Job summary
- Main area
- 317 Domestic Services - FH
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 317-2024-30-01-DR
- Employer
- The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Freeman Hospital
- Town
- 317 01 Freeman Hospital
- Salary
- £22,816 - £24,336 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/07/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 12/08/2024
Employer heading
Domestic Supervisor
Band 3
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We’re also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients ‘contacts’ each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.
Job overview
Previous applicants need not apply
The role will involve the daily supervision of a large group of staff. It will involve attending wards and departments to complete audits to ensure that cleanliness levels are maintained. You will conduct appraisals, return to work interviews and training of new staff etc.
Hotel services is a fast paced department. You will need to be a self motivated individual who thrives in both working alone and also within a team.
You must lead by example at all times. We have extremely high standards in our Trust and we rely on our supervisors to help ensure this is maintained.
You will be required to work bank holidays.
Available posts;
1 x Monday to Friday 18.00-22.00 - fixed
1 x Saturday and Sunday 15.00-22.00 - fixed
- Interview Date Monday, 12 August 2024
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy
Main duties of the job
This role involves the supervision of a team of Domestic Assistants to ensure cleaning to a high standard in all areas within the Freeman Hospital and external clinics. Previous experience as a Domestic Assistant in the NHS or similar environment would be preferred although full training will be given.
Working for our organisation
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with over 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We’re also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 2 million patients ‘contacts’ each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To be responsible for the supervision of cleaning methods and frequencies in a designated area of the hospital, ensuring that the required standards are achieved.
- To supervise the domestic assistants, to ensure that their duties are carried out safely and using correct procedures and materials at frequencies laid down in the specification of work.
- Also the training of domestics to use machinery and the correct methods of cleaning.
- To ensure timely completion of PLB/appraisals for domestic staff.
- To ensure all mandatory training is completed on time.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of technical aspects of the job, e.g. machinery, cleaning materials, products and processes
Skills
Essential criteria
- Supervisory, leadership and motivation skills
- Good communication skills
- IT skills essential to the role.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in domestic services environment
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience in the Cleaning Industry
- Previous Supervisory experience
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ Level 3 or equivalent qualification such as BICS (or working towards)
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Declan Garland
- Job title
- Deputy Manager Hotel Services
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01912137059
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