Domestic Supervisor

The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust

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Job summary

Are you a self-motivated and enthusiastic individual with supervisory experience? Join our operational Facilities Management team and contribute to delivering excellent cleanliness standards, housekeeping, and domestic services.

Qualifications and Experience:

  • Previous supervisory experience.
  • Strong organisational and time management skills.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to work effectively under pressure and meet deadlines.

Benefits:

  • Competitive salary and benefits package.
  • Opportunities for professional growth and development.
  • Be part of a dynamic and supportive team.
  • Contribute to improving the health and well-being of our community.

If you are passionate about providing exceptional facilities services and want to join a leading healthcare organisation, we encourage you to apply.

We have the following shifts available -

Thursday & Friday - 06.00am -14.00pm - 15 hours

Monday to Friday - 17.00pm - 20.00pm - 15 hours

Please note that this role is not on the Home Office list of occupations eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route.

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities:

  • Supervise a team of support service assistants to ensure high-quality standards are met.
  • Coordinate and manage day-to-day operations, including scheduling, task allocation, and performance monitoring.
  • Collaborate with other departments to ensure seamless service delivery and efficient resource utilisation.
  • Promote a positive and supportive work environment, fostering teamwork and professional development.

About us

We provide care and support to over half a million people in Wakefield and Kirklees in their homes, in community settings and across our three hospital sites at Pontefract, Dewsbury and Pinderfields (in Wakefield).

Always striving for excellence, we are at the forefront of innovation and research and we invest in teaching and the development of our workforce.

We live by our values of caring, improving, being respectful and maintaining high standards. We listen and learn because we aim to make Mid Yorkshire the best place to work and the best place to receive care.

We have a clear vision, and you could be part of this! If you share our values and you want to make a difference to the lives of our patients and their families and carers, we would love to hear from you.

Date posted

10 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,071 to £25,674 a year pro rated for part time

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

C9377-INFRA0221

Job locations

Dewsbury Hospital

Halifax Road

Dewsbury

West Yorkshire

WF13 4HS


Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Delivering the Service - on a daily basis Supervisors will be required to identify and respond to user needs and to solve problems/complaints as and when they arise. This will require effective liaison with other staff groups, particularly nursing and actively seek constructive feedback on service provision. The Supervisors role covers a range of services within facilities.
  • To train, monitor and supervise facilities staff in all the elements of their role.
  • Supervisors are required to work with staff teams and to carry out domestic and housekeeping duties to cover the needs of the service.
  • A Supervisor will be required to have the knowledge and technical ability to be able to undertake and teach staff the skills necessary to complete service delivery.
  • Support the Trusts Health and Safety Policy ensuring staff are trained to ensure the safety of staff visitors and patients within their area of work.
  • Monitor areas of responsibility to ensure service standards are consistently delivered in line with National Cleaning Standards. Taking remedial action as necessary.
  • Monitoring of catering services at ward level to ensure compliance with the Trusts food safety documentation and current food safety legislation as highlighted in the Trusts food services policy and the ward catering procedures.
  • Actively support the reduction in food wastage.
  • To support the Team Leaders in ensuring equipment used to deliver the service is of the standard required and is maintained to physical and technical standards.
  • To inform Team Leaders of the ordering requirements to maintain sufficient stock levels to deliver the service.
  • Undertake initial investigation and reporting of untoward incidents and accidents using Datix.
  • Completion and returning of Absence Monitoring forms.
  • Will be required to take responsibility for ensuring that return to work interviews are completed in a timely manner and that the Team Leaders are informed when an employee reaches the next stage of the Trust Management of Sickness and Absence Policy.
  • Checking and countersigning clock cards on a weekly basis in preparation for data entry to the payroll data base.
  • Management of annual leave requests in a timely manner.

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Delivering the Service - on a daily basis Supervisors will be required to identify and respond to user needs and to solve problems/complaints as and when they arise. This will require effective liaison with other staff groups, particularly nursing and actively seek constructive feedback on service provision. The Supervisors role covers a range of services within facilities.
  • To train, monitor and supervise facilities staff in all the elements of their role.
  • Supervisors are required to work with staff teams and to carry out domestic and housekeeping duties to cover the needs of the service.
  • A Supervisor will be required to have the knowledge and technical ability to be able to undertake and teach staff the skills necessary to complete service delivery.
  • Support the Trusts Health and Safety Policy ensuring staff are trained to ensure the safety of staff visitors and patients within their area of work.
  • Monitor areas of responsibility to ensure service standards are consistently delivered in line with National Cleaning Standards. Taking remedial action as necessary.
  • Monitoring of catering services at ward level to ensure compliance with the Trusts food safety documentation and current food safety legislation as highlighted in the Trusts food services policy and the ward catering procedures.
  • Actively support the reduction in food wastage.
  • To support the Team Leaders in ensuring equipment used to deliver the service is of the standard required and is maintained to physical and technical standards.
  • To inform Team Leaders of the ordering requirements to maintain sufficient stock levels to deliver the service.
  • Undertake initial investigation and reporting of untoward incidents and accidents using Datix.
  • Completion and returning of Absence Monitoring forms.
  • Will be required to take responsibility for ensuring that return to work interviews are completed in a timely manner and that the Team Leaders are informed when an employee reaches the next stage of the Trust Management of Sickness and Absence Policy.
  • Checking and countersigning clock cards on a weekly basis in preparation for data entry to the payroll data base.
  • Management of annual leave requests in a timely manner.

Person Specification

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Essential

  • If relevant, please provide details of AI used during the completion of this application form.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Good standard of education in England and Maths.

Desirable

  • Level 3 Food Safety Certificate IOSH Supervising Safely Safety ILM 2 Supervisory Studies

Experience

Essential

  • Previous Supervisory experience.

Desirable

  • Experience of working within a health care setting.

Knowledge and Awareness

Essential

  • Knowledge of administrative duties, including basic MS Office suite or similar
  • Understanding of the need to maintain confidentiality

Desirable

  • Awareness of the Health and Safety and Moving and Handling requirements in the workplace

Skills & Abilities

Essential

  • Able to develop and maintain positive working relationships. Willingness to participate in continuous personal development as required for the role.
Person Specification

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Essential

  • If relevant, please provide details of AI used during the completion of this application form.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Good standard of education in England and Maths.

Desirable

  • Level 3 Food Safety Certificate IOSH Supervising Safely Safety ILM 2 Supervisory Studies

Experience

Essential

  • Previous Supervisory experience.

Desirable

  • Experience of working within a health care setting.

Knowledge and Awareness

Essential

  • Knowledge of administrative duties, including basic MS Office suite or similar
  • Understanding of the need to maintain confidentiality

Desirable

  • Awareness of the Health and Safety and Moving and Handling requirements in the workplace

Skills & Abilities

Essential

  • Able to develop and maintain positive working relationships. Willingness to participate in continuous personal development as required for the role.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust

Address

Dewsbury Hospital

Halifax Road

Dewsbury

West Yorkshire

WF13 4HS


Employer's website

https://www.midyorks.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust

Address

Dewsbury Hospital

Halifax Road

Dewsbury

West Yorkshire

WF13 4HS


Employer's website

https://www.midyorks.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


For questions about the job, contact:

Vacancy Control Manager

Claire Royle

claire.royle1@nhs.net

01924543353

Date posted

10 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,071 to £25,674 a year pro rated for part time

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

C9377-INFRA0221

Job locations

Dewsbury Hospital

Halifax Road

Dewsbury

West Yorkshire

WF13 4HS


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