Facilities Supervisor VCF199

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work within the Facilities department at Loughborough Hospital within Leicestershire Partnership Trust. The post holder will ensure that high departmental standards are maintained and regularly audited and be able to assess work loads and prioritise effectively.

We are looking for a Facilities Supervisor who is hard working, committed, and thrives in a team environment.

The Facilities Supervisor will support the Facilities Co-ordinator in the delivery of high quality soft facilities services and be responsible for managing the effective and efficient delivery of local site services and facilities on a day to day basis.

The post holder will be enthusiastic and highly motivated with good communication, organisational skills and analytical approaches to problem solving. You will have the ability to promote the Facilities department and present a customer focused service and to develop, learn and apply new skills and keep up to date with technological progression.

Hours of Work - 37.5 hours

Applicants are asked to bring their photo ID and right to work including proof of address to their interviews.

Main duties of the job

Main Duties

To source and order goods or services in line with best practice and procedure. To undertake stock control, monitoring progress of orders, dealing with discrepancies and maintaining records of all purchases to ensure that invoice scan be reconciled.
Responsible for leadership and guidance of Facilities staff, often supervising multiple roles and promoting an environment of operational excellence serving the frontline connection between excellent customer service to our patients and customers and employee engagement
Monitor cleanliness standards to ensure the latest national standards are adhered to.
Implement deep cleaning when necessary including use of hydrogen peroxide decontamination machines, steam cleaning, carpet cleaning, changing curtains etc
Ensure vacuuming, dusting, cleaning of surfaces, mopping of floors and cleaning of beds are in line with service agreements

Benefits

Competitive salary including payments for unsocial hours, Saturday and Sunday enhanced pay
Free car parking
Paid induction and training
Pension scheme
27 days paid holiday plus BH
Access to Blue Light Service discounts

About us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serves over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

Here at LPT, our values are Compassion, Respect, Integrity and Trust, which we keep at the heart of everything we do.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information are contained in the attached document titled Information for Applicants.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

Date posted

16 November 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Job share, Flexible working

Reference number

C9313-23-1136

Job locations

Loughborough Hospital

Hospital Way

Loughborough

Leicestershire

LE115JY

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you like what you've read and would like more information on the duties and responsibilities of this role, please click onto the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you like what you've read and would like more information on the duties and responsibilities of this role, please click onto the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Effective communication skills verbal & written
Demonstrate an understanding of basic Health and Safety principles
Working in a customer focused environment
Sound knowledge of catering / domestic / porter functions within a healthcare environment
Previous supervisory experience
Ability to prioritise own and others workloads
Ability to use initiative
Good organisational skills
Good time management

Desirable

Previous experience of working in a healthcare environment
Customer service experience

Qualifications

Essential

General education to GCSE level or equivalent including English and Maths
Able to understand verbal and written instruction
NVQ 3 or equivalent qualification or substantial experience in a support service role with the equivalent level of knowledge

Desirable

NVQ Level 2/3 in Cleaning & Support Services/Customer Care/Health & Social Care or a willingness to undertake
Basic Food Hygiene Certificate
Recognised Supervisory qualification
Health & Safety qualification

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Effective communication skills verbal & written
Demonstrate an understanding of basic Health and Safety principles
Working in a customer focused environment
Sound knowledge of catering / domestic / porter functions within a healthcare environment
Previous supervisory experience
Ability to prioritise own and others workloads
Ability to use initiative
Good organisational skills
Good time management

Desirable

Previous experience of working in a healthcare environment
Customer service experience

Qualifications

Essential

General education to GCSE level or equivalent including English and Maths
Able to understand verbal and written instruction
NVQ 3 or equivalent qualification or substantial experience in a support service role with the equivalent level of knowledge

Desirable

NVQ Level 2/3 in Cleaning & Support Services/Customer Care/Health & Social Care or a willingness to undertake
Basic Food Hygiene Certificate
Recognised Supervisory qualification
Health & Safety qualification

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.