Cleaning Services Supervisor

NHS; Bradford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare trust in Bradford is looking for a Cleaning Services Supervisor to oversee a team providing high-quality cleaning services. Responsibilities include managing daily operations, ensuring compliance with policies, and supporting staff training. Ideal candidates will have supervisory experience, strong communication skills, and a relevant qualification in cleaning services. This role offers an opportunity to contribute to healthcare excellence.

Qualifications

• Recent extensive team leader or supervisory experience.
• Experience of dealing with staff and the public.
• Experience of prioritising workload and managing staff.
• Experience of working in a healthcare environment.

Responsibilities

• Supervise a team of Cleaning Services Assistants.
• Support Assistant Facilities Manager to improve service quality.
• Manage resources within the budget.
• Ensure compliance with HR policies and procedures.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Report writing

Flexible approach to work

Education

Relevant professional qualification in cleaning services at level 2

Infection control certificate

Job description

Go back Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Cleaning Services Supervisor

The closing date is 29 September 2025

Shortlisting to take place after closing date: commencing 30.09.25

Interview expected to take place in the week following shortlisting: commencing 06.10.25

An opportunity has arisen to work as part of the Estates & Facilities Cleaning Services Department as a Facilities Supervisor.

The post holder will work as part of the existing Cleaning Services Management Team supervising a team of Cleaning Services Assistants in the provision of a high quality customer focused quality cleaning service. They will be responsible for the day-to-day organisation, control and training of the Cleaning Services Assistants to ensure quality delivery through direct supervision.

There is a necessity to comply with the Trusts policies and procedures, and have an understanding of confidentiality.

If you need the application form in a different format or need to discuss any reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010,

In the event of exceptionally high levels of response, we reserve the right to close the post before the date stated above in order to prevent the number of applications received being unmanageable. You are advised to submit your completed application form as soon as possible to have the best chance of being considered

Main duties of the job

Managing Activities

• Support Assistant Facilities Manager to monitor, maintain and improve the quality of service.
• To maintain and improve the quality of service by undertaking audits
• Ensuring that all risk assessments are up-to-date

Managing Resources

• Record information regarding extra activity and provide to Assistant Facilities Manager in a timely manner.
• To ensure expenditure is managed with the budget for the dedicated service area.

Managing People

• Understand and apply all HR Policies & Procedures appropriately
• Assist the recruitment and selection and induction of new staff and development of existing staff.
• Identify underachieving services and/or individuals and escalate to Assistant Facilities Manager as appropriate.
• Assist the Assistant Facilities Manager to undertake investigations within the Human Resources Trust policies.
• Undertake Individual Performance review (IPR) and agree Personal Development Plan (PDP).

Managing Information

• To ensure all record and filing systems, both manual and electronic are maintained in an efficient manner in line with relevant Trust policies.
• Understand principles of Information Governance and act within the policy.

Managing Quality

• Maintain systems to measure service provision against set quality standards.
• Assist the audit procedures to monitor service and ensure that relevant documentation is fully and accurately maintained at all times.

About us

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is part of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), a collaborative of the NHS hospital trusts from across West Yorkshire and Harrogate working together to provide the best possible care for our patients.

By bringing together the wide range of skills and expertise across West Yorkshire and Harrogate we are working differently, innovating and driving forward change to deliver the highest quality care. By working for Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust this is your opportunity to be a part of that change.

WYAAT is the acute sector arm of the West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership, one of the largest integrated care systems in the country. The Partnership's ambition is for everyone to have the best possible health and wellbeing, and the work of WYAAT, and each individual trust, supports that ambition.

Job responsibilities

Please see detailed Job Description and Person Specification attached to this advert for more informaiton.

Person Specification

Experience

• Recent extensive team leader or supervisory experience
• Experience of dealing with staff and the public
• Experience of prioritising workload and managing staff
• Experience of working in a healthcare environment

Skills

• Literate and numerate to NHS entry level standard
• Demonstrates a flexible approach to work.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Report writing skills

Knowledge

• Must be prepared to undertake further training
• Knowledge of cleaning materials, equipment and procedures
• Understanding of COSHH
• An understanding of Infection prevention and Control procedures

Qualifications

• Possess, be working towards, or be prepared to work towards a recognised and relevant professional qualification in cleaning services at level 2 (NVQ, BICS, CIEH or equivalent)
• Infection control certificate

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust