Deputy Domestic Services Support Manager

Job summary

Contract - Permanent

Hours - 37.5 hours per week

Base - York Hospital & Community Sites

Are you looking for a post based within our York Teaching Hospital Facilities Management Team? Are you a strong team player, kind, friendly and motivated? Then we may have the role for you!

York Teaching Hospital Facilities Management (YTHFM) are looking for an approachable and flexible Deputy Domestic Services Support Manager to join our team in York, Selby and Community Hospitals.

The Deputy Domestic Support Services Manager will assist the Domestic Support Services Manager in the development of a cost effective and efficient Domestic Services and Decontamination Team. The successful candidate will deputise for the Domestic Support Services Manager and will have Line Management responsibility for the daily operations and provide support for the Assistant Managers, Decontamination Team, Domestic Supervisors, and staff across the locations.

The post holder will be responsible for providing assurance that all systems and processes in relation to Health & Safety, safe care and that regulatory and statutory requirements are always adhered to.

It is essential that the successful candidate is able to travel to these sites on a regular basis to provide this support.

There will be a requirement to work one Saturday per month

Main duties of the job

Further responsibilities will include:

Establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including but not limited to; local authorities, governing bodies, service users, staff, and external contractors

Ensure that all functions within the Domestic Services area develop and implement updated policies, procedures and quality services that will deliver services in line with contractual & statutory requirements, relevant professional guidance and good practice

Support the Domestic Services team to ensure staff are motivated and empowered to achieve and exceed performance targets

The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills, and a proven background in Operational and Soft Facilities management, ideally across a number of sites with 24/7 operations. They will also have:

Experience leading and motivating large and diverse teams within complex organisations.

Excellent financial, commercial and people skills to support the improvement of business performance.

A clear understanding of the importance of safety and compliance with regulatory and statutory standards.

Experience managing and complying with operational budgets.

Ability to form effective working relationships with internal and external staff and contacts of all levels, including contributing at corporate level

Ability to be flexible around working hours and patterns

Proven ability to take own initiative, managing and driving forward deliverables and developments

About us

Our benefits

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependant`s
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

YTHFM are currently funding level 1 membership of a Tailored Healthcare Cash Plan for all substantive Band 2 and 3 staff, on a trial basis and as a gesture of goodwill. This provides employees with access to a range of benefits, including refunding the costs of optical and dental services, physiotherapy and wellbeing treatments, up to defined limits. This does not form part of our terms and conditions of employment and could be withdrawn at any time. We also offer discounted membership of Westfield Health's standard Plan for staff on bank contracts or employed in Band 4 or above.