Housekeeping Supervisor
Job Description
Job summary
We believe our staff are our biggest asset. We want to develop a positive, inclusive, and caring culture that engages and inspires all our staff, with a clear focus on improvement. We are looking for highly motivated flexible individual to join the large welcoming Housekeeping Team as a Housekeeping Supervisor.
This will be a Part time position of 22.5 hours per week; successful candidates will need to be able to work flexible hours to meet the needs of a 7 day service over a 12 week roster working shifts between 07:00-22:00 this position also involves working 4 weekends over 12 weeks this particular shift pattern is predominate 14:00-22:00 shifts so must be able to meet this requirement
There is also a requirement to travel to other off site premises that are part of Kettering General hospital so full UK driving licence is required
Shift times are as follows :
07:00-15:00 any 3 days from 7
11:00-19:00 any 3 days from 7
14:00-22:00 any 3 days from 7
Main duties of the job
The successful candidates will need to have proven knowledge of delivering a successful housekeeping service, previous supervisory experience would be an advantage.
The successful candidate will be expected to have a continued presence on all clinical areas of the Trust ensuring continued support to the housekeeping team.
About us
Please submit your application as soon as possible, as we reserve the right to close adverts once sufficient applications have been received.
We recognise that AI tools can support application writing; however, candidates are asked to keep their use to a minimum. Responses should reflect your own experience, skills and knowledge, as over-reliance on AI-generated content may result in generic answers that do not accurately represent your abilities.
University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) brings together Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. As a group, we are committed to improving services for our communities through collaboration, modernising care delivery and striving for excellence. Working together enables us to share expertise, strengthen services and create greater opportunities, and there may be a requirement to work across sites depending on service needs.
Our Excellence Values are Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Integrity and Courage. UHN welcomes applications from all backgrounds and is committed to an inclusive working environment. We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and hold the Gold Award under the Employer Recognition Scheme. Candidates who identify as members of the Armed Forces community and meet the essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview.
Job responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the Shortlisting Criteria section of the document.
Person Specification
Education, Training & Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ in Cleaning or equivalent experience
- Educated to level 2 or equivalent level of education, training or experience.
- Level 2 or equivalent in English Literacy Skills.
- Level 2 in English Numeracy Skills.
- Level 2 in IT skills.
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of working/supervising in a cleaning environment.
- Previous supervisory management experience.
- Knowledge of Health and Safety.
- Knowledge of National Standards of Cleanliness.
Desirable
- Previous Hospital/NHS cleaning experience.
Skills.
Essential
- Understanding of COSHH.
- Prioritising own and others' workload.
- Use of cleaning equipment and chemicals (COSHH).
Desirable
- Experience in the use of recognised cleaning software audit packages.
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Kettering General Hospital
Rothwell Road
Kettering
NN16 8UZ
United Kingdom
