Domestic / Catering Team Leader

NHS; Rushden; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Rushden seeks a Hotel Services Domestic Team Leader. This hands-on role involves managing cleaning duties, training staff, and ensuring compliance with health regulations. The ideal candidate will have experience in a similar role, strong hygiene knowledge, and staff supervisory skills. This full-time position includes a competitive salary and the chance to contribute to a vital healthcare service.

Benefits

Supportive work environment

Opportunities for professional development

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role required.
• Understanding of hygiene and health safety is essential.
• General education including literacy and numeracy is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Ensure high-quality service throughout Trust sites.
• Responsible for training and supervising staff.
• Complete annual appraisals and communicate Trust updates.

Skills

Health and Safety Awareness

Hygiene Knowledge

Supervisory Skills

Education

General education including literacy and numeracy

Tools

Computer Technologies

Job description

Job summary

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).

previous applicants need not apply

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.

Details Date posted

14 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

270-TG151-CORP-A

Job locations

Spinneyfields Specialist Care Centre

Bates Way

Rushden

NN10 9YP

Job description 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.

Job description 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 Essential

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

Experience Essential

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

Person Specification Knowledge Essential

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

Experience Essential

• 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 details Employer name

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

Spinneyfields Specialist Care Centre

Bates Way

Rushden

NN10 9YP

Employer's website

https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

Spinneyfields Specialist Care Centre

Bates Way

Rushden

NN10 9YP

Employer's website

https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)