Job summary
** Please note that this role is not on the Home Office list of occupations eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route. **
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Logistics Supervisor to join the operational Facilities Management team at The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust.
We are looking for a self motivated and enthusiastic person with previous supervisory experience who would like to be part of a high performing management team. The post holder will supervise a team of support portering services, linen and laundry services.
The Facilities Team provides a professional in-house service which plays a key role in the Trust's overall performance which is reflected in our values and behaviours.
This is a full-time position. The shift pattern will be 37.5 hours per week working 5 days over 7 with varying shifts in a 24 hour period.
** Please note this advert may be closed earlier than the advertised closing date **
Main duties of the job
The Logistics Supervisor will be responsible for leading the daily delivery of an efficient and effective customer focused quality service in accordance with the National Standards of Healthcare.
The scope of the service involves the supervision of a team of Porters for the delivery of service.
You will have the ability to plan, act and monitor your own and your team's performance and need to be adaptable, self-motivated, set clearly defined and achievable individual, team and operational goals.
You will work collaboratively with key partners, support the clinical teams and establish and maintain good working relationships. You will have clear lines of communication with Line Managers, Clinical Managers, Teams, Trust Staff, external organisations and the public.
About us
We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff members work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield).
Committed to continuous improvement, we prioritise our people and values so we can deliver excellent patient experience. Our team is friendly, passionate and always seeking better ways to work through research and innovation.
We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces for honest conversations and to share ideas, thoughts and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion.
As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers, car lease and home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer-friendly policies, and more.
If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key requirements
- Delivering the Service - on a daily basis Supervisors will be required to identify and respond to user needs and to solve problems/complaints as and when they arise. This will require effective liaison with other staff groups, particularly nursing and actively seek constructive feedback on service provision. The Supervisor’s role covers a range of services within facilities.
- To train, monitor and supervise facilities staff in all the elements of their role.
- To supervise the handling of clinical waste generated by the retained estate.
- Supervisors are required to work with staff teams and to carry out portering duties to cover the needs of the service.
- A Supervisor will be required to have the knowledge and technical ability to be able to undertake and teach staff the skills necessary to complete service delivery.
- Support the Trust’s Health and Safety Policy ensuring staff are trained to ensure the safety of staff visitors and patients within their area of work.
- Monitor areas of responsibility to ensure service standards are consistently delivered in line with National Cleaning Standards. Taking remedial action as necessary.
- To support the Team Leaders in ensuring equipment used to deliver the service is of the standard required and is maintained to physical and technical standards.
- To inform Team Leaders of the ordering requirements to maintain sufficient stock levels to deliver the service.
- Undertake initial investigation and reporting of untoward incidents and accidents using Datix.
- Completion and returning of Absence Monitoring forms.
- Will be required to take responsibility for ensuring that return to work interviews are completed in a timely manner and that the Team Leaders are informed when an employee reaches the next stage of the Trust Management of Sickness and Absence Policy.
- Checking and countersigning clock cards on a weekly basis in preparation for data entry to the payroll data base.
- Management of annual leave requests in a timely manner.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key requirements
- Delivering the Service - on a daily basis Supervisors will be required to identify and respond to user needs and to solve problems/complaints as and when they arise. This will require effective liaison with other staff groups, particularly nursing and actively seek constructive feedback on service provision. The Supervisor’s role covers a range of services within facilities.
- To train, monitor and supervise facilities staff in all the elements of their role.
- To supervise the handling of clinical waste generated by the retained estate.
- Supervisors are required to work with staff teams and to carry out portering duties to cover the needs of the service.
- A Supervisor will be required to have the knowledge and technical ability to be able to undertake and teach staff the skills necessary to complete service delivery.
- Support the Trust’s Health and Safety Policy ensuring staff are trained to ensure the safety of staff visitors and patients within their area of work.
- Monitor areas of responsibility to ensure service standards are consistently delivered in line with National Cleaning Standards. Taking remedial action as necessary.
- To support the Team Leaders in ensuring equipment used to deliver the service is of the standard required and is maintained to physical and technical standards.
- To inform Team Leaders of the ordering requirements to maintain sufficient stock levels to deliver the service.
- Undertake initial investigation and reporting of untoward incidents and accidents using Datix.
- Completion and returning of Absence Monitoring forms.
- Will be required to take responsibility for ensuring that return to work interviews are completed in a timely manner and that the Team Leaders are informed when an employee reaches the next stage of the Trust Management of Sickness and Absence Policy.
- Checking and countersigning clock cards on a weekly basis in preparation for data entry to the payroll data base.
- Management of annual leave requests in a timely manner.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
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Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Please click 'apply now' to view the full person specification (there is no obligation to submit an application)
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.
