Job summary
- Main area
- Estates and Facilities
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week (Mon till Fri 9 till 3, 10 till 4 or 11 till 5)
- Job ref
- 435-E033-24 - A
- Employer
- East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital
- Town
- Blackburn
- Salary
- £22,816 - £24,336 pro-rata, with potential for shift enhancements
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 25/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Supervisor - Patient Services
Band 3
At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work.
Job overview
At Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital, our Patient Services Supervisors lead their shift teams in ensuring all general and specialist cleaning activities are delivered in a timely manner to meet the exacting standards required in this busy clinical environment. Alongside your team of PSAs you will support patients through their hospital journey, so this can be a very challenging yet extremely rewarding experience, and your contribution will make a real difference to thousands of patients every year.
We expect high levels of performance and attendance from our Supervisors, as you are the primary liaison for the department and our clinical colleagues, as well as line-managing our diverse and talented workforce. This role requires a combination of skills, knowledge and experience to draw the best from your team while providing them with necessary training, monitoring and instruction.
Shift pattern available:
Monday-Friday 9 am till 3 pm
Main duties of the job
Effective communication in written and spoken English is essential for all members of our team, and you must be confident using computers, phones, radios and dealing with people in person, while using your training to ensure we provide the right service for the right patient at the right time.
A reasonable standard of physical fitness is required in this role, as you will be expected to work around the hospital site throughout each shift, observing practice, auditing clinical areas and directing our team. It can be uncomfortable working in this environment and you will wear Personal Protective Equipment all day to protect yourself, your colleagues and patients.
There may also be occasions where you are required to work on one of our other sites to provide cover at times of pressure or increased demand.
Working for our organisation
The Supervisor role offers the chance to work in partnership with our clinical, diagnostic and support colleagues to improve our patient experience and achieve compliance with the 2021 National Standards of Healthcare Cleanliness.
As the largest single team in the Trust, we celebrate and promote diversity, actively support flexible working opportunities and look after our family – whether they stay with us for five, ten or fifty years. With some of the best work-related benefits available in East Lancashire, including low cost parking, gym memberships, union memberships and wellness campaigns all year round, ELHT offers an attractive package for every team member.
The Patient Services model of working is unique to ELHT, bringing together the traditional roles of the Domestic and Porter to better support effective patient flow, improve communication and provide a flexible workforce to meet the needs of an ever developing hospital and health service.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Supervisory Role
- Provide direct supervision and guidance to all Patient Services Assistants.
- Assist the Patient Services Manager with the recruitment, selection, induction and training of staff.
- Allocation of work to Patient Services Assistants and Bank Staff to meet the needs of the department and Trust partners.
- Ensure daily delivery of high standards of work across all zone areas, carrying out audits, inspections and monitoring visits, providing feedback to zone team.
- Carry out and record probationary reviews, appraisals, absence management, performance and conduct meetings as required.
- Completion of all appropriate departmental and personnel meetings and records.
- Support staff through learning and development as required by the department.
Communication
- Organise and lead the monthly team briefs for zone teams.
- Liaise with Trust colleagues to ensure standard and consistency of service delivery.
- Provide management reports to support departmental delivery and development.
Patient Service – Quality Assurance
- Carry out regular monitoring of the wards and departments in accordance with NHS E&I guidelines on The National Standards of healthcare Cleanliness 2021.
- Ensure regular audits are completed, for example C4C, PLACE, NAPF, and prepare reports for the Patient Services Manager.
- Ensure safe working practices and that all machinery and equipment are maintained in good working order.
- Reporting of all defective equipment, structural and fabric repairs are reported to the appropriate department.
Health & Safety
- Maintain a safe environment for patients, visitors and other members of staff.
- Ensure an understanding of hospital fire procedure and attend annually a lecture on hospital fire procedure.
- To comply with all Trust safety instructions, guidelines and policies.
- To report, as soon as practical, all accidents and incidents and to ensure that the appropriate accident or incident form is completed.
- To annually update knowledge around Safer Handling techniques.
Person specification
Attainments
Essential criteria
- ILM 3 or equivalent first line management qualification.
- Experience of delivering staff training
- Experience of leading teams, including recruitment & selection of new staff.
- Must be able to adhere to quality standards and departmental procedures.
- Flexible approach to working days, hours of work and location.
- Patient focused.
- Manage conflicting priorities under pressure and meet tight deadlines
Desirable criteria
- NVQ Level 2 in the Cleaning of Building.
- Safer Handling facilitator trained
- Trainer – Assessor qualified
- Experience of either catering, porter or cleaning work
- ICT skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Gemma Loudon
- Job title
- Patient Services Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01254 732048
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