4427 - Assistant Manager

Job summary

Interview Date: 13th April 2026.

Barnsley Facilities Services (BFS) has an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated team player to support the management of our Domestic Services team.

We are looking for individuals who are flexible, eager to learn, and keen to develop within a fast-moving and challenging area of our business.

What matters most to us is providing every patient with an excellent experience through delivering a caring, high-quality service that achieves the right outcomes every day. We are therefore seeking highly motivated individuals who demonstrate the values and personal qualities that support the Barnsley Hospital way of working.

Main duties of the job

The role of the Assistant Manager is to:

Support the Head of Domestic Services in managing operational service delivery across Barnsley Hospital.

Ensure the efficient delivery of Cleaning and Housekeeping services in line with requirements.

Recruit, train, control, monitor and co-ordinate staff across operational activities to include domestic and housekeeping activities to maximise efficiency and performance in these areas.

In conjunction with the Supervisors and Team Leaders, ensure plans and schedules operate to resource the service delivery requirements, including contingencies, so that conditions are always met.

To work with the Trust and managers and supervisors in monitoring and recording of service activities and levels of performance to demonstrate compliance and improve efficiencies.

For individuals who may require sponsorship under the skilled worker or health & care visa route please use the link on the right hand side of the advert to check your eligibility, please note that Level A entry roles are no longer eligible for sponsorship.

About us

Operating as a Wholly Owned Subsidiary to Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, BFS has over 40 years heritage in providing high quality estates, facilities, procurement services and Outpatient pharmaceutical services to the healthcare sector. With a turnover of over £50m per annum, we take pride in our people, the quality of our work and in making financial contributions back into the NHS, supporting our patients and staff to deliver front line patient services.

BFS are passionate about providing essential facilities and healthcare support services. Our highly skilled and experienced leading professionals take pride in what they do, delivering world-class services and best-in-class NHS standards.

We believe in our people, and our ethos is to put our customers and team at the heart of everything we do.

Our vision is to provide quality essential services, growing for the ultimate benefit of public healthcare and beyond.

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Barnsley Facilities Services (BFS) are committed to promoting equality of opportunity and fair treatment to all applicants regardless of race, nationality, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, mental or physical disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation, age or offending history.

The cost of the DBS (criminal records check) will be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction.

BFS reserve the right to close this post early.