Band 3 Housekeeping Team Leader Sutton Coldfield, England
Job description
Job summary
The post holder is required to lead and supervise a large number of Housekeeping Assistants, under the supervision of the Housekeeping Manager, ensuring the environment is maintained to the highest possible standard. Responsible for delivering daily Housekeeping services including the daily allocation of work, monitoring standards of cleanliness, reporting of maintenance faults and ensuring all clinical and non-clinical areas are fit for purpose as outlined in the Cleaning Standards.
Main duties, tasks & skills required
We have an exciting opportunity to recruit Band 3 Housekeeping Team Leaders to join our busy Housekeeping Department at Good Hope Hospital
We are looking for individuals who are fully committed to providing a very high standard of work to support the needs of the Trust and to meet the high standards required to provide a safe and clean environment for the care of our patients
They must be motivated and driven, have the ability to supervise a large workforce and enjoy working under pressure in a fast paced Hospital environment.
With the support of the Deputy Housekeeping Manager the post holders is required to lead and supervise a large Team to ensure the environment is maintained to the highest possible standard.
Daily duties will include the allocation of tasks, completion of payroll information, monitoring sickness, staff training, conducting staff appraisals, staff welfare, promoting good practices and monitoring standards of cleanliness.
The post holder must be an effective communicator, have Knowledge of the NHS National Standard of Healthcare Cleanliness, NHS policies, health and safety and risk management. They must also be willing to undertake training in a competence qualification and be IT literate
The post holders will be required to work a rotating shift pattern between the hours of 07:00 - 20:30 Monday to Sunday, which may include Mornings, Afternoons or Evenings.
About us
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.
Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.
UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.
Job description
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Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Basic Education to GCSE level - including Maths and English qualifications (E)
- Trained or willingness to undertake training in a competence qualification in cleaning, infection control and / or support service by an awarding body, NVQ or equivalent. (E)
- Heartlands, Solihull and Heartlands Hospital Only: -
- Willingness to achieve Level 2 Cleaning qualification or equivalent (e.g. National Vocational Qualification NVQ or certificated British Institute of Cleaning Science qualification (BICs) (E)
- Solihull and Heartlands Hospital Only : -
- Certified in or a willingness to achieve Level 2 Supervising Food Safety in Catering (E)
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of the NHS Cleaning Standards (E)
- Knowledge of health and safety (E)
- Knowledge of COSHH (E)
- Knowledge of the NHS policies, health and safety, risk management and payroll (E)
