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Job overview

This role includes: Rota planning and management; ordering and stock control; day-to-day supervision and task allocation of the Facilities team; monitoring sickness/absence; carrying out return to work meetings and quarterly staff supervisions; holding staff meetings; training & inductions; annual leave allocation and approval; various audits; scheduling for deep cleans. See attached Job Description for more details. 

Main duties of the job

FACILITIES SUPERVISOR - 37.5 hours per week (Rota working, including weekends)

We are looking for a highly motivated individual to join our Facilities team. Based at Horsham Hospital, the successful applicant will also be required to support at additional sites when required.

You will have proven experience within a Facilities team, ideally in a hospital environment, with an excellent understanding and knowledge of soft FM disciplines, namely Domestic, Housekeeping, and Catering, as well as an understanding of third party contracts commensurate with a soft FM service.

You should be able to work on your own initiative as well as part of a team, and be able to assess workloads and prioritise effectively. You must ensure our high departmental standards are maintained and regularly audited.

You will need to have excellent communication skills, good IT skills, flexibility to provide team cover and the ability to train, lead and motivate the team to make sure a high quality, professional service is delivered to patients and staff at all times. Ideally you will also have an understanding of the NHS Procurement and Healthroster systems.

As this is a multi-site position, a full driving licence is a prerequisite for interview, so this should be confirmed within your application.

Working for our organisation

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex. Our 6,000 staff serve a population of 1.3 million providing essential medical, nursing, and therapeutic care to adults and children.

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community, helping people plan, manage, adapt to changes in their health, supporting avoidable hospital admissions and reducing hospital stay times.

We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services including medical, clinical, support and corporate services.

Why work for us?

• Positive 2022 NHS Staff Survey results, scoring highly in compassionate culture & leadership, and staff wellbeing support
• Variety of working environments across the community, in patients' homes, within our community hospitals and bases across the county
• Supportive flexible working patterns such as: part time, flexi time, annualised hours, and flexi retirement options
• Excellent training and development opportunities 
• Research opportunities
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton
• Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
• Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces
• Veteran Aware Trust, achieving accreditation from Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA)
• Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast
• Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff