Domestic Supervisor

Based in the RVI, the post holder will provide supervisory support to all domestic and linen room staff. The post holder will be responsible for providing supervisory cover to the hotel services domestic team, to be responsible for the supervision of cleaning methods and frequencies in designated areas of the hospital, ensuring that the required standards are achieved in line with Infection Control and national standards. The post holder will also be responsible for carrying out audits, and ensuring any further actions required are undertaken.

Full time post to supervise the rapid response teams, part time post to supervise domestic assistants. Both roles involve training on specific machinery, correct cleaning methods and ensure mandatory training is kept up to date. To work with the teams to ensure we provide a efficient and effective rapid response service to the trust.

Carry out appraisals within a timely manner and help to action any further development plans.

Flexibility in the role is a must due to business demands.

We are looking for motivated individuals to join our team within Hotel Services, so if you hold or are working towards an NVQ level 3 or Equivalent qualification this role this maybe for you.

The ideal candidates will be able to demonstrate excellent communication, time management skills and be able to motivate large staffing groups.

Being able to work as part of a team and also on your own initiative, flexibility to business needs is paramount to this role.

We are a multi disciplinary team with over 400 staff and we pride ourselves in achieving the highest standards of cleaning through out the Hospital by working in line with National standards., Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites

o Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)

o Newcastle Dental Hospital

o Newcastle Fertility Centre

o Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria

o Northern Genetics Service

o Cramlington Manor Walks

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.