Housekeeping Supervisor

FHFT Education Academy; Frimley; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust in Frimley is seeking a Housekeeping Supervisor to lead a dedicated team across hospital wards and departments. You will ensure hygiene standards, supervise housekeeping staff, and contribute to staff training and development, aligned with NHS infection prevention protocols.

The role involves coordinating rotas, supporting the Housekeeping Manager, and delivering accredited training to staff.

Qualifications

• Experience supervising a team in a healthcare setting
• Knowledge of NHS cleaning protocols and infection prevention
• Experience delivering accredited staff training or Train the Trainer programs

Responsibilities

• Allocate housekeeping staff across wards and departments
• Maintain clean, safe and welcoming environments
• Deliver accredited training programmes and assessors responsibilities
• Support staff development through induction and ongoing training
• Contribute to quality audits and reports
• Assist with rosters and resource management

Skills

Supervisory experience

Infection control

Staff training

Communication

Shift work

Education

National Standards of Healthcare Cleanliness 2021

Cleaning services qualification (BICs)

Allergen training Level 2+

Tools

COSHH knowledge

Microsoft Office

Basic IT skills

Job description

Main area Housekeeping Supervisor Grade Band 3 Contract Permanent: Early, late and some weekend shifts Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Shift work (5 days out of 7 days)) Job ref 151-LC5125

Site Frimley Park Hospital Town Frimley, Surrey Salary £27,106 - £28,850 per annum incl HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 07/10/2026 23:59

Job overview

We are seeking an enthusiastic, organised, and experienced Housekeeping Supervisor to join our dedicated Hotel Services team in Frimley. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to the wellbeing of our patients, staff, and visitors by maintaining high standards of cleanliness across our wards and departments.

About the Role
As a Housekeeping Supervisor, you will be responsible for the day-to-day supervision and coordination of our housekeeping assistants. You will ensure all areas of the hospital are maintained to the highest standards of hygiene and cleanliness, in line with NHS infection prevention and control protocols.

Main duties of the job

We are currently seeking a motivated and experienced Housekeeping Supervisor to join our hardworking and friendly team. This is a fantastic opportunity for an individual who is passionate about delivering high standards of cleanliness and supporting the development of a professional, well‑trained workforce.

As a Housekeeping Supervisor, you will play a key role in ensuring that our hospital maintains a clean, safe and welcoming environment for all patients, staff and visitors. You will provide daily support and guidance to housekeeping staff, working collaboratively with clinical and non-clinical teams.

Working for our organisation

This position is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must already hold the right to work in the UK for the full duration of the contract.

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Key responsibilities include:

Allocating housekeeping staff across wards and departments to ensure efficient service delivery

Maintaining a clean, safe and welcoming environment for patients, staff and visitors

Delivering and managing accredited training programmes, including Train the Trainer and Assessor responsibilities

Supporting staff development through induction, ongoing training, appraisals, and refresher courses

Providing feedback through verbal and written reports following cleanliness and quality audits

Working closely with clinical teams, department managers, and the wider housekeeping team as part of quality assurance

Supporting the Housekeeping Manager and Senior Supervisor with service delivery and resource management

Contributing to staff rotas and ensuring cost‑effective use of resources

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced housekeeping professional to lead a dedicated team while making a direct contribution to patient experience, safety, and the overall quality of hospital services.

About You
You will be a confident communicator with strong leadership and organisational skills. You will have experience supervising a team and a passion for delivering a high‑quality service. Ideally, you will hold relevant training qualifications and have experience delivering practical and accredited training.

You should also have:

• Previous supervisory experience in a similar environment
• A strong understanding of infection control standards and NHS cleaning protocols
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build positive working relationships
• The flexibility to work shifts, including early mornings, evenings, and weekends as required

Please see job description and person specification for further information.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Qualification or knowledge of the National Standards of Healthcare Cleanliness 2021 and how they are monitored
• Formal qualification in cleaning services i.e BICs or equivalent
• Level 2 or above in allergen training

Experience

• Previous experience in delivering training
• Catering Experience
• Infection Prevention
• Supervisory Experience
• Housekeeping supervisory experience

Skills and Knowledge

• Competent to provide staff training
• Basic IT skills
• Knowledge of Microsoft computer software
• Working knowledge of COSHH
• Effective Organisational skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively and appropriately both written and verbally
• Knowledge of cleanliness Audit systems
• Knowledge of Linen washing experience
• Knowledge of working in the NHS

Special Requirements

• Flexible to meet needs of service
• Ability to travel to other Trust sites
• Working hours are scheduled on a rotating rota and include shift work

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities.

Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.

We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state‑of‑the‑art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.

We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future‑proofed, featuring on‑site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Th rough our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.

Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.

Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.

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.