Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Facilities Operational Supervisor
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Job Description
For questions about this job, contact:
Name - Sukhdeep Panesar
Position - Assistant Facilities Manager
Email - sukhdeep.panesar@nhs.net
Phone number - 0113 20 60870
Shortlisting Date: 09/10/2026
Interview Date: 26/10/2026
Job Summary
Are you an organised and motivated individual who is passionate about creating a safe, clean and efficient environment for our patients at Leeds?
If so, an exciting opportunity has arisen within our award-winning Facilities Operational Patient Environment team at both the Leeds General Infirmary Hospital and St James’s University Hospital Sites in Leeds.
As a Facilities Operational Supervisor, you’ll play a crucial role in ensuring the safety and wellbeing of our patients, by operationally supervising the agreed block/services to ensure the Patient Environment action plan is achieved on time and to the required local and national standards.
The ideal candidate will have some previous experience working within some of the following functions and services (list not exhaustive):
- Domestic Services
- Housekeeping
- Patient Food Service
- Cleaning Response Service
- Waste Management
- Linen & Laundry
- Portering
In addition to patient-facing requirements, you’ll also provide vital support to the overarching departmental strategy, including sustaining an effective financial performance and improving efficiencies in our services.
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Guided by our Leeds Way Values, we are committed to creating the best place to work and to being the employer of choice for Estates and Facilities in the region. By joining the Estates and Facilities Team at Leeds, you'll have access to a friendly support network with ongoing training, career progression, and an excellent benefits package.
The recruitment process, after shortlisting, includes a scenario-based assessment and a formal interview.
What You Will Bring To The Role
The successful candidate could be supervising up to 40 staff at any one time. This role is ‘key’ in ensuring that all the Cleaning and Patient Catering services are delivered to exceptional standards.
The Facilities Operational Supervisor position provides an ideal opportunity for a highly ambitious, skilled, and focused individual.
Day-to-day duties include:
- The daily management of staff rotas, including Health Roster online system, payroll, attendance management, including formal attendance meetings, audits & monitoring, direction & monitoring of daily activities, appraisals, acting upon patient feedback, and Risk Assessments.
- Liaising with both internal and external key stakeholders, alongside patients and visitors.
Many of the shifts available follow a 2-week rotational 11-hour shift pattern, which involves working every other weekend.
In addition to the direct staff management, the ideal candidate will be:
- A team player
- Committed to continuous learning and development
- Proactive in resolving potential operational issues
- Organised and able to prioritize workloads for themselves and others
- A good communicator
- Maintain calmness and relay confidence in a busy working environment
- Able to work on their own initiative
- Committed to supporting Health & Wellbeing of those working within their teams
- Have good numeracy & literacy levels
- Possess good IT skills
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About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust
Our Trust Values
The Leeds Way is working together to support each other and deliver the best possible care to patients.
We are…
- Responsible
- Open and Honest
- One Team
- Kind
Our Trust Priorities
Our purpose: Excellent, safe, and sustainable care for every patient every time.
Our Priorities
- People
- Improvement and Innovation
- Partnerships
- Outcomes
Sponsorship Eligibility
To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.
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