Job summary
- Main area
- Estates
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (10.30-18.30 shift pattern and working alternate weekends)
- Job ref
- 354-EF-20244-A
- Employer
- Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Langley Green Hospital
- Town
- Crawley
- Salary
- £25,147 - £27,596 pa - pending job evaluation
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Facilities Supervisor
NHS AfC: Band 4
Welcome from our Chief Executive
Our organisation is expanding and we're looking for people with the right values, skills and/or potential to join us. We need people with energy, expertise, enthusiasm to help us provide the very best possible specialist NHS mental health and learning disability care. This involves helping us achieve our strategy to improve the quality of life for the communities we serve through People, Prevention and Partnerships.
So what can we offer you in return?
We're an organisation which puts people first. We'll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. We'll help you learn, acquire new skills and gain further experience to support your career development. And we'll provide the opportunity for you to bring your fresh ideas to work about how we can do things differently and continue improving.
You will also be joining a health and care system committed to working together to do the best we can for the communities we serve. Above all, at Sussex Partnership you'll have the chance to make a difference to the lives of the patients, carers and families across our communities.
As a Trust we are committed in making a difference. Your development is important to us, so don't forget to ask us during interview what opportunities we can offer. We can offer fully funded lifelong learning opportunities such as an apprenticeship from GCSE to Masters level.
If you like the sound of that, then come and join our team.
Job overview
To ensure the day to day delivery of Facilities to the highest standards of excellence to units within North Sussex inclusive of Crawley and Horsham to include Facilities Services, cleaning, floor maintenance, housekeeping, pest control, linen & laundry and waste.
Take individual responsibility for duties associated with Facilities plus other functions agreed with Assistant Facilities Managers. Work closely with facilities, estates, clinical, catering and administration colleagues, clients, service users, PCTs and support groups to ensure an integrated approach to achieving an effective service of the highest standards of patient care.
Acting as a focal point for ward and departmental staff, promoting good customer care, ensuring compliance with statutory regulations, current legislation, Trust policies and NHS cleaning standards.
Main duties of the job
Supervise the provision of a comprehensive and efficient cleaning services to all Trust units in line with NHS cleaning standards.
Ability to travel and undertake the day to day management of a team of Domestic Assistants across multiple sites in North Sussex inclusive of Crawley and Horsham sites including Langley Green Hospital, 78 Crawley Rd, New Park House and Ifield Drive and any other units taken on for North Sussex sites.
Manage Facilities Services and provisions of cook freeze food at inpatient units issuing supplies and managing stock control.
Responsible to ensure equipment is regularly maintained and replaced as needed.
Undertake monthly audits for cleanliness across multiple sites to meet compliance targets set by Managers
Process timesheets, using e-roster for the recording of all staff returns as it is introduced and stores orders and other work records that relate to own area of work.
Undertakes compliance audits of work in line with current legislation.
Deals with staff issues in a caring and compassionate fashion, including distressing and emotional circumstances
Acts as a role model in all aspects of their role, focussing particularly on cleaning standards, customer service and effective communication
Keep accurate and complete records consistent to ensure that they comply with legislation, policy and procedure.
Working for our organisation
Sussex Partnership NHS FT is committed to supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our communities.
We regret that we are unable to advise candidates if they have not been shortlisted. If you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
In the event of an excessive number of applicants the Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy earlier than indicated.
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust takes its responsibilities for the safeguarding and protection of children and young people and vulnerable adults very seriously and expects this of all its employees and bank workers. The Trust works with adult and children’s social care to ensure that the integrated service has systems in place to equip staff and bank workers with the knowledge and skills to recognize abuse, and take action to safeguard and protect vulnerable adults and children and young people. It is expected that all staff and bank workers familiarise themselves with the appropriate structures and policies and with the Sussex child protection and safeguarding procedures and the Sussex multi-agency policy and procedures for safeguarding vulnerable adults and undertake the relevant essential training and further training appropriate to their role.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Provide comprehensive and efficient cleaning services and support to all Trust units within West Sussex in line with NHS cleaning standards
Day to Day management of a team of Domestic Service Assistants.
To manage Domestic Services and provision of cook freeze food at inpatient units issuing supplies and managing stock control. Supervising staff and monitoring standards by means of QA’s
Knowledge of a range of Trust policies and management procedures.
Ensure orders relating to catering and cleaning are done on time to provide an effective service to the units.
Oversee training of staff via e-learning and ensure compliance with COSHH and with Safer Food Better Business practices.
Highlight and cover staff shortages, planning rotas analysing most cost effective methods of cover.
Ensure all staff are working to comply with National cleaning standards
To provide effective leadership and management to staff which promotes high performance standards both individually and as a team, in the achievement of the Trust’s objectives and priorities. The Trust’s success will be dependant on all managers playing an active role to make sure the existing areas of good employment practice are universally embedded
within the organisation.
Supervisors will be expected to:
• Carry out regular documented supervisions with individual staff members
• Understand the Trust’s key priorities and those of your care group and translate these into key priorities for your care group
• Ensure clarity and effectiveness in developing and designing roles
• Ensure management of staff is consistent with Trust’s HR Policies to the achievement of
equality, equity and optimum performance.
• Complete annual Appraisals for all staff which reflect these priorities and ensure staff have access to appropriate training and development
• Communicate regularly through meetings with teams and individuals and provide opportunity for two-way feedback through staff meetings or ad hoc meetings/supervisions
• Promote an effective team ethos.
• Promote equality, diversity and rights, and treat others with dignity and respect ensuring services are developed, managed and delivered to meet the specific needs of those belonging to protected characteristics.
• Contribute to developing and maintaining equality of opportunity in working practices by complying with legislation and organisational policies. Advise colleagues about equality, diversity and human rights policies and procedures and ensure they are followed.
• Ensure that colleagues are treated fairly. Behave in a non-discriminatory way and challenge the discriminatory behaviour of others. Be supportive of colleagues or service users who wish to raise issues about discriminatory practice or experience.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Intermediate Food Hygiene Certificate
- Vocational qualification level 4/5 or relevant experience
Knowledge/Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of managing teams delivering frontline support services
- Experience of auditing and monitoring of services
- Experience of computer software (e.g. databases and spreadsheets)
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
- Richard McAneny
- Job title
- Facilities Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07341 738840
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