Domestic Supervisor - Weekdays

The Role

Responsible for the domestic services function within hospital and community premises through the effective deployment of staff resources to ensure effective cleaning methods, the control of infection and the promotion of a safe and welcoming environment for patients, staff and visitors.

NHS Lanarkshire

Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

What we'll need you to bring

• Numerate, literate and practical
• Good Interpersonal Skills
• Good Dexterity
• Good Personal Hygiene
• Departmental Induction and Orientation
• Domestic Supervisors Training Programme (provided internally)
• Knowledge of Infection Control
• Knowledge of Manual Handling
• Knowledge of Health & Safety
• Knowledge of Fire Safety
• Knowledge of C.O.S.S.H
• Completed Management of Aggression module
• Knowledge of Payroll Systems
• Elementary Food Hygiene (provided internally)
• Experience of First Line Management (provided as personal development)
• Knowledge of Human Resource Policies and Protocols
• Experience working as a domestic within a preferred Public Sector environment
• Basic IT Skills
• Full, valid driving licence required to travel between locations

Please note for all vacancies where a driving licence is required this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.

It would be great if you also have

• Domestic Supervisors Training Programme (provided internally)
• Elementary Food Hygiene (provided internally)
• First Line Management (provided as personal development)
• SVQ in cleaning science
• BICSc qualification in healthcare
• Qualified to ILM Standard
• Experience of working within an NHS environment including awareness of Health & Safety Practices, & COSHH
• Domestic Services Monitoring experience
• General awareness of NHS business.
• Good communication skills – including written and verbal.
• Ability to prioritise workload.
• Ability to work as an individual and also as a team member.
• Ability to work on own initiative and make appropriate decisions
• Ability to cope with the demands of the department over a wide range of issues

Contract type

• Permanent
• Part Time
• 25 hours

Please note this is a part time post and the salary for this position will be pro-rata.

Location and Working Pattern

• This role will be based in Domestic Services within Hamilton Locality.
• This post will cover Udston Hospital & Beckford Lodge - Full, valid driving licence required to travel between locations
• The working pattern for this role Monday - Friday (3:00pm - 8:00pm)

Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.

Looking to find out more?

If you’re looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!

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Why NHS Lanarkshire?

Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.

Some of NHS Lanarkshire’s benefits include:

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service

• A minimum of 8 days of public holidays

• Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the )

• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service

• Occupational health services

• Employee counselling services

• Work-life Balance policies and procedures

NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.

Further Information

For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our .