About this role
Job summary
Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to recruit a motivated and experienced Soft Services Supervisor to join our Facilities Services Team based in Leeds. This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic individual with supervisory experience in domestic and catering services to support the delivery of high-quality patient environments across Trust sites.
The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring the effective day-to-day supervision of domestic and catering teams, maintaining high standards of cleanliness and service delivery in line with NHS National Standards of Healthcare Cleanliness and Trust policies.
Main duties of the job
Working closely with the Soft FM Team Leader and Soft FM Service Manager, the Soft Services Supervisor will oversee domestic and catering operations across the Owned & Leased Trust services. The post holder will be responsible for supervising staff, coordinating rotas, managing resources, undertaking quality inspections, and ensuring services are delivered safely, efficiently, and to the required standards.
The role involves supporting staff development through training and supervision, monitoring service performance, managing absence and annual leave cover, conducting audits and inspections, and responding to operational issues to ensure continuity of service.
About us
The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.
There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.
We also have a bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank.
Applicants should be aware that individuals requiring a visa to work in the UK, the Trust only provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles(this does not include Healthcare Support Workers). This is an essential requirement, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you do not meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.
Job description Job responsibilities
We recruit people based on their values and qualifications (where required) and believe that their lived experience is an advantage, this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for. Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy and valued.
All our information is available in accessible formats. Please contact the Recruitment team [email protected]
Attached to this advert is our candidates guide to values-based recruitment and supporting guidance on how to make a successful application.
If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Recruitment Team or see the attached candidate guide to reasonable adjustments.
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading.
So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read theCandidate Guide to Values Based Recruitment. This document provides you with information to help you apply.
Person Specification
Experience Essential
Domestic/catering work within a hospital or similar environment. Basic Supervisory experience of staff, i.e. training, basic sickness information for service provision.
Knowledge Essential
Knowledge of a range of procedures including correct cleaning methods and maintaining equipment
Qualifications Essential
Basic level 1 food hygiene certificate and working knowledge of food regeneration NVQ level 3 or equivalent experience in a relevant field
Skills Essential
Access to suitable means of transport to enable travel between multiple sites in a timely or work efficient manner
Values Essential
Tell us about a time when you spotted something small going wrong and did something to stop it becoming a bigger issue. Tell us about a time when you realised a colleague or someone you know needed a bit of support and you offered to help. Tell us about a time when you showed someone kindness or understanding.
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 and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address St Marys Hospital
Leeds
LS12 3QE
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.leedsandyorkpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)