Facilities Supervisor

Job summary

Main duties of the job

• Supervise and support facilities staff across cleaning, catering, waste, and pest control services.
• Monitor and improve standards of cleanliness and hygiene in line with NHS and CQC requirements.
• Ensure food safety compliance, including monitoring HACCP procedures and maintaining accurate documentation.
• Oversee waste segregation, storage, and disposal in accordance with environmental and health regulations.
• Coordinate pest control measures and preventative maintenance programmes.
• Conduct audits, inspections, and quality assurance checks.
• Support recruitment, training, and performance management of facilities staff.
• Investigate incidents, implement corrective actions, and drive continuous improvement.

• Maintain strong communication with clinical teams and management to ensure seamless service delivery.
• Ensure full compliance with Health and Safety legislation, including COSHH regulations and the completion, review, and implementation of risk assessments to maintain a safe environment for patients, staff, and visitors.

Job responsibilities

About Devon Partnership Trust

We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.

We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do

Our values

We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.