Estates - Cleanliness Services Supervisor

  • Department Domestic Services Department
  • Salary £24,071.00 – £25,674 per annum
  • Closing Date 03/12/2024
  • Location Shrewsbury
  • Grade NHS AfC: Band 3
  • Job ref 223-CSS-914
  • Pension NHS Pension
  • Holidays Generous Holiday Allowance
  • NHS discount Eligible for NHS Discounts
  • Contract Permanent
  • Hours 37.5 hours per week

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work within a busy and varied environment, working alongside our clinical and other non-clinical colleagues to make a positive contribution to our patients and staff experience.

Our cleanliness team take pride in ensuring all areas of the hospital meet high standards of cleanliness.

We are seeking to recruit an experienced, motivated, dynamic  Supervisor to lead our cleanliness team at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH). 

Core hours will be 2pm-10pm, 5 shifts over 7 with alternate weekends, but will be expected to cover alternate supervisory shifts as and when required.

Main duties of the job

  • Supervisor experience is essential – please refer to the job description.
  • Cleaning Management experience is an essential element for this role and experience within a healthcare environment would be beneficial. You have a passion for good cleaning standards and hygiene.
  • You have experience or knowledge of infection control and health and safety procedures.
  • You are a team player but can also work independently.
  • To provide support to the cleanliness team
  • To adopt a flexible approach
  • Good level of competency in IT

Working for your organisation

The Cleanliness Team is made up of Trust staff who are responsible for cleaning the whole hospital. Our aim is to ensure a safe and clean environment for patients, staff and visitors. We work closely with IPC and wards and departments to ensure our high standards are maintained. We are a large team covering various shift patterns and our goal is to provide  the best service we can.

We pride ourselves on supporting each other and other teams within the Trust.

The well-being of our staff is of the upmost importance to us.  If you are offered a role at our Trust, and fall into the increased and higher risk categories as set out by Public Health England (PHE) and NHSI/E, your line manager will complete an risk assessment with you.  This will be completed in conjunction with the latest guidance from Public Health England in relation to Covid-19.

By submitting your application to Trac, you are giving your consent for parts of your application data to be transferred to the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) and other secure, internal NHS Workforce systems. This is to support and manage your recruitment and employment within your employing organisation. 

If successful, by completing the NHS Jobs application form you authorise the Trust to obtain any previous NHS service details including all electronically held sickness information, via the Inter Authority Transfer process on the national ESR.

If the role requires a qualification/professional registration, you will need to provide proof during the recruitment process. By submitting your application you are giving the Trust permission to check the qualification certificates provided back to the source provider. Please note that a sample of all applicant’s qualifications will be checked with the educational institution or provider.

In the event of a high response to this advertisement, this post will be closed. Early applications are advised.
 
Unfortunately we do not accept CVs or keep them on file. If you are unable to apply online please contact the person named in the advertisement for the post you are interested in.
 
We are committed to offering an interview to all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the above position and will support reasonable adjustments wherever possible.  In addition, whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from candidates who are male, from black and minority ethnic backgrounds or who have a disability, as these are currently under-represented in our workforce.
 
We are committed to equal opportunities in employment. The policies and practices of the Trust aim to promote an environment that is free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of all people. At the heart of our policy, we seek to treat people fairly, flexibly and with dignity and respect.

Thank you for your interest in The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, we look forward to receiving your application for employment.

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