Job summary
- Main area
- Bishops Castle Domestic Supervisor
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 825-6276704-OPS
- Employer
- Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Bishops Castle Hospital
- Town
- Bishops Castle
- Salary
- £22,816 - £24,336 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Domestic Supervisor - Bishops Castle Hospital
NHS AfC: Band 3
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust believes in fairness, equity and above all values diversity in all aspects of its work, as a provider of health services and as an employer of people. We provide visa sponsorship to applicant who require a visa to work in the UK, providing the role you’ve been recruited to meets the requirements set by the Home Office.
From 4 April 2024 overseas workers requiring a general Skilled Worker Visa (such as data analysts, IT and finance professionals, etc) but sponsored by an NHS organisation will need to meet the new salary threshold of £38,700. In addition, applications to the Health and Care Visa route for those occupations paid by NHS bands that are on the immigration salary, a list of skilled jobs which have lower salary requirements, will need to meet the national pay scale for their role or the new minimum salary threshold of £23,200 (whichever is higher). We advise that you check that the role you wish to apply for meets the requirement for sponsorship before applying.
Further guidance on eligible roles can be found here- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/skilled-worker-visa-immigration-salary-list/skilled-worker-visa-immigration-salary-list
https://www.gov.uk/health-care-worker-visa/different-salary-requirements
Job overview
The purpose of this role is to provide supervision of the Domestic Assistant to ensure high standards of cleanliness and a safe environment within the hospital and related services.
The post holder will work as an integral part of the hospital team and will be responsible for supporting the co-ordination of facilities within the hospital, ensuring the highest standards of cleanliness and hygiene in all private and public areas of inpatient and outpatient areas.
Main duties of the job
In addition the post holder will be responsible for ensuring the safe delivery of:
- Cleaning
- Catering
- Linen and laundry services
- Minor maintenance and other specified tasks to meet individual clients’ needs as determined by the Hotel Services Manager and Clinical Services Manager (Hospital).
Working for our organisation
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.
Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification. Alternatively please contact the recruiting manager for further details.
Person specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Good General Education to NVQ and Diploma level 2/3 or Equivalent Experience.
- City & Guilds level 1 and 2 in Housekeeping and or related subject
- Demonstrable Knowledge of work procedure, practices and equipment for Domestic and Hotel Services.
- Current Basic Health and Safety Certificate
- Current Infection Control Certificate
- Knowledge of COSSH Regulations
- IT skills
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable previous experience in Healthcare or Housekeeping.
- NHS experience.
- Ability to work as part of a team and maintain professional standards.
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
Essential criteria
- Good communication (verbal and written) interpersonal skills – ability to gain rapport at all levels.
- Good Computer Skills including use of Microsoft Office applications.
- Understanding of audit requirements to continuously develop Hotel Services and improve standards.
- Ability to work as part of a team and motivate a team
- Ability to make day to day operational decisions and delegate work as necessary.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kerri Swinbourne
- Job title
- Hotel Services and Site Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01584 8722021
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