About this role
Job summary
Facilities Domestic Team Leader
The Birmingham Children's Hospital Facilities Department have a vacancy for a Domestic Team Leader. The post holders will be required to undertake a full range of cleaning and supervisor duties within our busy children's hospital. The successful candidates will form part of our existing facilities' domestic team.
The role is based on rotating shift pattern:
Week 1: 06:00-14:30 Monday - Friday (40hrs)
Week 2: 07:30-16:00 Monday - Wednesday / 07:30-20:15 Saturday - Sunday (47.5hrs)
Week 3: 13:30-22:00 Monday - Friday (40hrs)
Week 4: 07:30-16:00 2 Weekdays (16hrs)
Week 5: 13:30-22:00 Monday - Friday (40hrs)
The job description details the required duties, and a personal specification is attached for information.
For further information please contact: Tina Small on 0121 333 8449/8466
Main duties of the job
General
To establish and maintain good working relationships between Facilities staff, lead nurses, ward managers and between other departments. To research, understand and apply all relevant Trust policies and codes of practice. To undertake and apply risk assessments, COSHH assessments and method statements as and when required. To be calculate, forecast and explain variations against budget within own areas of responsibility To be the focal point for ensuring that work equipment is maintained, cleaned and service records kept accordingly to the agreed schedules as specified by the there direct line manager To ensure staff are issued with the correct materials/equipment/PPE in order that all duties are performed to the required standard. To monitor all equipment and ensure and evidence that staff are fully trained in its use. To co-ordinate and undertake all workplace standards audits. To ensure all planned activity is undertaken and completed regardless of reactive pressures and that any variations from planned expectations are recorded, explained and escalated as required To ensure that all materials are correctly stored/marked and are easily identifiable. To maintain stock levels and accurate records of all consumables. To respond to emergencies when the working conditions may be considered as a risk ie dirty and highly unpleasant
About us
BWC Management Services Limited (also known as Vital Services) is a wholly-owned subsidiary company of Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust (BWC). The sole focus of Vital Services is the provision of estates and facilities services and, most importantly, the staff who provide these crucial services who are fundamental to the Trust being able to deliver world-class care. All Estates, Medical Engineering and Facilities staff are employed directly by Vital Services and although not NHS employees, are very much part of the BWC family, working together to be a world-leading team, providing world-leading care.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at BWC Management Services Limited.
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Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
C grades in GCSE English and Maths or equivalent
Knowledge/Experience Essential
Previous Domestic services experience Sound knowledge of cleaning services Experience of prioritising work and able to identify priority areas Knowledge of staff allocation, rotas and record keeping Experience of handling difficult situations and problem solving Able to complete absence and sickness records of staff and control annual leave.
Desirable
Previous NHS experience Previous supervisory experience Previous experience of working in a team and of training others
Interests and Motivation Essential
Good communication skills Good team worker
Desirable
Able to work with or without supervision
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.
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Employer details Employer name BWC Management Services Ltd
Address Birmingham Children's Hospital
Steelhouse Lane
Birmingham
B4 6NH
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://bwc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)