Housekeeping Supervisor | Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 14 April 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £25,329 - £26,958 per annum including HCAS |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 14 May 2025 |
| Location: | Camberley, GU16 7UJ |
| Company: | Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7127703/151-LC289 |
Summary
We are seeking an enthusiastic, organised, and experiencedHousekeeping Supervisorto join our dedicated Hotel Services team. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to the wellbeing of our patients, staff, and visitors by maintaining high standards of cleanliness across our wards and departments.
About the Role
As a Housekeeping Supervisor, you will be responsible for the day-to-day supervision and coordination of our housekeeping assistants. You will ensure all areas of the hospital are maintained to the highest standards of hygiene and cleanliness, in line with NHS infection prevention and control protocols.
About You
You will be a confident communicator with strong leadership and organisational skills. You will have experience supervising a team and a passion for delivering a high-quality service. Ideally, you will hold relevant training qualifications and have experience delivering practical and accredited training.
You should also have:
• Previous supervisory experience in a similar environment
• A strong understanding of infection control standards and NHS cleaning protocols
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build positive working relationships
• The flexibility to work shifts, including early mornings, evenings, and weekends as required
We are currently seeking a motivated and experienced Housekeeping Supervisorto join our hardworking and friendly team. This is a fantastic opportunity for an individual who is passionate about delivering high standards of cleanliness and supporting the development of a professional, well-trained workforce.
As a Housekeeping Supervisor, you will play a key role in ensuring that our hospital maintains a clean, safe and welcoming environment for all patients, staff and visitors. You will provide daily support and guidance to housekeeping staff, working collaboratively with clinical and non-clinical teams.
Key responsibilities include:
Allocating housekeeping staff across wards and departments to ensure efficient service delivery
Maintaining a clean, safe and welcoming environment for patients, staff and visitors
Delivering and managing accredited training programmes, including Train the Trainer and Assessor responsibilities
Supporting staff development through induction, ongoing training, appraisals, and refresher courses
Providing feedback through verbal and written reports following cleanliness and quality audits
Working closely with clinical teams, department managers, and the wider housekeeping team as part of quality assurance
Supporting the Housekeeping Manager and Senior Supervisor with service delivery and resource management
Contributing to staff rotas and ensuring cost-effective use of resources
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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Main Responsibilities
• Maintain high standards of cleanliness across wards and departments in line withNHS National Cleaning Standards 2021
• Lead and support a team of housekeeping staff through daily allocation, supervision, and performance management
• Conduct and record cleaning and efficacy audits, providing both verbal and written feedback
• Liaise effectively with clinical and non-clinical colleagues, including Ward Managers, Housekeeping Manager, and other supervisors
• Assist with the recruitment process, including participation in interviews
• Maintain accurate records of staff hours, annual leave, sickness, and return-to-work meetings
• Carry out staff counselling and support as needed (e.g. personal concerns, attendance)
• Oversee accredited training programmes, including on-the-job training, refresher sessions, appraisals, and mandatory training updates
• Support shift cover planning and reallocation of staff, including use of Bank staff where appropriate
• Participate in the staff rota, including early mornings, evenings, and weekend shifts
• Provide administrative support including telephone and bleep handling, basic IT tasks, and data collection
• Manage stock control and the ordering of cleaning supplies and equipment
• Assist with monthly deep cleans, carpet cleans, and ongoing upkeep of offices and public areas
• Take part inPLACE assessments, recording data via digital devices (iPad)
• Respond to emergency cleaning needs such as chemical spills, floods, and bodily fluids, in line with Trust policy
• Oversee cleaning of on-site facilities such as mops and microfibre systems
• Support evening supervision ofcatering services, ensuring adherence to HACCP food safety standards
• Implement and monitorLevel 2 Allergen Trainingfor all catering staff involved in food service
This advert closes on Sunday 20 Apr 2025