The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust

Assistant Team Leader

The closing date is 19 November 2025

Job summary

If you are looking for a new and fulfilling role to be part of the Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust and join our dedicated and hard working team then this is your opportunity to join our Facilities Team. You will assist team leaders and support the ward housekeepers, porters and domestic services in order to retain an effective service at all 3 sites. You will also be able to enjoy a wide range of additional benefits such as discounts at numerous retailers, a pension scheme, on site parking, an on site nursery plus much, much more. This is a permanent full time position working 37.5 hours per week - Mon to Fri 09.00am - 17.00pm.

Main duties of the job

The Assistant Team Leader will be required to identify and respond to user needs and to solve problems and complaints as and when they arise. This will require effective liaison with other staff groups and actively seek constructive feedback on service provision. The Assistant team leaders role is multi-skilled and covers a range of services within Facilities. The Assistant Team Leader will have daily operational responsibility for training of Domestics and Housekeepers across Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust ensuring all records are up to date and monitoring appraisals to ensure they are within date. To Provide the Facilities Manager with regular staff updates and reports when requested. The Assistant Team Leader will support the Facilities Manager in training staff in the skills necessary to complete their work. Complete risk assessments as required. Assist in the completion and implementation of work schedules and procedures as and when required. Be part of the monitoring team Line Management responsibility for Facilities staff. Site responsibility for management of clinical and household waste generated by the retained estate. Effective liaison with Facilities Managers, Supervisors and Facilities staff on each site across the range of Facilities Services.

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.

Date posted

06 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£27,485 to £30,162 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

000779

Job locations

Pinderfields Hospital

Wakefield

West Yorkshire

WF1 4DG

Job description

Job responsibilities

Essential person specification requirements

Level 3 hygiene certificate or be willing to achieve within 3 months.
IOSH – Supervising Safely or be willing to achieve within 3 months.
Good interpersonal and communication skills.
Good time management skills including ability to work to set deadlines.
Ability to work well as part of the team across all sites.
Ability to work flexibly, quickly, and accurately.
Previous Supervisory experience.
Develop and maintain positive working relationships.
Maintain a safe working environment for self and others.
Willingness to take on tasks.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Essential person specification requirements

Level 3 hygiene certificate or be willing to achieve within 3 months.
IOSH – Supervising Safely or be willing to achieve within 3 months.
Good interpersonal and communication skills.
Good time management skills including ability to work to set deadlines.
Ability to work well as part of the team across all sites.
Ability to work flexibly, quickly, and accurately.
Previous Supervisory experience.
Develop and maintain positive working relationships.
Maintain a safe working environment for self and others.
Willingness to take on tasks.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Please click apply now to view the full person specification (there is no obligation to apply).

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Please click apply now to view the full person specification (there is no obligation to apply).

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.