Facilities Team Leader
| Posting date: | 19 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £30,279.00 to £33,116.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £30279.00 - £33116.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 May 2024 |
| Location: | London, SE1 9RT |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9196-24-0999 |
Summary
Duties and Responsibilities To manage the facilities services, including housekeeping and patient food housekeeping services within a designated teams and/or area including Housekeeping, and patient food requests as well as having responsibility for the general environment of the wards, departments and clinics. To monitor the service provision levels to meet internal quality, contractual and other standards, implement action to rectify any deficiencies. To provide excellent services and to establish and maintain appropriate service agreements with the Department and monitor and produce Key Performance Indicators and benchmarks of performance. To ensure that the procedures within the department are kept up to date and filtered down to the staff. To manage teams and make sure they meet their objectives and that the staffs themselves are appraised and have excellent opportunities for development so that they may fulfil their potential and motivation. To be responsible for the management of the operational support teams. To motivate and develop staff and co-ordinate the education and training requirements of the team and in line with the objectives of any staff development initiatives internally or externally. To provide strong individual and professional leadership through change supporting staff and colleagues and through a visionary motivational and problem solving approach, subject to financial constraints and HR agreement. To provide accurate, reliable and timely reporting for the Department Management Team and where appropriate to contribute to reports to the Executive and Board on the performance of the department and progress on against projects assigned. Take responsibility for all planning day to day man power for the facilities teams with in the areas with in your set budgets. To ensure compliance within all services to meet the trusts policy and objectives in line with the trust business plan To be aware of and implement any new government legislation or initiatives to take an active part in working with outside agencies to achieve results. To complete regular audits for the, cleaning, environment and patient food services. To compile regular, benchmarking results and implement appropriate actions to enhance services and the environment. To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to include, Clinical teams and outside contractors to ensure that service delivery standards are met through reviews and audits. To initiate the team briefing hierarchy and communicate effectively with all operational teams To attend monthly reviews with your line manager on financial and operational performance. Take responsibility of Sickness and Absence in your team informally up to and including first formal. To ensure that the standard of the patient charter is maintained at all times To maintain appropriate documentation and up to date records regarding information on the environment department. To work in conjunction with the infection control team to ensure standards are maintained and kept in line with policy. Authority Development of the Environment team through the provision of leadership and support and develop of team members and the development of the service through active involvement. Identify staff training and development needs ensuring all team members have up to date Personal Development Plan and Review and access to supervision. Manage services within delegated responsibility expenditure re. Stocks, supplies, manpower and rotas. Day to day operational management of the teams including implementation of NHS Board policies and practices e.g., health and safety, infection control, Cleanliness Standards and standing financial instructions. Ensure team members are knowledgeable about expectations of performance and monitor capability taking remedial action when required with discussion and or referral to Facilities Manager regarding any issues of concern. Identify own education, training and support needs via the PDP and review process with the Environment manager. Holding team to account for delivery against their PDP and the environment teams objectives through regular performance review meetings.