Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for you to join the DCHS Hotel Services/IFM Team in the role of IFM Supervisor.

You will be based at Whitworth Hospital, Matlock, and may be required to work across other areas/sites to ensure continuity of service.

As the IFM Supervisor, you will become an active member of our team working closely with other disciplines and manage domestic cleaning staff.

We are looking for an enthusiastic team member, who is keen to learn and to develop themselves.  Previous experience and knowledge of working within a domestic environment is desirable.

What really matters to us is providing everyone of our patients with an excellent experience, a service that really cares and one that delivers the right outcome, and we achieve this every day.

If you are highly motivated and want to make a difference to our patients’ experience and demonstrate values and personal qualities that support the DCHS way of working we would like to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

*Day to day supervision of staff 
*Dealing with ‘on the spot’ queries – 1st point of contact.
*Completion of rotas, allocation for staff absences and salary returns.
*Organisation of furniture moves/ad hoc requests and completion of risk assessments.
*Ensuring removal and disposal of all categories of waste and linen in line with current legislation
*Providing cover for other IFM supervisors and Driving within the locality and wider DCHS area.
*Arranging maintenance and servicing of lease vehicles/electric tugs and completion of maintenance requests and monitoring progress of works
*Ensuring the timely transportation and delivery of goods, supplies, and medical records.
*Monitoring of stocks, ordering of supplies of medical gases.
*Assist the IFM Operational Coordinator with staff appraisals, induction and training.
*Participating in staff interview panels.
*Ensuring information is communicated in a timely and robust manner to staff. 
Managing/updating records including in-house computerised systems and local management information systems for staff and service information.
Undertaking in-house audit systems and ensuring any shortfalls are addressed/documented.
Monitoring contracts eg window cleaning, pest control. 
Co-coordinating and assisting in floor maintenance and curtain changing duties. 
Ability to work times/shifts within department to maintain service across domestic and porter role.

Working for our organisation

Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.

We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people’s own homes and via virtual consultations.

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust (DCHS) is one of the largest providers of specialist community healthcare in England and we currently employ around 4,500 staff.  We deliver a variety of services across Derbyshire, caring for nearly 1.8 million patients each year.

We deliver patient care through 11 community hospitals, 4 minor injury units, 29 health centres and a learning disability centre.  Another key part of our service is out in the community where we care for people in their own homes via therapists, health visitors and district nurses, and promoting public health in the wider community.  As a Trust we care for patients of all ages with a special focus on the needs of elderly people and the very young.

DCHS has been recognised as a top 10 NHS organisation to work for in the UK by the Health Service Journal and NHS Employers in their Best Places to Work 2015 campaign.  The Trust is also the runner-up in the category for the best NHS community trust employer.

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Our vision “to be the best provider of local healthcare and to be a great place to work”

Our values:

1) To get the basics right
2) To act with compassion and respect
3) To make a difference
4) To value and develop teamwork
5) To value everyone’s contribution because everyone matters

The majority of our locations offer free parking facilities for staff.

We will communicate with you regarding your application via email so please check your email account on a regular basis.  If using hotmail, MSN or yahoo email accounts please check your 'junk/spam' mail regularly.

If you require any support in completing the application form please do not hesitate to contact the Recruitment Team,   01332 564856, option 1, option 1  or   [email protected]  and we will be happy to provide assistance.

Please note - if we receive a high number of applications for this position we reserve the right to withdraw the post before the closing date, therefore it is advisable that you apply as early as possible to avoid disappointment. 

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for our service and for you.  Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's job share, part time or another flexible pattern.