Senior Housekeeping Supervisor

We are seeking an enthusiastic, organised, and experienced Housekeeping Supervisor to 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.

Main duties of the job

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.

About You

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

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

Please note that this role is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK for the full duration of the post.

We reserve the right to close the advert early if sufficient applications have been received.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Good basic education/GCSE level
• Professional Housekeeping experience
• Achieved NVQ in Supervisor training

Experience

• Relevant experience at supervisor level in housekeeping or the delivery of cleaning services
• Experience of cleaning systems / procedures and infection control standards
• Experience in working within a housekeeping setting
• Experience in managing service issues and complaints
• Previous experience with budget monitoring or resource allocation

Skills and Knowledge

• Working knowledge of COSHH and safe chemical management
• Proven leadership skills to motivate individuals
• Ability to build strong relationships with individuals and manage expectations
• Ability to effectively performance manage staff
• IT skills include Microsoft Word and Excel to intermediate level
• Knowledge of Health & Safety legislation
• Knowledge of NHS cleaning standards
• Level 2 or above in Allergan training

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£29,812 to £32,715 a year per annum incl HCAS