Facilities Team Leader
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 25/08/2026
- Closes
- 13/09/2026
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Role summary
As a Facilities Team Leader, you will lead a diverse team across two hospital sites, overseeing services like portering, cleaning, catering, and waste management. This hands-on role involves coordinating rotas, resources, and service standards, ensuring a safe environment for patients and staff. You will be empowered to make decisions, respond to incidents, and drive service improvements, playing a vital role in health and safety compliance. The position requires an experienced supervisor with excellent communication skills and a passion for service delivery.
Essential criteria
- Maths
- Evidence of a good standard of literacy, English language skills.
- IT skills
- Vocational level 3 qualification appropriate to the post, or working towards within an agreed timescale
Desirable criteria
- Understanding of infection control procedures
- Knowledge of Health and Safety regulations
- Knowledge of COSHH
- Knowledge of HACCP
- Experience of working with multi-disciplinary teams
- Significant supervisory management experience
- A proven employment history in cleaning and or catering
- Experience of staff training, induction and performance management
- Experience in completing audits
- Maths
- Evidence of a good standard of literacy, English language skills.
- IT skills
- Vocational level 3 qualification appropriate to the post, or working towards within an agreed timescale
- Understanding of infection control procedures
- Knowledge of Health and Safety regulations
- Knowledge of COSHH
- Knowledge of HACCP
- Experience of working with multi-disciplinary teams
- Significant supervisory management experience
- A proven employment history in cleaning and or catering
- Experience of staff training, induction and performance management
- Experience in completing 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.
Posted 13d ago · Closes in 7d
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
Facilities Team Leader
The closing date is 13 September 2026
Job summary
As Facilities Team Leader, you will lead a diverse team delivering essential services across 2 hospital sites. From portering, cleaning, catering and waste management, your leadership will ensure a smooth and safe environment for colleagues, patients and visitors.
You will be the first line of management, coordinating rotas, resources and service standards whilst fostering a culture of professionalism and care.
This is a hands on role where no two days are the same. You will be empowered to make decisions, respond to incidents and drive service improvements. Your ability to plan, delegate and motivate will be key to maintaining high standards and supporting both colleagues and patients. You will play a vital role in health and safety and ensure compliance and readiness at all times.
If you are an experienced supervisor with excellent communication skills and a passion for service delivery, we welcome your application. This is an opportunity to make a real impact in a role that values your initiative, resilience and commitment.
Main duties of the job
This is a hands-on leadership role where you will:
Oversee and allocate daily workloads for the Facilities Team across two sites. Ensure compliance with NHS National Cleaning Standards, Better Hospital Food progr
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