Domestic / Catering Team Leader

NHS; Rushden; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Domestic Team Leader at Spinneyfield in Rushden. This hands-on role involves overseeing cleaning duties, planning staff levels, and ensuring compliance with trust policies while liaising with clinical staff for smooth operations. The position aims to maintain high-quality service across Trust sites and requires a strong focus on health and safety protocols.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role is essential.
• Knowledge of health and safety regulations.
• Understanding of hygiene principles.

Responsibilities

• Ensure a high-quality service throughout Trust sites.
• Responsible for training and supervision of staff.
• Complete annual appraisals and deliver team briefs.

Skills

Supervision

Communication

Hygiene Awareness

Health and Safety Knowledge

Education

General education including literacy and numeracy

Job description

Go back Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Domestic / Catering Team Leader

The closing date is 11 July 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Hotel Services Domestic Team Leader to work at Spinneyfield in Rushden. This is a hands-on position, which involves all aspects of cleaning duties, planning staff levels and rotas, ordering supplies and ensuring compliance with trust policies and legislation. You will also represent the hotel services department at hospital departmental meetings and liaise with clinical and other staff to ensure the efficient and smooth running of the department.

The post is 37.5 hours a week.

Monday to Friday 10.00-18.00 (30 minute unpaid break).

Main duties of the job

As the ideal candidate you will:

• Ensure a high-quality service is provided throughout Trust sites.
• Responsible for training, supervision, & guidance of staff, including induction and training of new staff.
• A 'hands on' approach, working with others to ensure a safe and pleasant environment is provided.
• Complete annual appraisals for staff, deliver monthly team briefs and communicate Trust and Department news and updates.
• To ensure compliance with all relevant statutory legislation, using chemicals in a safe and economical manner.
• Liaise with infection control as required. complete regular quality control audits in your area.
• Provide cover for staff and other Team Leaders in their absence.
• To liaise with Ward Managers on matters relating to Hotel Services.
• Compilation of duty rotas, holiday entitlement and allocation of work within your team. Ensure that enough staff are on duty at any given time to maintain the service within budget and facilitate the smooth running of the department within area of responsibility. Perform return to work interviews with staff on return from sickness.

About us

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Person Specification

Knowledge

• General education including literacy and numeracy
• An understanding of the importance of health and safety
• An understanding of the importance of hygiene

Experience

• Experience in similar role
• Use, experience and knowledge of computer technologies

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

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust