Assistant Domestic Manager Royal Liverpool University Hospital inLiverpool inLiverpool PUBLISHED THU 7 NOV 2024

***PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY***

The Domestic Team at LUFT are a Team that make a difference, we are looking for a passionate, highly motivated Assistant Deputy Manager to join our busy Domestic Services Team at The Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

As Assistant Domestic Manager at LUFT, you will be a key member of the Domestic management team, the post holder is required to manage and deploy resources effectively, ensuring that performance standards are achieved through leadership and effective monitoring systems. The post holder will be required to provide specialist knowledge and advice to service users, in regard to The National Standards of Cleaning 2021, COSHH and Infection Prevention & Control procedures, you will need effective IT, written and verbal communication skills. Knowledge and experience of supervising a cleaning service is essential, you will be able to work under pressure with the ability to work as part of a team using your own initiative, In addition the post holder will support and deputise for the Domestic Service Manager as requested.

The post holder has responsibility for ensuring cleaning is undertaken 24 hours per day. Flexibility will be required as the Domestic Team offer a 24 hour Service.

This will mean that there will be occasional late finishes, occasional weekends and bank holiday working. The post is 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, You must be able to work the following shift times:

07:00 - 15:00 & 12:00 -20:00.

Liverpool University Hospitals are seeking to recruit an Assistant Domestic Manager for their Royal Liverpool Hospital site.

As the Assistant Domestic Manager you will be responsible for managing the Domestic Service to ensure that cleaning is delivered to the National Standards of Cleaning 2021 and The Trust required standards

You will manage a supervisory team and have daily contact with key stakeholders such as infection prevention & control, Matrons and ward managers.

Cleaning Management experience is an essential element for this role and experience within an healthcare environment would be beneficial.

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- To allocate tasks and responsibilities to the domestic supervisory team and take the necessary steps to ensure the specified service is provided.

- To liaise daily with Ward Managers and be proactive in resolving difficulties in order to build and maintain good working relationships.

- Attend meetings as requested with Control of Infection, Matrons and Sitemanagement as required to assist in effective communications with both managers and service users.

- Carry out regular Supervisor 1-1 meetings to assist in effective two-waycommunication and to communicate the Trusts aims and objectives to Supervisors to then cascade to Domestic staff

- Control staffing worked hours, organising workloads fairly and ensuring that labour hours are kept within the master rota.

- Ensure Health and Safety compliance including conducting investigations into any accidents and the development and documentation of Risk Assessments.

- To ensure that all machinery is safely maintained via the completion of an annual portable appliance test

- Development of local work schedules highlighting and monitoring general working practices and providing comprehensive and easily understood written instructions.

- To assist the Domestic services manager with the day to day management of external contracts

- To be flexible in their working hours as so to carry out duties to sustain operational demands

- To ensure that all staff mandatory training is completed as per the required compliance

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