Assistant Domestic Services Manager
Job Description
Job summary
The post holder will provide support to the Domestic Services Manager for the day-to-day management of Domestic services providing high quality, effective and customer focused services throughout the Trust.
The postholder will ensure that their working practices adhere to the National Standards of Cleanliness 2025 and be responsible for the efficacy audits within the Trust.
Main duties of the job
To facilitate an efficient and effective Domestic service for staff, patient and visitors to Airedale General Hospital. The successful applicant will have day to day operational responsibility for the Domestic team, reporting to the Domestic Services Manager.
Support the Domestic Services Manager in ensuring full compliance withthe National Standards of Healthcare Cleanliness by coordinating auditactivity, monitoring performance against Functional Risk requirements, and maintaining robust assurance reporting mechanisms that evidence cleaning quality, rectification actions, and continuous improvement across all service areas.
About us
AGH Solutions was born out of Airedale NHS Foundation Trust, a hospital and community services trust based outside Keighley, West Yorkshire.
We are privileged to operate in a beautiful part of the country. The clinical services we support reach far up into the Yorkshire Dales, across the Airedale, Wharfedale and Craven patch. We are also lucky to have excellent transport links to Leeds, Bradford, Manchester and beyond. Leeds city centre is 25 minutes by train from Keighley.
We provide a wide range of services, from traditional facilities management and estate maintenance, to sterile services, wheelchair engineering and procurement.
Our vision is to bring you a flexible, responsive, high quality, value for money service.
Our NHS heritage means we work to the values and ethics of the NHS, and to those of Airedale NHSFT specifically.
Job responsibilities
For further details about this job, please see attached for full job description and person specification .
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant qualifications and or equivalent experience - Domestic Services
Desirable
- Previous experience within an NHS setting
- Understanding of NCS
- Previous experience in hospital/health care setting
- Previous staff management
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience working with the public\ customers
- Previous supervisory/management experience
Desirable
- Previous experience of working in a hospital/healthcare/care home environment
- Previous experience of complying with Health and Safety regulations
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrates an understanding of confidentiality, Dignity and Respect
- Willingness to complete mandatory training and any departmental training\qualification
Desirable
- Understanding of Information Governance
- Knowledge and understanding of National Cleaning Standards - NCS
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
AGH Solutions Ltd
Address
Airedale General Hospital
Steeton, Keighley, BD20 6TD
Keighley
BD20 6TD
United Kingdom
