Facilities Supervisor
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 01/09/2026
- Closes
- 11/09/2026
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Role summary
This role involves supervising in-house domestic teams to deliver high-quality soft FM services across the Stockport locality, primarily based at Stepping Hill Hospital. The supervisor will ensure services meet National Standards of Healthcare Cleanliness 2021, maintain safe environments, and support Infection Prevention and Control. Key duties include staff rota management, conducting spot checks and audits, and overseeing cleaning standards. The position requires strong supervisory and communication skills within a healthcare setting.
Key responsibilities
- Supervise in-house Facilities Assistants (Domestic) and cleaning services.
- Complete staff rotas to ensure sufficient cover and adherence to standards.
- Carry out regular spot checks of the environment and supervisor audits.
- Oversee sites to ensure soft facilities management (FM) services meet requirements.
- Ensure services consistently meet National Standards of Healthcare Cleanliness 2021.
Essential criteria
- Qualifications or training to Level 3 plus further experience to Level 4
- GCSE level A-C or equivalent
- Working in soft FM services in a healthcare setting
- Supervising a cleaning team
- Rota management
- Dealing with HR issues such as sickness.
- Working with payroll and timesheets
- NPSA colour coding system
- National Standards of Healthcare Cleanliness 2021
- Understanding and developing COSHH and risk assessments
- Auditing and checking cleaning standards
- Knowledge of different soft FM services
Desirable criteria
- City and Guilds in cleaning principles
- BICS trained
- IOSH Managing Safely
- Working in the NHS
- Working in a mental health NHS Trust
- Carrying out cleanliness audits
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 4 at £26,530 – £29,114 a year, across England.
This advert: £28,392 – £31,157 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job summary
_Unfortunately this role does not attract sponsorship under current government legislation, therefore if you require a certificate of sponsorship to support a visa application, we will be unable to proceed with your application._
Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Facilities Supervisor to join the South Facilities Team.
This is an exciting opportunity for an individual who is passionate about delivering high-quality soft FM services and leading dedicated in-house domestic teams across the Stockport locality. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring services consistently meet the requirements of the National Standards of Healthcare Cleanliness 2021, maintaining safe, clean environments for service users, patients, visitors, and staff while supporting Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) standards.
The postholder will be primarily based at Stepping Hill Hospital but will be required to travel to other sites across the South locality as needed.
Working Hours
- Monday to Friday: 06:00 to 14:00
- Participation in the South locality weekend supervisor rota, working 1 in every 5 weekends covering Stockport and Tameside sites.
- When working a weekend, Thursday and Friday of that week will be designated rest days.
This role would suit an individual with strong supervisory skills, excellent communication abili
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