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Housekeeping Team Lead
| Posting date: | 01 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | £27,817.00 to £29,545.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £27817.00 - £29545.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 August 2025 |
| Location: | Chesterfield, S42 7JD |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | B0203-25-0024 |
Summary
As Housekeeping Team Lead, you will lead the delivery of safe, high-quality, and person-centred housekeeping services across all hospice settings, including clinical and non-clinical. You will be a visible and proactive leader, responsible for maintaining the highest standards of cleanliness, infection prevention, and environmental presentation, ensuring a welcoming and dignified space for patients, visitors, volunteers, and staff The role involves the day-to-day line management of the housekeeping team, overseeing all housekeeping standards, scheduling, training, and resource management to ensure a safe, clean, and welcoming environment for patients, families, visitors, volunteers, and staff. The post holder will ensure compliance with infection prevention protocols and promote the hospices values of compassion, dignity, and excellence in service delivery. The post holder will be a visible leader, capable of developing the team and building strong working relationships across departments. They will be adaptable, organised and capable of balancing operational demands with effective staff support and performance oversight. What youll bring: Significant experience working in housekeeping or cleaning services, with a strong grasp of industry standards, infection control, and best practice. Experience in supervising or managing a team, ideally in a healthcare, care or hospitality environment. The ability to lead a team through change and challenge with confidence, empathy, and fairness. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to give feedback and handle sensitive issues constructively. Strong organisational skills and the ability to plan and prioritise in a busy environment. IT literacy and familiarity with rota or reporting systems. A values-driven approach, demonstrating care, respect and professionalism in all that you do. Desirable but not essential: Experience supporting audits or inspections (e.g. CQC). Training or experience in coaching and mentoring. Familiarity with digital systems such as Cascade, Outlook, Teams or Excel. Prior experience working in a hospice or palliative care environment