Facilities Team Leader

Manage the day to day working of Catering, Cleaning, Portering (where applicable) and laundry services within the hospital wards and departments (where applicable); in conjunction with the Facilities Manager and Deputy Facilities Manager, Ward Manager and Matron to ensure a safe and hygienic environment to support patient care. This is maintained by ensuring a range of cleaning, housekeeping and catering duties are carried out and will be responsible for ensuring the Facilities Team maintains the standards set out by the Trust / Department and Government Guidance.

Responsible for E-roster within facilities, and will input all staff hours, ensuring they are within the agreed budget limits.

Have the ability to prioritise and manage a challenging workload without supervision on a daily basis and cope with interruptions from staff, telephone calls, emails and contractors, many of which require immediate attention and is expected to use their own initiative, make decisions and deal with departmental, patient and contractor queries, will also be required to manage the production of safe catering for patients, staff and visitors.

Oversee any facilities contractors when onsite to ensure deliveries/collections/work is adhered too and if any fall below the contract requirements take appropriate action to ensure the issues are resolved and report any estate requests, monitor outcomes and completion of jobs and refer any non-completion of work to the Community Facilities Management Team.