Facilities Supervisor

An exciting opportunity has arisen within our team at Cirencester Hospital! The successful candidate will:

• Coordinate a range of support services, catering, cleaning and portering services.
• Lead and supervise a team of staff in providing a good quality, nutritious and safe catering, and cleanliness and portering services to wards and departments throughout Trust premises for staff, patients and visitors.
• The postholder is managed not supervised and is expected to have the freedom to act within the role.
• The post holder is expected to operate in line with Gloucestershire Health and Care (GHC) NHS Foundation Trust values and demonstrate a high level or professionalism and customer service when carrying out this role.
• The post holder will be expected to work flexibly and at other sites within the GHC localities if required., Responsible for completing cleanliness audits in line with National Standards of Healthcare Cleanliness 2021. Identify any shortfalls within the cleanliness and environment of the ward/unit.
• Ensure food hygiene standards are met by completing regular audits, provide staff training to ensure food is prepared, cooked and served in accordance with Trust policy and procedures by taking account of specialist diets and cultural requirements.
• Responsible for investigating and solving problems e.g. for stock issues, deliveries and ensure alternative solutions if required are in place.
• Responsible for day to day supervision of staff including planning the staff rota ensuring shifts are covered, and in times of absence act to ensure service delivery is not disrupted. Undertake line management responsibilities for supporting staff attendance and working with the manager to support staff during times of absence.
• Provide "on the job" training to ensure staff are trained to their job, identify training needs and support staff with additional training if required using the Trust care to learn training packages. Ensure mandatory staff training is completed and staff are fully competent to undertake role.
  
  We have in excess of 5000 staff working over 50 sites, providing a diverse range of services. We strive to support an organisational culture that is welcoming, builds and celebrates inclusivity and diversity and provides a sense of belonging and trust.
The annual NHS Staff Survey gives our people the opportunity to tell us about their experience working at the Trust. For the 2023 survey just over 2800 colleagues gave us their views (58.5%). It was great to see from the results that colleagues are saying that:
• 89.7% believe they are making a positive difference to patients/service users;
• 73.3% would recommend the organisation as a place to work;
• 82.4% agree that care of patients and service users is the organisations priority;
• 76.7% would be happy with the standard of care for a friend or relative
Our results put us as 5th nationally as a Community, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities NHS Employer of Choice and 1st equal amongst all NHS Provider Trusts in the South West. However, we know we have more to do and will continue to drive forward our commitment to making GHC a Great Place to Work.