Domestic Supervisor

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

Domestic Services Department are recruiting for Domestic Supervisors to undertake supervisory responsibilities across Dundee locality in order to deliver the service to the highest standard of cleanliness within the healthcare setting.

Domestic Supervisors are responsible for the day-to-day organisation of Domestic Assistants across the site(s) and provision of cleaning services. To monitor and maintain standards of cleanliness within resource allocation and based on national recommendations such as the NHS Scotland National Cleaning Services Specification.

You Must Have The Ability To

• Work as part of a team or on your own initiative. This may include lone working
• Experience in customer services
• Possess good verbal / written communication skills as well as listen and communicate information effectively
• Respond constructively to unpredictable situations and be able to cope under pressure
• Good PC skills in order to undertake online based tasks and ability to train staff members on mandatory online based training
• Have awareness of H&S and Infection Control issues associated with the role
• Carry out tasks in a methodical manner
• Cleaning skills
• Follow instruction from relevant management teams and implement
• Organised work methods
• Carry out mandatory training, both online and face to face
• Understand the importance of maintaining and observing confidentiality
• Learn and adapt
• Friendly courteous/polite
• Confident and approachable
  
  

All Domestic Supervisors are required to work throughout NHS Tayside at various sites/areas should there be a requirement to do so. Postholder must have ability to travel.

Informal Enquiries To

Kerry Fraser, Site Manager/Assistant Domestic Manager, or Graham Mason, Assistant Domestic Services Manager, [email protected]

You will be required to complete the Health Care Support Workers Workbook to ensure you are competent in your role and you must comply with the Code of Conduct throughout your employment.

NHS Tayside has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK. This permission is, without exception, granted by UK Visa and Immigrations. We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees.

Please note: This post does not meet Home Office Guidelines for Sponsorship/Skilled Worker Visa.

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