Are you an experienced, motivated team leader with a passion for delivering high‑quality facilities services in a healthcare environment?
We are looking for aFacilities Supervisor to join our dedicated team at the Royal Gwent Hospital in Newport supporting patient care across our sites.
In this vital role, you'll help ensure our environments are safe, clean, welcoming and well‑maintained--supporting clinical colleagues and contributing directly to excellent patient experience.
The hours are 17.5 per week to be worked 15:00 - 20:00 over 3/4 shifts per week.
Main duties of the job
As a Facilities Supervisor, you will play a key role in maintaining and improving standards across cleaning, ward catering, portering, security, receipt & distribution, and grounds services. You will:
* Lead and motivate facilities teams to deliver high‑quality services.
* Plan and adjust work schedules to meet service demands.
* Carry out regular ward/department visits and liaise with clinical teams.
* Monitor service quality, complete audits and take corrective action where needed.
* Support staff through training, performance reviews and daily supervision.
* Ensure compliance with Health Board policies, infection control standards, COSHH, Health & Safety and Food Hygiene legislation.
* Respond to day‑to‑day issues, reporting/escalating defects and service failures.
* Assist with stock control, kitchen temperature monitoring, waste control, linen distribution and bed space cleaning coordination.
This is a hands‑on role requiring visibility across all areas, excellent communication, and a proactive approach to maintaining high standards.
About us
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi‑award‑winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in‑house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world‑class healthcare service fit for the future.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
* Food Hygiene & Safety Level 2
* Basic Health & Safety Certificate
* Knowledge of full range of work procedures, practices, and equipment for cleaning, catering and portering services
* Knowledge of COSHH regulations
* Knowledge of Health & Safety, HACCP policy and procedures
* NVQ level 2 in Cleaning or Catering Services
* Certificate in Health & Safety
* ECDL IT Qualification
* Food Hygiene & Safety Level 3
* Awareness of NHS cleaning techniques as per National Cleaning Standards for NHS Wales
* Awareness of All Wales Nutrition and Catering Standards for Food and Fluid provision for Hospital Inpatients
Experience
* Sufficient experience in the cleaning and catering industry
* Willingness to train for job development
* Ability to motivate and develop staff
* Ability to meet unplanned work deadlines or demandsExperience of training staff in routine tasks
* Assessing and undertaking risk assessment
* Previous experience of supervising staff
* Experience of undertaking audits
* Knowledge of medical gases
* Knowledge of waste disposal
Skills and Attributes
* Ability to work effectively with both management and other supervisors with a positive attitude and willingness to take responsibly
* Knowledge of working in multi‑disciplinary environments
* Able to work under pressure and to deadlines
* Commitment to personal development
* Ability to travel between sites as requested
* Previous experience within a healthcare environment
* Welsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
£26,300 to £27,890 a yearPer Annum, pro rata
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