Domestic Supervisor

Domestic Supervisor - Band 3 - 37.5 hours - Permanent post

The post holder will work as part of the team supporting and supervising a busy Domestic Team, ensuring all duties are performed, including administrative and clerical to support to the deputy manager.

You will have experience in Domestic Services at a supervisory level. You should have the skills and the ability to prioritise and manage your own workload to tight deadlines. You will need to demonstrate initiative and flexibility in your approach and be able to work to tight deadlines.

5 over 7 shift pattern 2pm to 10pm on a 4 weekly rota

The post holder is responsible for the supervision of Domestic staff.

In addition they are a key fist line manager within the Domestic service, which involves assisting in the day to day running of services and maintaining a high standard service.

The post holder must be able to demonstrate a broad knowledge of cleaning standards and have experience of working within the cleaning industry.

The post holder must ensure staff are trained and equipped to complete all required tasks.

The post holder will have a flexible approach to work and actively support staff through hands-on working.

The post holder will need to have a friendly and helpful manner and have a sensitive approach when dealing with patients and their families.

Please review job description attached.

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.

We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:
Safety

Care

Respect

Communication

Learning

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.

**SECTION 1 - MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**:
Staff

Responsible for the supervision and wellbeing of Domestic Assistants

Responsible for supervision of domestic services ensuring high standards of cleanliness and working practices are maintained to aid patient wellbeing and reduce hospital acquired infection, seeking advice from clinical staff when required.

Responsible for ensuring correct cleaning methods are adhered to.

Responsible for ensuring domestic assistants follow safe systems of work for all cleaning tasks whilst observing infection control principles including ‘bare below the elbows’ and wearing appropriate PPE.

Responsible for ensuring all required paperwork is completed correctly and on time, e.g. flushing records, infection clean documentation.

Responsible for monitoring attendance of staff and ensuring that absences are recorded on ESR.

Update and maintain porter staff rotas ensuring adequate cover is provided at all times.

Responsible for the first stage of sickness absence review and Return to Work interviews.

Responsible for completing departmental administrative documentation e.g. Annual leave requests, Sickness absence recording forms and timesheets and recording on ESR.

Responsible for ensuring domestic assistants adhere to the dress code policy.

Responsible for undertaking domestic assistant annual appraisal in a timely manner.

Responsible for ensuring all mandatory training is completed in a timely manner.

Responsible for supporting new starters and assisting in carrying out the local induction

Ensure that staff training is added to the departmental training matrix.

Responsible for training staff in the correct use of equipment e.g. buffers, mops etc. and on-job training thereafter, to ensure that correct operating procedures are maintained and followed by all domestic assistants.Will support domestic assistants in carrying out the Care Certificate

Responsible for inputting payroll and reconciling any wage queries.

Responsible for the initial counselling of staff, acting with diplomacy and reporting to line manager any matters that may require disciplinary action.

Assist in the interview and recruitment process using the trust recruitment process.

Ensure the day to day smooth running of the designated teams as part of the wider service through the supervision and training of staff.

Ensure staff use the correct equipment in accordance to method statements.

To ensure domestic assistants take responsibility for the safe storage of all equipment when not being used.

Organise repairs/s