Housekeeping Supervisor

Job summary

Do you have a can-do attitude and take pride in your work?

We're looking for a housekeeping supervisor to join #TeamUHD on a full-time or part-time basis.

You'll need to be organised and able to communicate effectively - ensuring wards and departments are cleaned and maintained to a high standard.

What we can offer you in return:

Enhanced annual leave (pro-rata for part-time)

Generous NHS pension scheme

NHS discounts at thousands of retailers

Working with a friendly, inclusive team

Base Location: Royal Bournemouth Hospital

Main duties of the job

You will provide supervision, instruction and training to our team of Housekeeping Assistants.

Allocate staffing to ensure priorities are met and cleaning frequencies are maintained.

Lead and work as part of a team to ensure high standards of cleanliness are achieved and maintained.

The Housekeeping team are responsible for the cleaning of the whole Royal Bournemouth site you will be allocated a zone of the site on each shift look after, visiting the Housekeeping Assistants on duty in their location of work.

About us

Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.

UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.

This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.

Please note if the role or service is relocated as part of a planned move, employees will not be eligible for excess mileage reimbursement. Travel from the postholder's home to the new work base will be considered a normal commute. Any other changes not related to this relocation will be managed according to the relevant Trust or National terms and conditions.

This post is part of the Operational Estates service that UHD may transfer to an NHS 'wholly owned subsidiary'; the proposed date of transfer is October 2025. This is an exciting opportunity to join a developing, expanding, organisation with a strong commitment to NHS values and putting patients first. The NHS wholly owned subsidiary will continue to offer NHS AFC T&Cs to current employees who transfer in October as well as to new employees recruited after that date.