Domestic Supervisor

NHS; Uxbridge; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in England seeks a Domestic Supervisor to oversee cleaning operations within the hospital. The ideal candidate will have a supervisory qualification and at least two years of experience managing a team. Responsibilities include ensuring compliance with cleanliness standards and providing high-quality service to patients and staff. This role offers a salary range of £29,651 to £31,312, depending on experience, with opportunities for training and professional growth.

Qualifications

• At least two years of proven experience supervising a multidisciplinary team.
• Awareness of Health and Safety regulations in the workplace.
• Experience in a cleaning service.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the day-to-day running of the Domestic department.
• Ensure compliance with cleaning standards.
• Provide a clean environment for patients, visitors, and staff.

Skills

Good communication skills

Customer service skills

Ability to prioritise own workload

Knowledge of Infection Control

Education

Good level of general education

Supervisory qualification or equivalent, BICS, NVQ, NEBSS

Job description

Domestic Supervisor

The closing date is 07 January 2026

The shift pattern below requires five shifts to be worked per week and may include weekend working

Our domestic team take pride in ensuring all areas of the hospital meet high standards of cleanliness and hygiene in all patient, visitor and staff areas. For these positions, it is desirable to have previous cleaning experience but not essential, we can provide full training. You will however need to have:

good communication skills both written and verbal

be able to demonstrate good customer service skills

Main duties of the job

To take responsibility for the day to day running of the Domestic department, ensuring the Domestic service is compliant with cleaning standards as detailed in the National Specification for Healthcare Cleanliness in the NHS.

To ensure that the Domestic department provides a good quality service, good value for money service to all end users, patients, visitors and staff, thereby providing a clean environment.

About us

The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute Hospital in the London Borough of Hillingdon and offers a wide range of services including accident and emergency, inpatient care, day surgery, outpatient clinics and maternity services. The Trust's services at Mount Vernon Hospital include routine day surgery, delivered at a modern treatment centre, a minor injuries unit and outpatient clinics.

The safety and well-being of our patients and of our staff is paramount and we are making urgent improvements to address this - particularly in infection prevention and control. We are making progress and going forward by working in partnership with local GPs, charities, community services, academic partners, our local authority, neighbouring hospitals and the wider North West London Integrated care system, and ensuring that we listen and work in partnership with our local population. We are absolutely focused on ensuring that our hospitals provide high quality, safe and compassionate care, while drive forward the building of the new Hillingdon Hospital.

We have over 3,500 members of staff that are proud to care for nearly half a million people, with a vision to be an outstanding provider of healthcare through leading health and academic partnerships, transforming services, to provide the best care where needed.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a full list of role requirements and main responsibilities.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

• Good level of general education
• Supervisory qualification or equivalent, BICS,NVQ, NEBSS

Experience and Knowledge

• To demonstrate at least two years proven experience of successfully supervising a multidisciplinary team
• Awareness of all relevant Health and Safety regulations in the workplace
• Experience of working within a cleaning service

Skills and Abilities

• The ability to prioritise own workload and work without direct supervision and to complete paperwork in a concise, accurate and clear manner.
• To have a working knowledge of Infection Control and Prevention procedures.

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

The Hillingdon Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

£29,651 to £31,312 a yearpa inc pro rata