About this role
Job summary
Unfortunately this role does not attract sponsorship under current government legislation, therefore if you require a certificate of sponsorship to support a visa application, we will be unable to proceed with your application.
Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Facilities Supervisor to join the South Facilities Team.
This is an exciting opportunity for an individual who is passionate about delivering high-quality soft FM services and leading dedicated in-house domestic teams across the Stockport locality. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring services consistently meet the requirements of the National Standards of Healthcare Cleanliness 2021, maintaining safe, clean environments for service users, patients, visitors, and staff while supporting Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) standards.
The postholder will be primarily based at Stepping Hill Hospital but will be required to travel to other sites across the South locality as needed.
Working Hours Monday to Friday: 06:00 to 14:00 Participation in the South locality weekend supervisor rota, working 1 in every 5 weekends covering Stockport and Tameside sites. When working a weekend, Thursday and Friday of that week will be designated rest days. This role would suit an individual with strong supervisory skills, excellent communication abilities, and a commitment to maintaining high standards of cleanliness and service quality within a healthcare environment.
Main duties of the job
The main duties of the postholder include the supervision of the in-house Facilities Assistants (Domestic) and cleaning services across Stepping Hill Hospital. The postholder will be responsible for the completion of staff rotas to ensure there is always sufficient cover to deliver the standards set in the NHS National Standards of Healthcare Cleanliness 2021 and other standard operating procedures.
The postholder will be expected to carry out regular spot checks of the environment, including estates jobs as required, supervisor audits and overall supervision of the sites to ensure that the soft facilities management (FM) services meet the requirements of our staff and service users.
About us
The postholder will be joining the facilities team which is within the Capital Investment and Estates Services department at Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust, delivering all soft FM services across the Trust. The team are passionate about ensuring we provide high-quality and effective facilities services to our staff and service users. The team demonstrate and live by the Trust values and behaviours each day, and we work together as one team.
Job description Job responsibilities
The job description and person specification for this role have been attached separately to this advert. Should further information be sought ahead of an interview, please use the contact details below.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications Essential
Qualifications or training to Level 3 plus further experience to Level 4 GCSE level A-C or equivalent
Desirable
City and Guilds in cleaning principles BICS trained IOSH Managing Safely
Experience Essential
Working in soft FM services in a healthcare setting Supervising a cleaning team Rota management Dealing with HR issues such as sickness. Working with payroll and timesheets
Desirable
Working in the NHS Working in a mental health NHS Trust Carrying out cleanliness audits
Knowledge Essential
NPSA colour coding system National Standards of Healthcare Cleanliness 2021 Understanding and developing COSHH and risk assessments Auditing and checking cleaning standards Knowledge of different soft FM services
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).
Employer details Employer name Pennine Care NHS FT
Address Stepping Hill Hospital
Poplar Grove
Stockport
SK2 7JE
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.penninecare.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)