Facilities Supervisor
Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust
Date: 1 day ago
City: Wakefield, England
Contract type: Full time
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About The Role
Job summary
Are you a self-motivated and enthusiastic individual with supervisory experience? Join our operational Facilities Management team and contribute to delivering excellent cleanliness standards, housekeeping, and domestic services.
Qualifications And Experience
Please note that this role is not on the Home Office list of occupations eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route.
*Please note that this advert may close early*
Main duties
Delivering the Service - On a daily basis Supervisors will be required to identify and respond to user needs and to solve problems/complaints as and when they arise. This will require an effective liaison with other staff groups, particularly nursing and actively seek constructive feedback on service provision. The Supervisor’s role covers a range of services within facilities.
Actively support the reduction in food wastage
To support the Team Leaders in ensuring equipment used to deliver the service is of the standard required and is maintained to physical and technical standards.
To inform Team Leaders of the ordering requirements to maintain sufficient stock levels to deliver the service.
Undertake initial investigation and reporting of untoward incidents and accidents using Datix.
Completion and returning of Absence Monitoring forms. Will be required to take responsibility for ensuring that return to work interviews are completed in a timely manner and that the Team Leaders are informed when an employee reaches the next stage of the Trust Management of Sickness and Absence Policy.
Checking and countersigning clock cards on a weekly basis in preparation for data entry to the payroll data base. Management of annual leave requests in a timely manner.
Be part of MY team
We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients’ homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.
We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.
If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.
Application Guidance
We understand that more applicants are using AI technology to help with their applications. While these tools can be useful, they cannot fully capture your skills, knowledge, and experience. It’s important that you personalise your application. Relying solely on AI is not recommended, as it may reduce your chances of success. Our screening process is thorough, so if you have used AI, please make sure to disclose this on your application form.
Our Benefits
You can find out more about skilled worker and health and care visas on our .
[email protected]
About The Role
Job summary
Are you a self-motivated and enthusiastic individual with supervisory experience? Join our operational Facilities Management team and contribute to delivering excellent cleanliness standards, housekeeping, and domestic services.
Qualifications And Experience
- Previous supervisory experience.
- Strong organisational and time management skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work effectively under pressure and meet deadlines.
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
- Opportunities for professional growth and development.
- Be part of a dynamic and supportive team.
- Contribute to improving the health and well-being of our community.
- Working 37.5 hours per week on a 6 week rota, covering between 6am and 10pm
Please note that this role is not on the Home Office list of occupations eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route.
*Please note that this advert may close early*
Main duties
- Supervise a team of support service assistants to ensure high-quality standards are met.
- Coordinate and manage day-to-day operations, including scheduling, task allocation, and performance monitoring.
- Collaborate with other departments to ensure seamless service delivery and efficient resource utilisation.
- Promote a positive and supportive work environment, fostering teamwork and professional development.
Delivering the Service - On a daily basis Supervisors will be required to identify and respond to user needs and to solve problems/complaints as and when they arise. This will require an effective liaison with other staff groups, particularly nursing and actively seek constructive feedback on service provision. The Supervisor’s role covers a range of services within facilities.
- To train, monitor and supervise facilities staff in all the elements of their role.
- To supervise the handling of clinical waste generated by the retained estate.
- Supervisors are required to work with staff teams and to carry out domestic and housekeeping duties to cover the needs of the service.
- A Supervisor will be required to have the knowledge and technical ability to be able to undertake and teach staff the skills necessary to complete service delivery.
- Supports the Trust’s Health and Safety Policy ensuring staff are trained to ensure the safety of staff, visitors and patient within their area of work.
- Monitor areas of responsibility to ensure service standards are consistently delivered in line with the latest National Cleaning Standards taking remedial action as necessary.
Actively support the reduction in food wastage
To support the Team Leaders in ensuring equipment used to deliver the service is of the standard required and is maintained to physical and technical standards.
To inform Team Leaders of the ordering requirements to maintain sufficient stock levels to deliver the service.
Undertake initial investigation and reporting of untoward incidents and accidents using Datix.
Completion and returning of Absence Monitoring forms. Will be required to take responsibility for ensuring that return to work interviews are completed in a timely manner and that the Team Leaders are informed when an employee reaches the next stage of the Trust Management of Sickness and Absence Policy.
Checking and countersigning clock cards on a weekly basis in preparation for data entry to the payroll data base. Management of annual leave requests in a timely manner.
Be part of MY team
We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients’ homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.
We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.
If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.
Application Guidance
We understand that more applicants are using AI technology to help with their applications. While these tools can be useful, they cannot fully capture your skills, knowledge, and experience. It’s important that you personalise your application. Relying solely on AI is not recommended, as it may reduce your chances of success. Our screening process is thorough, so if you have used AI, please make sure to disclose this on your application form.
Our Benefits
- Access to the NHS pension plan
- Generous holiday allowance of 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing with 5 and 10 years of service
- Exceptional employee health and wellbeing services
- Extensive benefits and support, including:
- Onsite nurseries and childcare salary sacrifice scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Home electronics scheme
- Car lease salary sacrifice scheme
- Working carers support and advice, carers network and carers passport
- Flexible working options and family and carer-friendly policies
- Established staff networks, including LGBTQ+ and Race Equality
- Career progression, training and support
You can find out more about skilled worker and health and care visas on our .
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