Time left to apply End Date: August 7, 2025 (24 days left to apply)
job requisition id JR14091
Job Description
Housekeeping Team Leader
Location: Clifton Park TC, York
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Full-time
Salary: Depending on experience + Benefits
Summary:
At Clifton Park Hospital, our modern purpose-built hospital has been designed and built to offer first class medical facilities, so we need a team to uphold these standards and exceed our patients’ expectations.
Our Housekeeping team is responsible for ensuring consistently high standards of cleanliness throughout the hospital; from patient rooms on the ward and operating theatres to x-ray rooms and physiotherapy, and for looking after public areas and office spaces, everyday offers something different.
Join us today to be a part of the team providing the very best healthcare to the community of York and ensuring our patients are kept safe and comfortable during their visit.
The role:
As the Head of the Housekeeping Department, you will supervise the smooth and efficient running of the cleaning operation for the whole hospital and a team of eight Housekeeping Assistants. You will provide training and development within your team to ensure the highest standards of cleanliness and hygiene are achieved every day.
In this role you will be responsible for the organisation and allocation of duties, motivating and developing your team, monitoring cleaning standards, working with other Heads of Departments to ensure required standards are met, as well as conducting audits and actioning any findings from the audits. As the Housekeeping Team Leader there is an expectation that this role will also carry out housekeeping duties throughout the hospital where needed.
Good verbal and written communication skills are essential, along with an organised and methodical approach to work. The ideal candidate will be flexible and adaptable, have a motivational approach with their team and have previous proven supervisory experience.
You will be contracted to work 37.5 hours per week on a flexible basis. Housekeeping services in the hospital are available from 6.30am through to 9pm and there may be time you will be required to be present at either end of the day. This means that your days and hours of work could vary each week.
As the hospital is open 365 days of the year, you may be required to work weekends, public / bank holidays and during Christmas and / or New Year on a rota basis.
Cleaning skills and housekeeping experience.
Supervisor experience and leadership skills.
Strong communication and leadership skills.
Able to work fast and efficiently without compromising on standards
Able to work as part of a team and create great relationships with other departments
Previous supervisory experience in healthcare environment
Knowledge of health safety and hygiene & COSSH regulations.
Knowledge of infection control techniques and standards
Ability to coach and encourage individuals to be accountable for their own performance
25 Days Leave + Bank Holidays
Buy & Sell Flexi Leave Options
Private Pension where Ramsay will match up to 5% after a qualifying period
Enhanced Competitive Parental Leave Policies
Private Medical Cover with option to add partner & dependants
Life Assurance (Death in Service) x3 base salary
Free Training and Development via the Ramsay Academy
Concerts for Carers
Employee Assistance Programme
Cycle2Work scheme available, in partnership with Halfords
The Blue Light Card Scheme
About Us
Ramsay Health Care UK is a well-established global hospital group with over 60 years’ experience. We are a global provider operating in 8 countries, with 88,000 staff who treat 8 million patients each year. It is well respected within the healthcare industry and is one of the leading providers of independent hospital services in England. We are well known for our strong, long-standing relationship with the NHS.
We love people with a positive, “can do” attitude who want to make a difference in their work. "Our employees are Ramsay." The skills and commitment of our employees forms the basis for our success.
It’s more than what we do, it’s who we are. Everything we do is about striving to deliver the best care. And it's a belief that's as true today as it was when we welcomed our first patients in 1964.
“The Ramsay Way” culture recognises that our people are our most important asset and this has been key to our ongoing success.
We are proud to support the UK’s Armed Forces and Reservists and have already achieved the Silver Award as part of the MOD’s Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme. The scheme recognises employers who actively support Defence while encouraging other organisations to adopt the same behaviours in their workplace. As a company we are committed to supporting the wider Armed Forces community and this includes our staff as well as our patients.
We are committed to equality of opportunity for all. This position is subject to background and DBS checks.
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