervising and providing professional guidance to housekeeping and linen room staff to ensure all policies and procedures are adhered to. In addition, the Supervisor is responsible for ensuring all staff are appropriately trained.
The position will involve shift rostered hours across a seven day week as an afternoon position. Further details to be confirmed upon Interview.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We live by our core values:
- We listen, learn and improve
- We treat everyone with respect
- We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac
Person specification
knowledge
Essential criteria- Previous experience Facilities services
- Work experience
Supporting information
Essential criteria- Understanding and awareness demonstrated of role within healthcare environment and meeting IPC standards
- Previous supervisory experience
If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.