Facilities Operational Supervisor

Job description

Job responsibilities

Are you an organised and motivated individual who is passionate about creating a safe, clean and efficient environment for our patients at Leeds?

If so, exciting opportunities are available within our award-winning Facilities Operational Patient Environment team at the following locations:

St James’s University Hospital (cross site working required)

Chapel Allerton Hospital (cross site working required, covering Seacroft and Wharfedale Hospitals when needed)

As a Facilities Operational Supervisor, you’ll play a crucial role in ensuring the safety and wellbeing of our patients, by operationally Supervising the agreed block/services to ensure the Patient Environment action plan is achieved on time and to the required local and national standards.

The ideal candidate will have some previous experience working within some of the following functions and services, (list not exhaustive.)

Domestic Services

Housekeeping

Patient Food Service

Cleaning Response Service

Waste Management

Linen & Laundry

Portering

In addition to patient-facing requirements, you’ll also provide vital support to the overarching departmental strategy, including sustaining an effective financial performance and improving efficiencies in our services.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is one of the largest employers in Leeds, employing over 20,000 staff and providing care to 1.6 million patients every year. The Estates and Facilities team keep the Trust's sites running and manage one of the largest estate portfolios across the NHS. With over 2,300 staff, we provide a range of Estates & Facilities management services and ensure our buildings and environments are fit for purpose, clean and safe.

Whether we're cleaning wards, maintaining buildings, monitoring environmental impact, providing staff childcare, delivering hot meals to patients, or patrolling our sites, we support the delivery of patient care. Guided by our Leeds Way Values, we are committed to creating the best place to work and being the employer of choice for estates and facilities in the region.

Guided by our Leeds Way Values, we are committed to creating the best place to work and to being the employer of choice for Estates and Facilities in the region. By joining the Estates and Facilities Team at Leeds, you'll have access to a friendly support network with ongoing training, career progression and an excellent benefits package.

The successful candidate could be supervising up to 40 staff, at any one time. This role is ‘key’ in ensuring that all the Cleaning and Patient Catering services are delivered to exceptional standards.

The Facilities Operational Supervisor position provides an ideal opportunity for a highly ambitious, skilled and focussed individual.

Day-to-day duties include: The daily management of staff rotas, including Health Roster online system, payroll, attendance management, including formal attendance meetings, audits & monitoring, direction & monitoring of daily activities, appraisals, acting upon patient feedback and Risk Assessments.

The successful candidate will be responsible for liaising with both Internal and External Key stakeholders, alongside Patients & Visitors.

Many of the shifts available, follow a 2-week rotational 11-hour shift pattern, which involves working every other weekend.

In addition, to the direct staff management, the ideal candidate will be:

A team player

Committed to continuous learning and development

Proactive in resolving potential operational issues

Organised and able to prioritise workloads for themselves and others

Be a good communicator

Maintain calmness and relay confidence in a busy working environment

Able to work on own initiative

Committed to supporting Health & Wellbeing of those working within their teams

Have good numeracy & literacy levels

Possess good IT skills

Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy.

About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust

Our values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:

Patient-centred Collaborative Fair Accountable Empowered

All our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values

We’re committed to recruiting exceptional people to deliver outstanding services across Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and helping every colleague reach their full potential. We’re looking for a compassionate, inclusive, and collaborative leader who shares our values and can build strong partnerships. We warmly invite applications from people from a variety of backgrounds and sectors, and are especially keen to hear from individuals from a minority ethnic background. We’re dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, supported, and has a true sense of belonging, as we work together to deliver the best in healthcare to the people of Leeds and beyond.

Sponsorship Eligibility To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Formal Qualifications (CSE/GCSE
• or equivalent ) at least pass (c or 4
• and above) in English , Maths or
• level 3 in supervision
• /management

Experience

Essential

• Knowledge of Sustainability,
• Waste Regulations and Carbon
• Footprint agenda

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

Cross Site

Leeds

West Yorkshire

LS9 7TF

Employer's website

https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)