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Job summary

Main area
Domestic/ward supervisor
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 26 hours per week
Job ref
230-36777473-ECS-B
Employer
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
George Eliot hospital
Town
Nuneaton
Salary
£24,937 - £26,598 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
14/08/2025 23:59

Employer heading

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust logo

Domestic Supervisor

NHS AfC: Band 3

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust opened in 1948 and provides a range of elective, non-elective, surgical, medical, women’s, children’s, diagnostic and therapeutic services to a population of more than 350,000 people.

The hub of the Trust is located on the outskirts of Nuneaton and its services cover a large footprint, including north Warwickshire, south west Leicestershire, and north Coventry. We also provide primary and community services across Coventry, Warwickshire and Leicestershire.

Our vision is "to EXCEL at patient care". If you think you've got what it takes, help us realise this and join #TeamEliot.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour aren’t as likely to apply unless they meet every qualification of non specialist roles.

We’re dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive workplace, so if you’re excited about this role and meet our values, but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with everything in the Job Description or Person Specification– apply anyway or email the Recruiting Manager to discuss the role further 

We are proud to support the Armed Forces community. We are a Veteran Aware and Reservist Friendly organisation and welcome applications from Veterans, Reservists, Cadet Instructors, and family members of serving personnel. 

 

Job overview

Domestic Supervisor

26 hours per week - shift pattern below 

Permanent

Salary: £24,937 - £26,598 per annum

Closing Date: 14th August 2025

Interview Date: TBC

**This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly. **

All correspondence for this vacancy will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk and SPAM areas.

A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertise and enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day. 

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces Community – get in touch to find out more

#JoinTeamEliot

2 shift patterns - 7am - 3pm & 2pm - 10pm

Main duties of the job

  • Spot checks to ensure cleanliness issue have been rectified within the agreed timeframe.
  • Participating in the auditing of Patient Food delivery service from main/ward kitchen to patients these will include quality, temperature, and taste testing.
  • Ensure that any breach in standards is reported promptly to your line Manager.
  • Liaise with catering staff and take appropriate action to advise, resolve and rectify any shortfalls as necessary.
  • Responsibility of associated work streams within the Hotel Services Department.

Working for our organisation

Here at George Eliot our vision to excel at patient care’  takes centre stage.  An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do.  Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:

Effective Open Communication

excellence and safety in everything we do

Challenge but support

Expect respect and dignity

Local health that inspires confidence

Benefits:  On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus  bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, in house training and development, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.

If you are applying for a Domestic Assistant or Health Care Assistant role you may be eligible for the refer a friend scheme – find out more here: https://www.geh.nhs.uk/about-us/people-and-workforce/vacancies/refer-friend-scheme

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Domestic Services
In line with the Domestic Cleaning specification:

  • Monitoring of Ward and departmental areas to an agreed schedule and document as appropriate using an electronic system.
  • Produce an action plan for our nursing, estate and domestic staff with any shortfalls in cleaning standards with appropriate targets highlighted.
  • If any maintenance/nursing/equipment issues found raise with relevant department.
  • Spot checks to ensure cleanliness issue have been rectified within the agreed timeframe.
  • Results spread sheet to be updated to the Hotel Services Manager on a weekly basis

Linen Services

  • Participation in quarterly and annual stock take of staff uniforms.
  • Monitoring of the Contracted Linen Supplier to ensure compliance with specification

For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.

Person specification

Experience and Knowledge

Desirable criteria
  • Experience in a Hotel Services/Hospital/Health Care Environment
  • Experience gained preferably within the NHS of training staff

Qualification(s) and Professional Training

Essential criteria
  • Good standard of education
  • Communications and customer relations skills
  • Working knowledge of Word and Excel

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria
  • Good verbal communication skills
  • Good Organisational skills
  • Ability to plan workload and work under pressure.
  • Able to deal, liaise and communicate with all levels of staff.
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of departmental/staffing structures within NHS

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria
  • Articulate and polite
  • Responsible and reliable
  • Co-operative and flexible
  • Able to rationalise and deal with moderate issues/problems.
  • Good Organisational skills

Other

Essential criteria
  • Passes occupational screening.
  • Willingness to work additional hours if required
  • Willingness to work weekends if required
  • Car Driver

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Mindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.CTP The Ministry of Defence partnering with Right ManagementDisability confident employerStep into healthPride In Veterans

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Katherine Truslove
Job title
Domestic Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07350434469
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