Job summary
Are you an experienced, motivated team leader with a passion for delivering high-quality facilities services in a healthcare environment?
We are looking for aFacilities Supervisorto join our dedicated team supporting patient care across our sites.
In this vital role, you'll help ensure our environments are safe, clean, welcoming and well-maintained--supporting clinical colleagues and contributing directly to excellent patient experience.
The hours are 30 per week to be worked 13:30 - 20:00 over 5 shifts per week.
Main duties of the job
As a Facilities Supervisor, you will play a key role in maintaining and improving standards across cleaning, ward catering, portering, security, receipt & distribution, and grounds services. You will:
- Lead and motivate facilities teams to deliver high-quality services.
- Plan and adjust work schedules to meet service demands.
- Carry out regular ward/department visits and liaise with clinical teams.
- Monitor service quality, complete audits and take corrective action where needed.
- Support staff through training, performance reviews and daily supervision.
- Ensure compliance with Health Board policies, infection control standards, COSHH, Health & Safety and Food Hygiene legislation.
- Respond to day-to-day issues, reporting/escalating defects and service failures.
- Assist with stock control, kitchen temperature monitoring, waste control, linen distribution and bed space cleaning coordination.
This is a hands-on role requiring visibility across all areas, excellent communication, and a proactive approach to maintaining high standards.
About us
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
Job description
Job 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.
Job description
Job 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
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- NVQ Level 3 supervisory qualification or equivalent qualification
- Food Hygiene & Safety Level 2
- Basic Health & Safety Certificate
- Knowledge of full range of work procedures, practices, and equipment for cleaning, catering and portering services
- Knowledge of COSHH regulations
- Knowledge of Health & Safety, HACCP policy and procedures
- Customer service
- Manual Handling Certificate
Desirable
- NVQ level 2 in Cleaning or Catering Services
- Certificate in Health & Safety
- ECDL IT Qualification
- Food Hygiene & Safety Level 3
- Food Allergen Awareness
- Awareness of NHS cleaning techniques as per National Cleaning Standards for NHS Wales
- Awareness of All Wales Nutrition and Catering Standards for Food and Fluid provision for Hospital Inpatients
Experience
Essential
- Sufficient experience in the cleaning and catering industry
- Willingness to train for job development
- Ability to motivate and develop staff
- Ability to meet unplanned work deadlines or demands
- Experience of training staff in routine tasks
Desirable
- Assessing and undertaking risk assessment
- Previous experience of supervising staff
- Experience of undertaking audits
- Knowledge of medical gases
- Knowledge of waste disposal
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Ability to work effectively with both management and other supervisors with a positive attitude and willingness to take responsibly
- Knowledge of working in multi-disciplinary environments
- Proficient IT skills
- Able to work under pressure and to deadlines
- Commitment to personal development
- Ability to travel between sites as requested
Desirable
- Previous experience within a healthcare environment
- Welsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- NVQ Level 3 supervisory qualification or equivalent qualification
- Food Hygiene & Safety Level 2
- Basic Health & Safety Certificate
- Knowledge of full range of work procedures, practices, and equipment for cleaning, catering and portering services
- Knowledge of COSHH regulations
- Knowledge of Health & Safety, HACCP policy and procedures
- Customer service
- Manual Handling Certificate
Desirable
- NVQ level 2 in Cleaning or Catering Services
- Certificate in Health & Safety
- ECDL IT Qualification
- Food Hygiene & Safety Level 3
- Food Allergen Awareness
- Awareness of NHS cleaning techniques as per National Cleaning Standards for NHS Wales
- Awareness of All Wales Nutrition and Catering Standards for Food and Fluid provision for Hospital Inpatients
Experience
Essential
- Sufficient experience in the cleaning and catering industry
- Willingness to train for job development
- Ability to motivate and develop staff
- Ability to meet unplanned work deadlines or demands
- Experience of training staff in routine tasks
Desirable
- Assessing and undertaking risk assessment
- Previous experience of supervising staff
- Experience of undertaking audits
- Knowledge of medical gases
- Knowledge of waste disposal
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Ability to work effectively with both management and other supervisors with a positive attitude and willingness to take responsibly
- Knowledge of working in multi-disciplinary environments
- Proficient IT skills
- Able to work under pressure and to deadlines
- Commitment to personal development
- Ability to travel between sites as requested
Desirable
- Previous experience within a healthcare environment
- Welsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh
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
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).
