Facilities Manager - Domestic Services
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Hours / week
- 37.5
- Posted
- 03/09/2026
- Closes
- 13/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for an experienced Facilities Manager to lead Domestic Services across the Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. The successful candidate will ensure high-quality, compliant cleaning services, manage teams, and drive continuous improvement. This position is crucial for maintaining a safe and welcoming environment for patients, visitors, and staff, supporting infection prevention and patient experience objectives. It involves operational leadership, budget management, and close collaboration with infection control teams.
Key responsibilities
- Managing Domestic Services teams to ensure compliance with National Standards of Cleanliness and Trust policies.
- Leading audit programmes, PLACE assessments and service improvement initiatives.
- Working closely with Infection Prevention and Control teams to maintain safe patient environments.
- Managing staffing, recruitment, attendance, appraisals, training and workforce development.
- Monitoring budgets, resources and expenditure to support efficient service delivery.
- Investigating complaints and ensuring timely resolution of operational issues.
Essential criteria
- Management or Professional qualification at postgraduate level or equivalent relevant experience
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Knowledge of National Cleanliness Standards
- Knowledge of cleaning science
- Knowledge of COSHH
- Understanding of quality assurance and audit processes
- Experience in a management position within Facilities Management
- Experience of leading and managing teams
- Experience of budgetary control and resource management
Desirable criteria
- Membership of a relevant professional body, for example the Association for Healthcare Cleaning Professionals (AHCP), Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM) or Healthcare Facilities Management Association (HFMA Facilities Network)
- Experience of working in an acute hospital environment
- Knowledge of PLACE assessments
- Knowledge of NHS Facilities Services
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Facilities Manager - [contact details removed]
The closing date is 13 September 2026
Job summary
Working Full time: 37.5 hours per week
Are you an experienced Facilities professional with a passion for delivering high-quality services and leading teams to achieve excellence?
We are seeking a motivated and forward-thinking Facilities Manager (Domestic Services) to lead the delivery of Domestic Services across the Trust. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in maintaining a clean, safe and welcoming environment for patients, visitors and staff, supporting both patient experience and infection prevention objectives.
As part of the Facilities Management Team, you will provide operational leadership for Domestic Services, ensuring compliance with the National Standards of Cleanliness 2025, driving continuous improvement and supporting the Trust's commitment to delivering Safe, Kind and Effective care.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for the operational management of Domestic Services, ensuring the delivery of a high-quality, responsive and customer-focused service across the Trust.
Key responsibilities include:
- Managing Domestic Services teams to ensure compliance with National Standards of Cleanliness and Trust policies.
- Leading audit programmes, PLACE assessments
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