Job summary
Employer heading
Housekeeping Supervisor - BWH
Grade B £24,705-£26,330
Job overview
Facilities Housekeeping Supervisor – 26 hours (Part-Time)
Working Pattern:
Week 1: Monday & Tuesday - 07:30 - 15:30
Thursday & Friday - 07:30-13:30
Week 2: Thursday & Friday - 07:30 - 13:30
Saturday & Sunday - 07:00-14:00
The Birmingham Women’s Hospital Facilities Department have a vacancy within the housekeeping department. The post holders will be required to undertake a full range of housekeeping duties within our busy hospital. Experience is preferred.
The successful candidates will form part of our existing housekeeping team. Working for BWC Management Services Ltd you will be on the company terms and conditions and not through the trust agenda for change.
The post holders will be directly responsible to the Housekeeping Team Leader & Supervisor’s and work alongside our present housekeeping staff to ensure the trust receives the highest quality of cleaning throughout the hospital site.
The job description details required duties and a personal specification are attached for information.
For further information please contact: Susan Taylor on 0121 333 5764
Main duties of the job
Duties & Responsibilities
1. A prerequisite of the role is that the applicant completes Healthcare Cleaning Apprenticeship
2. To establish and maintain good working relationships between domestic staff, lead nurses, ward managers and between the domestic services and other departments.
3. To be fully conversant with all relevant Trust policies and codes of practice.
4. To be aware of and adhere to risk assessments, COSHH assessments and method statements as and when required.
5. In conjunction with other supervisory staff to ensure that equipment within the Domestic Services Department is cleaned accordingly to the agreed schedules as specified by the Assistant Facilities Manager.
6. To ensure staff are issued with the correct cleaning materials/equipment in order that all duties are performed to the required standard.
7. To monitor all domestic cleaning equipment and ensure staff are fully trained in using and cleaning the equipment.
8. To co-ordinate and undertake all cleaning audits.
9. To ensure all pull out days (deep cleaning) are done in line with the departmental schedules.
Working for our organisation
BWC Management Services Limited (also known as Vital Services) is a wholly-owned subsidiary company of Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust (BWC). The sole focus of Vital Services is the provision of estates and facilities services and, most importantly, the staff who provide these crucial services who are fundamental to the Trust being able to deliver world-class care. All Estates, Medical Engineering and Facilities staff are employed directly by Vital Services and although not NHS employees, are very much part of the BWC family, working together to be a world-leading team, providing world-leading care.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at BWC Management Services Limited.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Qualifications
Knowledge/Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous Domestic services experience
- Sound knowledge of cleaning services
- Experience of prioritising work and able to identify priority areas
- Knowledge of staff allocation, rotas and record keeping
- Experience of handling difficult situations and problem solving
- Able to complete absence and sickness records of staff and control annual leave.
Desirable criteria
- Previous NHS experience
- Previous supervisory experience
- Previous experience of working in a team and of training others
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable people and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lindsay Turner
- Job title
- Housekeeping Team leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0121 333 5764
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