Housekeeping Supervisor - Charlton Lane inCheltenham inCheltenham PUBLISHED MON 11 NOV 2024

We have an opportunity for someone to join our Facilities Team at Charlton Lane Hospital and Locality sites

If you are eager to learn and keen to deliver the highest standards, you could be the person we are looking for.

Our Facilities Team delivers Porter, Cleaning, Catering and Linen services within our in-patient units, from 7am - 8pm, seven days a week.

• Responsible for maintaining a continuous and consistent service to meet the needs of the Hospital/Units throughout the Facilities Department.
• Organise rotas to ensure appropriate staff cover is provided to areas requiring Facilities tasks to be undertaken.
• Assume responsibility for the supervision and daily allocation of staff to provide a Facilities function in locality sites
• Take responsibility for food, consumables and linen stock levels on site ensuring an adequate supply is available.
• Responsible for planning and leading the deep clean programme for inpatient ward areas and sites with NHS operating theatres to ensure compliance with Infection Control and Estates guidance.
• Prioritise the workload and provide a proactive service to the locality to ensure high standards are met.
• Provide training to staff in all areas of Facilities takes, manage performance and ensure staff are released to attend or take part in mandatory training.
• Support the Management team in staff development, performance reviews and attendance management.
• Proactively support the monitoring of standards across all areas of responsibility.

• Facilities Services are provided by in house teams in the majority of sites and are out sourced at only a few outlying units.
• Trust authorising approval rights for orders via compliant procurement routes at an agreed level in accordance with the Trust Standing Financial Instructions.
• The areas of responsibility for the role include the catering, cleaning and portering services within sites of Cheltenham Locality. The premises are subject to change.
• Support the Facilities Manager in staff management

About us

Gloucestershire Health and Care is committed to embedding and providing personalised care through all of its services as part of our high-quality care strategy. The purpose of personalised care is to empower people to lead the lives they want to live. Personalised care starts with a conversation with people about what matters to them. It builds on what people can do, as well as addressing their health needs. Including new ways of working and delivering care, emphasising that we need to make effective use of the full range of our peoples skills and experience to deliver the best possible patient care. So we want to know What Matters to You and that you will share our values and join us on this very important journey.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Please refer to the Additional Information attachment before submitting your application.