Job overview

• Supervise and develop a team of people.
• Including coaching and training of Supervisory Staff and Domestic Services staff.
• Monitor performance levels by reviewing fault sheets provided from internal auditing.
• Ensure staff work in a safe manner observing all Infection Prevention Control measures, Health and Safety, COSHH, moving and handling training etc. at all times.
• Carry out probationary reviews with new starters, support and guide front line staff.
• Manage allocation of annual leave and ensure staffing levels are maintained.
• Ensure daily, weekly, and regular cleaning and infection control practices as defined by QE Facilities Ltd Policy, Procedures and Service Level Agreements within the designated area(s).
• Supervise daily, weekly and monthly scheduled tasks are signed off ensuring all related actions are completed.
• Undertake fault call logging for maintenance services provided by QE Facilities and its contractors.
• Offer support at “hands on level” when required.
• Ordering and maintaining stock using stock management system. Order non stock items to meet service needs.
• Carry out return to work interviews, complete step one reviews in line with the managing attendance policy.
• Carry out documents conversations and step one performance management in line with the performance management policy.
• Any other duties in line with level of authority.

Main duties of the job

· Move empty waste carts from external waste compound to internal waste store.

· Tag appropriate waste carts and transporter and complete information where required (transporter – tag requires the number and type of each sharps bin i.e. 4 x 22L 6X 32L etc.).

·  Collect full sharps bins from internal waste store and load onto transporter.

· Check and manage stock of reusable sharps bins in department stores and top up with required empties from external waste compound as per Sharpsmart signage in store rooms. (sharps bins are stored and collected on transporters  provided by Sharpsmart).

· Provide access to external waste compound for waste collections as required.

· Check and sign paperwork from waste contractors including waste transfer notes (Biffa – household and Recycling and Suez – Offensive) and hazardous waste consignment notes (Sharpsmart – Clinical & Sharpsmart – reusable sharps bins) to ensure what they are collecting is correct. i.e. 3 yellow carts of clinical waste has been collected, these are legal documents.

·  Securely store waste documentation on site. This must be accessible in case audited and required by Environment Agency.

·   Ensure waste compound is locked and waste is secure when not in use.

· Ensure WEEE & Confidential waste is to be stored securely internally and collected by QEF with laundry collections.

Working for our organisation

QE Facilities (QEF) is a wholly owned subsidiary company of Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust (GHNT), based in the North East of England.

We provide a range of non- clinical services to GHNT and other NHS organisations. Our services include: estates, facilities services, procurement, medical engineering and devices, endoscopy decontamination and sterile services, transport, out-patient pharmacy, and prevention & management of violence & aggression training (PMVA). 

In addition we provide consultancy services, advising clients on all aspects of establishing a subsidiary company within an NHS body to the provision of VAT compliance advice.

QE Facilities work to their own Terms and Conditions and these are not the same as Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust Terms and Conditions. This is not an Agenda for Change Pay Rate.

We do not hold a sponsorship licence and are unable to offer employment under any sponsorship arrangement.