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Job summary

Main area
Facilities
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 4
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
311-H752-25
Employer
Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Trust HQ
Town
Ashton-under-Lyne
Salary
£26,530 - £29,114 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
09/03/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust logo

Estates & Facilities Monitoring and Compliance Officer

NHS AfC: Band 4

 

If you are Kind, Fair, Ingenious and Determined then we want you to come and join our #PennineCarePeople

https://www.penninecare.nhs.uk/values

 

Job overview

The purpose of the job is to monitor, audit and report the compliance and quality standards of the environment across Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust (PCFT)’s sites. This will involve carrying out cleanliness and environmental audits and writing  audit reports. A key element of the audits will relate to cleaning services, as per the standards in the National Standards of Healthcare Cleanliness (NSoHC) 2021, but  the postholder will also be required to carry out audits which include the wider environment across the sites.

To achieve this, the postholder will be required to attend each site as per the NSoHC frequencies to carry out the audits, which include in-patient wards, community clinics and offices. The postholder will ensure all  aspects of the standards are kept up-to-date, such as updating the star ratings.

The postholder will also need to write a monthly assurance report for Trust senior  management, as the Trust’s assurance towards NHS standards and requirements. The postholder will be responsible for creating, distributing and managing action plans following each audit and reporting completion/assurance to the relevance governance meetings alongside any trends. The postholder shall have good communication with site leads and facilities and estates teams to resolve any areas of concern or failure for rectification.

Main duties of the job

• To carry out cleanliness audits across Trust sites as per the frequencies set out in the National Standards of Healthcare Cleanliness 2021. Sites will include inpatient wards and community sites to audit a range of different elements as set in the standards.

• To complete a report following each audit outlining any issues identified

• To manage all actions following the audits by creating, distributing and managing all outstanding, and escalating any issues through the correct escalation process.

• To submit a monthly assurance report for inclusion and discussion at the IPC Committee and Estates Performance Dashboard.

• To advise IPC and/or Quality Matron of any areas of concerns, such a repeated failures.

• To identify any trends in non-conformances to escalate areas of concern requiring additional support and include in reporting.

• To support the rollout of the new electronic auditing system.

• To carry out additional types of audits and reporting within the department as required, such as transport and waste. 

Working for our organisation

The postholder will be joining the facilities team which is within the Capital Investment and Estates Services department at Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust.

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The job description and person specification of this role have been attached to the advert. Should further information be required ahead of an interview, please use the contact information included. 

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Qualifications and/or experience to diploma level.
  • GCSE IT qualification minimum C grade or equivalent
Desirable criteria
  • Formal auditing qualification
  • Formal IT qualification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience checking and auditing services to an agreed standard
  • Proven experience creating, distributing and managing action plans
  • Demonstrable experience writing high-quality reports
  • Experience working in a role requiring self-management to meet deadlines.
  • Experience scheduling meetings/visits with different people.
Desirable criteria
  • Working in the NHS / healthcare setting
  • Auditing to NHS national cleaning standards

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge of the principles of cleaning colour coding systems
  • Knowledge of assurance reporting through graphs, tables etc. to identify non-conformances, trends and other appropriate data
  • Knowledge of NHS national standards of healthcare cleanliness.
  • Knowledge of auditing services

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Veteran AwareNo smoking policyDisability confident employerNorth West BAME

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
George Hayes
Job title
Estates & Facilities Quality & Compliance Manager
Email address
[email protected]
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