Domestic Team Leader
Lead housekeeping and portering teams to deliver a safe, high-standard cleaning service across the hospital, with a strong focus on infection control and national cleaning specifications.
Role details
Hospital-based role on a 7-day rotational rota, including on-call and night shifts Monday to Thursday, offered as a 12-week temporary contract with the potential to move to a permanent position, on a Band 3 salary scale from £28,051 (£14.50 per hour) to £30,274 (£15.69 per hour) plus additional payments for unsocial hours.
The role
As the Domestic Team Leader you will oversee the day-to-day housekeeping and portering services, ensuring standards meet the National Specification for Cleaning Services and hospital housekeeping requirements. The role exists to maintain a safe environment for patients, staff and visitors, reducing healthcare associated infection through effective cleaning, disinfection and decontamination practices. You will support the Housekeeping & Portering Operations Manager by supervising staff, maintaining records and helping to implement agreed departmental programmes and systems.
What you'll be doing
Supervising housekeeping and portering staff day to day, including rota management, workload planning and short-term staffing adjustments.
Ensuring all allocated areas meet hospital housekeeping specifications and the National Domestic Framework for Cleaning Services.
Coordinating with ward managers and other departments to arrange access, schedule work and prioritise cleaning requests, including isolation rooms.
Organising disinfection and decontamination activities in response to infection, in line with hospital policies and infection control guidance.
Training staff in cleaning techniques, equipment use, infection control, Health & Safety, COSHH and moving and handling procedures.
Managing records and administration such as timesheets, payroll returns, rotas, sickness absence reviews, appraisals and quality monitoring audits.
What we're looking for
Previous supervisory experience in housekeeping or a similar domestic services environment.
Extensive housekeeping experience, ideally within a hospital or comparable setting.
Knowledge of infection control standards, the National Cleaning Specification and Domestic Framework education for cleaning practices.
Strong organisational skills with the ability to plan, prioritise and direct work to meet service demands.
Excellent communication, persuasion, influencing and negotiation skills, including handling sensitive staffing issues.
Good working knowledge of computer systems and office software for administration and record-keeping.
Health & Safety and COSHH knowledge, including safe handling of cleaning products, waste and spillages, and moving and handling skills.
Physically able to operate cleaning equipment and work in busy clinical environments with significant equipment and activity.
If you're ready to step into a key leadership role within domestic services and support safe, high-quality care, we'd like to hear from you.
Please apply now, or contact Ashleigh at Search on 07775638511 -
Search is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age.
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