fourth Housekeeping Supervisor

Avon And Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership Nhs Trust; Bristol; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Bristol is seeking a Housekeeping Supervisor responsible for motivating staff, ensuring high hygiene standards, and supporting patient mealtimes. The ideal candidate should have strong communication skills and understanding of sensitivity and confidentiality. Join a diverse team dedicated to mental health care and well-being.

Qualifications

• Ability to motivate individuals for cleaning tasks.
• Experience in maintaining high hygiene standards.
• Awareness of client and staff confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Supervise housekeeping and linen service teams.
• Support ward staff with patient mealtimes.
• Undertake housekeeping duties as necessary.
• Liaise with various staff members and departments.

Skills

Effective verbal and non-verbal communication

Motivation skills

Sensitivity and tolerance

Job description

We are currently looking to recruit a fourth Housekeeping Supervisor who is able to motivate individuals to undertake the cleaning within the hospital, provide our inpatient service users with food and beverages at mealtimes and help to maintain a high standard of food and hygiene standards to our sites and departments.

PLEASE NOTE: THIS ROLE IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR SPONSORSHIP.

As part of a small supervisory team to support and lead day‑to‑day housekeeping and linen service teams both at Blackberry Hill Hospital, Avon Valley Hub, St. Ann's, Speedwell and Whittucks Road.

To support ward staff in the delivery of protected patient mealtimes.

To ensure the provision of a hospital linen service to all wards and departments.

Please see the attached job description for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

To participate in and undertake regular audits relating to cleaning specifications and schedules.

Act as the site contact for pest control issues, liaising with the contractor and maintaining records, ensuring that the Hotel Services Manager is aware of related issues.

Undertake housekeeping duties as necessary.

Always maintain client and staff confidentiality.

Always maintain client and staff privacy and dignity.

Liaise with the Assistant Support Services Business Manager and/or Senior Hotel Services Supervisor, team colleagues, Ward Managers and other ward staff, departmental staff, or other agencies as required or requested by the Assistant Support Services Business Manager.

Demonstrate effective verbal and non‑verbal communication skills.

Demonstrate an awareness of the need for sensitivity, tolerance, and impartiality.

Working for our organisation

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust): a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community‑based mental health care. We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset. Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person‑centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care. AWP is committed to support and create a positive research and evidence‑based environment and culture, which can have a beneficial impact on everyone who works for the organisation and the care we provide to those who use our services.

At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.