Domestic Supervisor
Choose Well - Choose WWL
Job overview
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust are currently recruiting for a Domestic Supervisor role within our Domestic team at Wrightington Hospital.
The post will be working 18.5 hours per week (Saturday & Sunday 07.00 - 14.00 and Monday 07.30 - 13.00)
Previous applicants need not apply
The post holder should have a flexible approach to working hours and be able to cover a variety of shift patterns as the service requires.
Please be advised, applications are scored against the person specification, detailed in the job advert.
Candidates with highest scores will be invited to the interviews.
Please read the person specification and in your application (Supporting information section) please describe how do you meet these criteria for the role.
Please note this vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if a sufficient number of suitable applications are received
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be responsible for the daily supervision of the Domestic Services, completing all supervisory duties.- To work as part of a supervisory team.
- To provide support to our domestic team.
- To adopt a flexible approach.
- Organise staff annual leave.
- Be prepared to offer any training support needed.
- To continue to help everyone to maintain government standards.
Working for our organisation
Choose Well – Choose WWL
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that ‘happy staff, makes for happy patients’.We have a recognised track record in staff engagement, and living our values.
WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.
Good basic salary plus an attractive package of benefits which include:
Excellent Pension & Life Assurance Package (over 20% employer contribution)
Excellent annual leave entitlements 27 to 33 days per annum dependent upon service.
Paid occupational maternity, paternity, and adoption leave dependent upon service.
Training opportunities and eLearning resources.
Health and wellbeing support.
Career Progression opportunities within Estates & Facilities and the NHS.
Access to salary sacrifice schemes for items such as lease vehicles and buy a bike schemes.
NHS Discount schemes to access hundreds of discounts and savings from everything to High Street Stores to restaurants, family holidays and more.
Long Service Awards.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities- Allocate & organise day-to-day work tasks and activities, adjust staff rotas for unplanned absences and release of staff for training.
- Security of buildings.
- Monitoring of performance of duties as laid down in work schedules
- Performance of duties in accordance with approved methods, frequencies and standards.
- Training & assessment of staff in the use of equipment machinery, COSHH and cleaning materials as directed.
- Allocation of cleaning materials and equipment.
- Make spot checks on wards and Departments to check on cleaning standards.
- Monitor the compliance of the uniform policy.
- Attend relevant training courses as directed.
- Completion of Datix reporting system.
- Adopt a flexible approach when undertaking duties as part of a team, including colleagues and other staff, working towards the highest possible standards of patient care.
- Hospital site key holder, key allocation of, user of alarm systems
- Audit cleaning standards to National Standards and Quality assurance procedures on wards and Departments, take corrective action when necessary.
- Liaises with wards, departments and accommodation.
- Handles complaints and takes preliminary action to resolve.
- Take action as necessary on reported accidents at work and defects with machinery and buildings. Carry out initial investigations into accidents at work.
- Implement policies and make recommendations to improve or change work practices for own area.
- Assist with Interview & selection of staff in compliance with the HR Recruitment policy.
- Training & assessing in conjunction with the Domestic Services Training protocols.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- C.I.L.B City and Guilds N.V.Q Level 1&2 or equivalent qualification
- Ability to demonstrate supervisory experience in a Domestic or equivalent role.
- Health & Safety qualification Team Leader/Supervisory qualification or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria- Understanding of the National Standards of Healthcare Cleanliness
- Conversant with protocols in relation to infection control
- Previous cleaning/domestic expereince
- Previous supervisory experience
- Bioquell Q10 – HPV
- Decontamination Trained
Skills
Essential criteria- Safe operation and use of a variety of cleaning equipment
- Key board skills
- To be able to use IT packages including Teams, Outlook, Excel and Word
Knowledge
Essential criteria- Full knowledge of domestic cleaning protocols
- Knowledge of hygiene, health & safety, COSHH regulations
- Knowledge of staff supervision
- Understanding of rota management and annual leave
- Knowledge of the Hospital site and departments within it
- Knowledge of Trust policies
Additional
Essential criteria- Able to work unsociable hours.
- Speak English to an appropriate standard relevant to their role, i.e. with confidence and accuracy, using correct sentence structures and vocabulary, and without hesitation
- Flexibility to provide cover for colleagues.
- The ability to work flexibly in accordance with service needs.
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Recruitment Information for Candidates
Our Trust prefers candidates to submit applications online. Please contact the Recruitment Team on 01942 244000 if you have difficulty applying online.
The Trust reserves the right to close adverts earlier than the stated closing date if there is a high volume of applications.
We endeavour to inform all applicants of the outcome of their application by email or SMS text message.
Guidance on Completing Your Application
Applications are scored against the person specification, therefore we recommend that you use the supporting information section of your application form to demonstrate how you meet the essential and desirable criteria for the role, providing illustrative examples where possible.
On-Call
Please note that some roles may require you to participate in an on-call rota, if the role is predominantly operational.
Continuous Service
WWL has signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. and will recognise your continuous or ‘unbroken’ service in any Greater Manchester Local Authority or NHS organisation, Transport for Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service or Greater Manchester Combined Authority; giving you access to our service-related benefits.