236491 Domestic Supervisor

The Role

Responsible for the domestic services function within hospital and community premises through the effective deployment of staff resources to ensure effective cleaning methods, the control of infection and the promotion of a safe and welcoming environment for patients, staff and visitors.

NHS Lanarkshire

Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

What we'll need you to bring

• Numerate, literate and practical
• Good Dexterity
• Departmental Induction and Orientation
• Domestic Supervisors Training Programme (provided internally)
• Infection Control
• Manual Handling
• Health & Safety
• Fire Safety
• C.O.S.S.H
• Management of Aggression
• Payroll Systems
• Elementary Food Hygiene (provided internally)
• First Line Management (provided as personal development)
• Human Resource Policies and Protocols
• Level of experience 1-2 years working as a domestic within a preferred Public Sector environment
• Basic IT Skills
• Good Personal Hygiene
• Good Interpersonal Skills

It would be great if you also have

• Domestic Supervisors Training Programme (provided internally)
• Elementary Food Hygiene (provided internally)
• First Line Management (provided as personal development)
• SVQ in cleaning science
• Qualified to ILM Standard
• Experience of working within an NHS environment including awareness of Health & Safety Practices, & COSHH
• Domestic Services Monitoring experience
• Good communication skills – including written and verbal.
• Ability to prioritise workload.
• Ability to work as an individual and as a team member.
• Full, valid UK/EU/EEA drivers licence

Please note for all vacancies where a driving licence is required this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.

Contract type

• Permanent
• Part Time
• 35 hours

Please note this is a part time post and the salary for this position will be pro-rata.

Location and Working Pattern

This role will be based in Domestic Services within University Hospital Monklands

The working pattern for this role is - Mon-Fri

Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.

Looking to find out more?

If you're looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you

Please contact Tracy Anderson, Domestic Manager on

For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Heather Lamont,

Recruitment Administrator/Advisor on

(Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email)

Why NHS Lanarkshire?

Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.

Some Of NHS Lanarkshire's Benefits Include

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service
• A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
• Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension)
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• Occupational health services
• Employee counselling services
• Work-life Balance policies and procedures

NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.

Further Information

For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you're looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our recruitment webpage.