Job summary
We are seeking a motivated individual to undertake a supervisory role within our Domestic team at Leigh Infirmary
Working 15 hours per week Monday - Friday, 17.00 - 20.00
The post holder will be responsible for managing Domestic staff on a daily basis to support our team members in delivering an excellent cleaning service.
Please note this vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if a sufficient number of suitable applications are received.
*Applicants who have already received feedback that they are unsuitable for the position need not apply - unless they have taken steps to strengthen their application to demonstrate and evidence how you meet the essential criteria since that decision. *
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.
About us
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 'the WWL Way'.
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 opportunitieswithin 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.
Job description
Job 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.
Job description
Job 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
- Level 2 or equivalent qualification
- Ability to demonstrate supervisory experience in a Domestic or equivalent role.
Desirable
- Health & Safety qualification Team Leader/Supervisory qualification or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Understanding of the National Standards of Healthcare Cleanliness
- Conversant with protocols in relation to infection control
- Previous cleaning/domestic experience
Desirable
- Previous supervisory experience
- Bioquell Q10 - HPV
- Decontamination Trained
Skills
Essential
- Safe operation and use of a variety of cleaning equipment
- Keyboard skills
Desirable
- To be able to use IT packages including Teams, Outlook, Excel and Word
Knowledge
Essential
- Full knowledge of domestic cleaning protocols
- Knowledge of hygiene, health & safety, COSHH regulations
- Knowledge of staff supervision
- Understanding of rota management and annual leave
Desirable
- Knowledge of the Hospital site and departments within it
- Knowledge of Trust policies
Additional
Essential
- 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.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Level 2 or equivalent qualification
- Ability to demonstrate supervisory experience in a Domestic or equivalent role.
Desirable
- Health & Safety qualification Team Leader/Supervisory qualification or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Understanding of the National Standards of Healthcare Cleanliness
- Conversant with protocols in relation to infection control
- Previous cleaning/domestic experience
Desirable
- Previous supervisory experience
- Bioquell Q10 - HPV
- Decontamination Trained
Skills
Essential
- Safe operation and use of a variety of cleaning equipment
- Keyboard skills
Desirable
- To be able to use IT packages including Teams, Outlook, Excel and Word
Knowledge
Essential
- Full knowledge of domestic cleaning protocols
- Knowledge of hygiene, health & safety, COSHH regulations
- Knowledge of staff supervision
- Understanding of rota management and annual leave
Desirable
- Knowledge of the Hospital site and departments within it
- Knowledge of Trust policies
Additional
Essential
- 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.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
