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Job overview

TWA, Trafford, Withington and Altrincham hospitals is a division of Manchester Foundation Trust and the Facilities staff employed provide an integral service to the smooth running of the Division. We are now looking for a weekend Facilities Services Supervisor to work at our Withington division to help us to continue to deliver excellent support services to the hospitals in the Trust.

As a working Facilities Services Supervisor you will will lead a team of facilities assistants in providing essential and comprehensive cleaning and catering services to the clinics within the main Withington site and the intermediate in-patient care Facilities at Buccleuch Lodge and Dermot Murphy. You will also undertake essential cleaning and catering tasks to provide our patients with a safe and pleasant environment and meal service. 

Main duties of the job

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To oversee the day-to-day activity across all aspects of the Facilities Services provision across Withington, Buccleuch Lodge, and Dermot Murphy, ensuring that the services are delivered according to agreed levels of service with particular attention to the allocation of existing staff and resources to ensure smooth running of the service.

To lead and co-ordinate the Facilities Services team at TWA  hospitals and deliver a service through the Domestic, Catering, Linen and Portering Services team that meets the demands of the stakeholders and customers serviced by the Soft Facilities Management team based at the nominated site.

To co-ordinate and liaise with equivalent Facilities supervisors where necessary to provide an efficient and compliant overall Soft Facilities Management service.

To liaise with key stakeholders in the clinical team to ensure that the facilities services support the clinical services.

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.