Assistant Support Services Manager

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NHS Fife is seeking a highly motivated, resilient and people focused individual to join our existing Support Services management team based at Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy as an Assistant Support Services Manager.

This is an exciting opportunity for a leader to support the operational management and delivery of domestic services in line with the National Cleaning Services Specification. Working closely with Support Services Manager, Deputy and Assistant Managers and multidisciplinary teams, you will play a key role in ensuring safe, effective and patient centred services.

You will be proactive in providing positive team and person-centred approach to leadership with the ability to engage and support the Domestic Services team and fostering positive working relationships with other team members and wider staff within NHS Fife.

You will have experience of large staff group people management including managing staffing resources, attendance and performance in line with NHS fife values.

You will be required to ensure compliance with Once for Scotland and NHS Fife polices, infection control and Health and Safety Standards investigate incidents, compile written reports whilst managing competing priorities. A person with strong organisational and prioritisation skills along with the ability to manage competing demands in a fast paced environment would be well suited to this post.

Excellent standards of written communication, implementation of electronic systems and a desire to develop a digital workforce are required for this post and therefore a sound working knowledge of MS Office applications is essential.

A knowledge and understanding of cleaning practices is required for this post and previous large scale cleaning experience and use of mechanical cleaning equipment would be desirable.

As Domestic Services is a 24/7 service, there is a requirement to cover other shifts (dayshift, backshift, nightshift and weekends) which can be at short notice to cover absence.

We offer opportunities for personal development, competitive rates of pay, generous annual leave entitlement and the opportunity to contribute to a pension scheme all available to the right applicant.

For informal enquiries please contact : Tara Philp, Deputy Support Services Manager on View phone number on apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk or Nicola White, Support Services Manager on View phone number on apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk

A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment.

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service.

As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK website here. 

It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form.

We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

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