Band 3 Senior Housekeeper (Supervisor)

Transformation Unit; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working pattern

Job summary

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) is recruiting for Band 3 Senior Housekeeper to oversee housekeeping across Moseley Hall Hospital and West Heath Hospital. The roles include 37.5 hours full-time and 22.5 hours part-time with flexible patterns.

You will ensure a high-quality service, support clinical teams, and cover shifts across sites as required to maintain patient care standards.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Confidentiality, Safeguarding, Infection Control, Health and Safety.
• Experience in NHS/Healthcare setting with patient contact.
• Ability to work flexibly across sites and cover shifts as needed.

Responsibilities

• Manage high-quality housekeeping service aligned with clinical care needs.
• Promote patient care and infection prevention within hospital settings.
• Lead and motivate team across Moseley Hall and West Heath sites.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Infection control

Time management

Education

Level 2 Food Hygiene

BICSc qualification or equivalent

ILM Level 3 / NVQ3 Facilities Management

Level 2 infection control

Job description

Main area Corporate Grade Band 3 Contract 9 months (Fixed Term) Hours

• Full time
• Part time

15 hours per week (Various hours required) Job ref 820-8150704-COR-A

Employer Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Moseley Hall Hospital Town Birmingham Salary £25,760 - £27,476 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 25/11/2026 23:59

Band 3 Senior Housekeeper (Supervisor)

We are recruiting 2 senior housekeepers to work flexibly between our Moseley Hall Hospital site and our West Heath Hospital site. There are 2 roles available; a full time role and a part time role.

The full time post is 37.5 hours a week working 5 days out of 7 on a flexible working pattern.

The part time post is 22.5 hours a week , working 3 days out of 7 on a flexible working pattern.

The Senior Housekeeper is responsible for a high quality housekeeping service and ensuring the service promotes patient care on the hospital site. You will need to have a flexible approach as you may be required to cover other colleagues across sites should the service demand it. We are one team and our service has to continue for the wellbeing of the patient

Main duties of the job

To work within the Trust Facilities Management structure to ensure that the housekeeping service supports its clinical colleagues, ensuring it integrates with Nursing in its provision of care and specifically Infection, Prevention and Control. Key skills here include the ability to work in an effective and efficient manner whilst integrating and supporting the Facilities services within the clinical teams at the location.

We are looking for forward thinking and innovative individuals with a passion for helping others in an organisation dedicated to making people well.

BCHC delivers a range of healthcare services across a number of sites and specialties.

Working for our organisation

Be Part of Our Team...

BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe’s leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.

If you want to ‘Be Part of Our Team’ and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You must adhere to HACCP and COSHH and any other relevant National and Trust policies and procedures. Serving meals and beverages to patients in inpatient areas which may include basic preparation of items. Assisting in ward kitchen areas. Planning, provision and monitoring of specialized cleans (deep cleans) of patient and in-patient areas across sites as per instruction from Infection Prevention Control Team. There is also an element of cash handling and paperwork completion. You will need to adhere to CQC, environmental health, catering and Trust legislation and standards.

Be Part of Our Team...

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people, parents and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre and one of Europe’s leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.

Knowledge of Confidentiality/Safeguarding/Infection Control/Health and Safety. Worked/working in a NHS or Healthcare setting with patient contact.

Qualifications / training

• Level 2 Food Hygiene
• British Institute of Cleaning Science qualification or equivalent or relevant experience
• Institute of Leadership and Management qualification level 3, NVQ Level 3 in Facilities Management or equivalent qualification in that area
• Level 2 infection control

Experience

• Experience of developing good relationships with stakeholders
• Basic understanding of MS office and electronic recording systems
• Working knowledge of health and safety and risk assessments
• Experience of handling confidential and sensitive information at a site level.

Skills/knowledge

• Experience of working in a Facilities related service in healthcare
• Ability to deliver to national cleaning specifications
• Excellent communication skills, oral and written.
• Able to deliver training and instruction to staff in best practice and methods of work.
• Reliable, friendly, approachable, flexible and able to motivate and lead by example.
• Able to deliver operationally, to multi task and work under pressure meeting consistently demanding deadlines
• Be prepared to deliver staff meetings
• Leadership skills with the ability to motivate others reporting directly to the role.
• To be a good team player and be able to work with managers in the directorate.
• To display a range of qualities that engender a high degree of confidence, trust and credibility from clinical and facilities colleagues.
• Excellent organisational Skills.
• Able to work flexibly across different working patterns
• Adaptable and resilient having a flexible approach to working within a rapidly changing environment
• Demonstrate empathy towards all client groups

Other job requirements

• Able to travel between Trust sites and attend meetings/cover sites at a local level

In accordance with UK Home Office requirements, Band 2 clinical and non-clinical roles and Band 3 Non-Clinical roles are not eligible for sponsorship.

Please note that the majority of non-clinical roles (Agenda for Change Band 3 - 6) with the exception of those which appear on this list - link , will not meet the minimum requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration to sponsor candidates to work in the UK.

All non-clinical roles (Agenda for Change Bands 7 - 9) that meet the prescribed skill level (RQF 6) and salary threshold will be eligible for sponsorship.

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