Facilities - Domestic Manager
- NHS
- Full Time
- Tunbridge Wells
- 29970.00 - 36483.00 a year
Job Description
Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join our forward thinking Estates and Facilities Team. In this busy role you will develop and manage the delivery of an excellent domestic service. The role will have direct staff responsibility and ensure the safe and effective delivery of cleaning services in line with the National Standards of Healthcare Cleanliness. Within the busy role you must be able to exercise effective leadership skills in managing performance and directing the EFM cleaning service to ensure a safe and well maintained hospital environment.
Main duties of the job
The ideal candidate would have previous experience in facilities management and a proven track record of delivering results through collaborative working. Strong organisational skills and problems solving skills, with the ability to maintain high standards at all times. You should be highly motivated, reliable and flexible with enhanced communication skills at all levels.
You will manage your own workload, allocate workload to the team, ensuring delivery of all Facility Services in line with all relevant standards and be responsible for monitoring quality standards, compliance and take or facilitate appropriate action as required.
About us
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust ranks among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and was named the second-best Trust to work for in the South East in the 2023 NHS Staff Survey.
We are a large acute hospital trust in south-east England, providing general hospital services and specialist care to around 600,000 residents in West Kent and East Sussex. With a dedicated and diverse team of over 8,000 staff we are proud to offer specialised cancer services to over two million people through the Kent Oncology Centre.
Fordcombe Hospital, near Tunbridge Wells, became part of the Trust in October 2024. Specialising in planned care, it offers two operating theatres, 28 inpatient and day-care beds, diagnostic services (X-ray, MRI, CT, and endoscopy), and consultation/treatment rooms.
Looking for flexible working?
We are a flexible working-friendly organisation. Whether it's adjusting your hours or exploring other flexible arrangements, we want to work with you to find the best solution for you, our patients, and the Trust. Talk to us about how we can accommodate your working needs.
Joining us includes a comprehensive benefits package:
At least 27 days of annual leave plus public/bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time staff).Membership in the NHS Pension Scheme, with a 20.6% employer contribution and life assurance benefitsBlue Light card eligibilityAnd more, additional benefits can be found in the benefits documents below
Job responsibilities
Weve provided all the details you need about this role in the job description and person specification. Please take a moment to review the criteria in the person specification and share specific examples in your application that demonstrate how you meet these requirements. Please also check your application for errors/omissions prior to submission.
Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check at Enhanced Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children)
All successful applicants will be required to complete our corporate trust induction once a start date had been agreed.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oNVQ level 4 or equivalent relevant experience in a supervisory role
- oBasic Food Hygiene certificate or equivalent
- oDegree level Management qualification or three years equivalent professional experience within a healthcare setting
Desirable
- oAccredited to a relevant professional body such as British Institute of Cleaning Sciences (BICS
- oIntermediate Food Hygiene certificate
Experience/Knowledge
Essential
- oPrevious experience of managing services and staff
- oKnowledge of relevant legislative and national good practice guidelines including the National Standards of Healthcare Cleanliness
- oExperience of holding budgetary responsibility, good financial acumen, ability to work to a budget
- oKnowledge and understanding of current waste legislation.
- oExperience with COSHH requirements
Desirable
- oKnowledge of service related Care Quality Commission (CQC) Standards
- oPrevious healthcare setting experience or other public sector organisation.
Skills
Essential
- oGood communication skills at all levels.
- oEvidence of ability to prioritise and work without direct supervision
- oFlexible approach to work
- oDrive and enthusiasm
- oPC literate-working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages
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.
Employer details
Employer name
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
Address
Tunbridge Wells Hospital
Tonbridge Road
Kent
TN2 4QJ
