Cleaning Team Leader

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Reporting to our Deputy Cleaning Operations Manager, this is 1 of 3 posts providing service cover from 06:00 hours - 22:00 hours, 7 days week on a rota basis.

Our Cleaning Team Leader support the day-to-day management of c129 WTE Healthcare Cleaning staff and are vital to maintaining our Trust's Cleaning and Infection Control policies, ensuring a clean and safe environment for patients, staff and visitors.

Main duties of the job

o Be visible on the "shop floor"; supporting Cleaning Operations staff,carrying out visual inspections of cleaning standards, ensuring cleaning tasks and cleaning sign off sheets are undertaken and completed in line with the required cleaning standardso Under the direction of our Deputy Cleaning Manager, support the delivery of the highest standard of cleaning services to patients, staff and visitorso Play a key role in implementing the proposed new cleaning operations service model to ensure high quality cleaning services are delivered to the NHS National Standards of Cleanliness and to our Trust's Cleaning and Infection Control policies

About us

As an integrated care organisation, our Trust's purpose is to provide safe, high quality health and social care at the right time, in the right place to support thepeople of Torbay and South Devon to live their lives to the full.

The Workplace Teams underpin the provision of clinical services, employing approximately 600 staff, delivering support services across all sites within our Trust. We need all Workplace staff to own and live our organisational values and we not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who possess and demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trust's and the Workplace Teams core values:o Working together for peopleo Commitment to quality careo Compassiono Improving liveso Everyone countso Respect and dignity

Date posted

16 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,071 to £25,674 a year Pro rota

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

388-6692205-E&A

Job locations

Workplace building, Torbay Hospital

Newton Rd

Torquay

TQ27AA


Job description

Job responsibilities

  • To be visible on the shop floor; supporting Cleaning Operations staff,carrying out visual inspections of cleaning standards, ensuring cleaning tasksand cleaning sign off sheets are undertaken and completed in line with therequired cleaning standards Under the direction of our Deputy Cleaning Manager, support the delivery ofthe highest standard of cleaning services to patients, staff and visitors Play a key role in implementing the proposed new cleaning operations servicemodel to ensure high quality cleaning services are delivered to the NHSNational Standards of Cleanliness and to our Trusts Cleaning and InfectionControl policies
  • As an integrated care organisation, our Trusts purpose is to provide safe, highquality health and social care at the right time, in the right place to support thepeople of Torbay and South Devon to live their lives to the full.The Workplace Teams underpin the provision of clinical services, employingapproximately 600 staff, delivering support services across all sites within our Trust.We need all Workplace staff to own and live our organisational values and we notonly recruit based on qualifications and experience we recruit individuals whopossess and demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts and theWorkplace Teams core values: Working together for people Commitment to quality care Compassion Improving lives Everyone counts Respect and dignity

JD attached.

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • To be visible on the shop floor; supporting Cleaning Operations staff,carrying out visual inspections of cleaning standards, ensuring cleaning tasksand cleaning sign off sheets are undertaken and completed in line with therequired cleaning standards Under the direction of our Deputy Cleaning Manager, support the delivery ofthe highest standard of cleaning services to patients, staff and visitors Play a key role in implementing the proposed new cleaning operations servicemodel to ensure high quality cleaning services are delivered to the NHSNational Standards of Cleanliness and to our Trusts Cleaning and InfectionControl policies
  • As an integrated care organisation, our Trusts purpose is to provide safe, highquality health and social care at the right time, in the right place to support thepeople of Torbay and South Devon to live their lives to the full.The Workplace Teams underpin the provision of clinical services, employingapproximately 600 staff, delivering support services across all sites within our Trust.We need all Workplace staff to own and live our organisational values and we notonly recruit based on qualifications and experience we recruit individuals whopossess and demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts and theWorkplace Teams core values: Working together for people Commitment to quality care Compassion Improving lives Everyone counts Respect and dignity

JD attached.

Person Specification

Criteria

Essential

  • Basic education to GCSE level including English and Maths qualifications
  • Experience of working to deadlines and multi-tasking is essentia
  • Experience of supervising and motivating teams

Desirable

  • NVQ3 Supervisory Management / ILM3 or equivalent qualification
Person Specification

Criteria

Essential

  • Basic education to GCSE level including English and Maths qualifications
  • Experience of working to deadlines and multi-tasking is essentia
  • Experience of supervising and motivating teams

Desirable

  • NVQ3 Supervisory Management / ILM3 or equivalent qualification

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Workplace building, Torbay Hospital

Newton Rd

Torquay

TQ27AA


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Workplace building, Torbay Hospital

Newton Rd

Torquay

TQ27AA


Employer's website

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

For questions about the job, contact:

Cleaning Operations Manager

Lynn Northcott

lynn.northcott@nhs.net

01803654333

Date posted

16 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,071 to £25,674 a year Pro rota

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

388-6692205-E&A

Job locations

Workplace building, Torbay Hospital

Newton Rd

Torquay

TQ27AA


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