Band 3 Housekeeping Team Leader

Job summary

Are you ready to move in to a Supervisory role?

The Housekeeping Department at Good hope Hospital is looking for an enthusiastic person with good organizational skills to motivate and supervisor a large group of Housekeeping staff.

A minimum of 1 years experience in a Housekeeping Operative role is essential with a relevant Housekeeping Qualification

We are looking for individuals who possess strong and dynamic leadership skills and are fully committed to ensuring that the Housekeeping Department delivers an exceptional level of service 24 -7.over 365 days per year, which includes weekends and Bank Holidays

The ideal candidate will have an understanding of how important the Housekeeping role is and the valuable part this service plays in meeting the high expectations of our patients and visitors, as well as ensuring effective infection control is maintained through the hospital at all times.

The post holder will need to have a flexible approach as you will be required to work various shifts, 7am -8.30 pm on a 6 weeks rota.

Main duties of the job

To allocate precise and clean instruction of work to be performed on a daily basis to all Housekeeping Assistants through the completion of duty allocation rosters; ensuring adequate staffing levels are provided to all areas of the Trust; making alterations as circumstances and priorities dictate. Obtain additional manpower to ensure department responsibilities are fully covered; informing department management of gaps in services likely to impact on standards.

To be visible on the 'shop floor'; monitoring departments and areas serviced by the Housekeeping Department; monitoring work ensuring cleaning tasks are undertaken and completed in line with the required standards.

To undertake a selection of areas as prioritise and carry out a formal monitoring of the service is being provided and record findings using a Quality Assurance System. To actively participate within the Department's management team; helping produce and deliver rectification plans where required.

Organise and participate in the carrying out and completion of specialist cleaning tasks .

Ensure information on payroll systems is correct. Ensure staff are correctly recording attendance, absenteeism is recorded accurately and authorise salary payments. Book additional staff shifts prior to authorisation by managers.

Ensure all staff absences or attendance alterations are recorded accurately.

For a full list of main duties please refer to the job description.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Good Hope Hospital

Rectory Rd

Sutton Coldfield

West Midlands

B75 7RR

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Good Hope Hospital

Rectory Rd

Sutton Coldfield

West Midlands

B75 7RR

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

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