Domestic Auditor/supervisor

We are seeking a motivated individual to work as part of our Supervisory/Auditing team at Leigh Infirmary

Working 26 hours per week across Monday-Sunday with flexibility to cover a variety of shift patterns including Days, Afternoons, Evenings and Weekends

The post holder should have a flexible approach to working hours and be able to cover a variety of shift patterns as the service requires.

Choose Well - Choose WWL

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that ‘happy staff, makes for happy patients’. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement, and living our values ‘the WWL Way’.

WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.

On-Call

Please note that senior positions (AFC band 8A or above) may be expected to participate in an on-call rota, if the role is predominantly operational.
- Allocate & organise day-to-day work tasks and activities, adjust staff rotas for unplanned absences and release of staff for training
- Security of buildings
- Monitoring of performance of duties as laid down in work schedules
- Performance of duties in accordance with approved methods, frequencies and standards.
- Training & assessment of staff in the use of equipment machinery, COSHH and cleaning materials as directed
- Allocation of cleaning materials and equipment
- Make spot checks on wards and Departments to check on cleaning standards
- Monitor the compliance of the uniform policy
- Attend relevant training courses as directed
- Completion of Datix reporting system
- Adopt a flexible approach when undertaking supervisory or domestic duties as part of a team, including colleagues and other staff, working towards the highest possible standards of patient care.
- Ward cleaning and use of machinery as necessary
- Hospital site key holder, key allocation of, user of alarm systems
- Audit cleaning standards to National Standards and Quality assurance procedures on wards and Departments, take corrective action when necessary.
- Liaises with wards, departments and accommodation
- Handles complaints and takes preliminary action to resolve
- Distribution of team brief to domestic assistants
- Take action as necessary on reported accidents at work and defects with machinery and buildings. Carry out initial investigations into accidents at work.
- Implement policies and make recommendations to improve or change work practices for own area
- Assist with Interview & selection of staff in compliance with the HR Recruitment policy
- Completion of PDR’s with domestic assistants
- Return to work interviews in compliance with the HR Absence policy
- Completes timesheets SVL or work records, control and allocation of overtime within set guidelines
- Production and monitoring of stores requisitions
- Training & assessing in conjunction with the Domestic Services Training protocols