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Job summary

Main area
Facilities
Grade
Band 3
Contract
6 months (Fixed Term until 31/03/2025 to meet the needs of the service)
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week ()
Job ref
040-EA113-1024-A
Employer
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Employer type
NHS
Site
Grange University Hospital
Town
Cwmbran
Salary
£24,433 - £26,060 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
04/11/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board logo

Facilities Supervisor - Grange University Hospital

Band 3

We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.

If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.

Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process

The salary scale above has been agreed as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2024/2025 and will be implemented in November 2024 backdated to 1st April 2024 where applicable. 

Job overview

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board has an exciting opportunity to join our Facilities team at Grange University Hospital as a Facilities Supervisor.  

We are looking for a highly motivated and energetic individual who is committed to enhancing the patient & customer experience, therefore you must have a passion for providing a high level of customer service.

This post is fixed term until 31/03/2025 to meet the needs of the service. 

Main duties of the job

The Facilities Supervisor provides a key role and we are looking for a  enthusiastic individual who is confident to work on their own initiative undertaking delegated tasks from the Operational Services Manager. Amongst other things you will be responsible for:

  • planning team members work schedules and resource requirements;
  • co-ordinating the work of the team to ensure team goals are reached;
  • quality audits;
  • assisting in the recruitment of staff as well as performance management which includes induction and training, PADRs, initial stages employee relations policies eg., disciplinary, sickness, grievance etc.

The post holder will have completed or be working towards an NVQ level 3 qualification and should possess:

  • excellent customer services skills
  • strong organisational skills
  • an understanding of Health & Safety guidelines and risk assessments.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff. 

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work. 

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Supervisory or management qualification equivalent to NVQ Level 3 or willing to work towards
  • Possess the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health’s Intermediate

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria
  • Show evidence of continuing professional development
  • Working within the NHS
  • Previous experience of FM services
  • Knowledge of infection control
  • Managing information – providing an efficient service and communication network (both internally and externally)
  • To comply with all aspects of current food hygiene legislation and practices, pest control procedures, security, health and safety and fire procedures through out the department
Desirable criteria
  • Chartered Institute of Environmental Health’s Advanced or level 4
  • Developing operational rosters
  • Time management
  • Previous experience of managing staff

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to follow instructions and procedures
  • Ability to concentrate and undertake repetitive tasks
  • Ability to relate to others, good interpersonal skills
  • Able to work to timescales
  • Working knowledge of cleaning equipment
  • Understand the Colour coded equipment system.
  • Able to communicate routine information with patients, visitors and colleagues on day to day matters.
  • Ability to give a positive impression of yourself and the organisation
Desirable criteria
  • Induction training
  • On job training
  • Organise training plan for staff
  • Understanding of ward kitchen cleanliness

Abilities

Essential criteria
  • Physical - Ability to operate cleaning equipment and manual handling requirements of the role
  • Mental - Able to work under pressure
  • Mental - Able to concentrate and maintain high degree of accuracy when organising staff rosters, audits etc
  • Emotional - Able to cope with the day to day management of staff
  • Working Conditions - Able to work in a busy ward environment

Other

Essential criteria
  • Prepared to work unsociable hours

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Credit Unions WalesApprenticeships logoAge positiveImproving working livesStop Smoking Wales is the NHS Smoking Cessation Service in WalesArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardStonewall Hyrwyddwr Amrywiaeth Diversity ChampionMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerHyderus o ran anabledd crflogwrCore principles

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.

Welsh language skills are desirable

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Claire Lewis
Job title
Facilities Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01633 493230
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