Cleaning Supervisor

Transformation Unit; Carshalton; Remote; GBP 22,000 - 23,000; Part time

Job summary

Epsom and St Helier Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a Part-time supervisor to lead the cleaning service across community premises, ensuring a safe, high-quality service. You will motivate staff, coordinate workloads, and monitor standards in line with health and safety requirements.

The role requires supervising experience, English proficiency, and knowledge of cleaning procedures and COSHH. DBS checks may apply; the post supports a respectful, patient-centred environment.

Qualifications

• COSHH knowledge and infection prevention/control training.
• BICSc / NVQ Level 2 or equivalent qualification.
• Good basic education with reading/writing and numeracy.
• Proven supervisory and team leadership experience.
• Experience in cleaning industry and managing sickness absence.

Responsibilities

• Provide visible day-to-day leadership and supervision to cleaning staff across designated areas.
• Allocate daily duties and ensure cleaning schedules meet timescales and standards.
• Monitor staffing levels and cover annual leave and sickness absence as needed.
• Inspect and audit cleanliness, recording actions taken and addressing issues.
• Ensure staff understand areas, duties, frequencies, risk categories and time allocations.
• Conduct staff briefings, toolbox talks and competency checks.
• Maintain records for schedules, audits, trainings and actions.
• Communicate with clinical teams and service users; ensure safe use of cleaning products.
• Monitor equipment condition and maintain it in safe working order.

Skills

Supervisory skills

English (written/spoken)

Customer service

Team motivation

Education

BICSc NVQ Level 2 or equivalent

Job description

Main area Estates & Facilities Grade Grade B - Non Agenda For Change Contract Permanent: Not Agenda for Change contract, please note varying terms & conditions Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays only.) Job ref 343-8244096-FM-SC

Employer Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site St Helier Hospital Town Carshalton Salary £15.66 - £16.54 Per Hour including HCAS Salary period Hourly Closing 02/11/2026 23:59

At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values.

Job overview

To provide effective day-to-day supervision of the cleaning service, ensuring that a safe, high-quality and responsive service is consistently delivered across the organisation’s community premises.

The postholder will lead, support and motivate cleaning staff, coordinate daily workloads and monitor standards to ensure compliance with the National Standards of Healthcare Cleanliness, infection prevention and control requirements, Trust procedures and health and safety legislation.

The role is a vital part of maintaining a safe healthcare environment for patients, visitors and colleagues. The postholder will act as a key point of contact for cleaning staff, clinical colleagues and service users, responding professionally to operational issues and ensuring appropriate action is taken

Main duties of the job

• Provide visible day-to-day leadership and supervision to cleaning staff across designated areas.
• Allocate daily duties and ensure cleaning schedules are completed within the required timescales and to the expected standard.
• Monitor staffing levels and work closely with the eRoster Coordinator and management team to ensure annual leave, sickness absence and other staffing gaps are covered effectively.
• Monitor standards of cleanliness through regular inspections and audits, addressing failures promptly and recording all actions taken.
• Ensure staff understand their designated areas, cleaning responsibilities, frequencies, risk categories and the time allocated to complete their duties.
• Conduct staff briefings, toolbox talks, competency checks and other required supervisory activities.
• Maintain accurate records relating to cleaning schedules, audits, training, competencies, attendance, staffing and completed actions.
• Communicate effectively with clinical teams, department managers, patients, visitors and colleagues, responding professionally to concerns and service requests.Ensure cleaning products are used safely and correctly, in accordance with manufacturer instructions, COSHH assessments and the training provided.
• Monitor the condition and cleanliness of equipment, ensuring it is maintained in safe working order and tha

With nearly 900,000 people coming to our hospitals for care and treatment every year, our almost 5,000 staff and 500 volunteers work around the clock to keep our busy hospitals running smoothly.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

**Please note this opportunity is NOT Agenda For Change and terms & conditions vary from Agenda for Change***

Person specification

Qualifications

• Basic understanding or a willingness to complete appropriate qualification and training which includes: Knowledge of cleaning procedures COSHH Procedures Infection and Prevention Control
• BICSc Qualification / NVQ Level 2 or equivalent

Personal Attributes

• Maintains a smart, professional and hygienic appearance. Positive can do attitude Good customer service skills Able to engage, support, motivate and inspire teams

Knowledge

• Good basic education which includes reading and writing and basic numeric skills
• To complete role following training policies including but not limited to BICS, Manual Handling, Health and Safety

Experience

• Able to read, write and converse in English Able to understand and following written and verbal instructions Effective oral and written communication skills Proven supervisory skills
• Experience of working in cleaning industry Experience of managing sickness absence, conducting staff appraisals and performance management

Safeguarding and DBS Checks
We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. For roles with direct access to these groups, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be required. All staff are expected to understand and uphold their safeguarding responsibilities as part of their role.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Closing date
To help us manage recruitment efficiently, some vacancies may close early once we have received a sufficient number of applications.