Housekeeping Team Manager

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS Trust in Bournemouth is seeking a Housekeeping Team Manager to lead a dedicated team, ensuring high standards of cleanliness across the Royal Bournemouth Hospital. Responsibilities include managing a team of Housekeeping Assistants and overseeing specialized areas. Ideal candidates will have leadership experience and relevant qualifications. The position offers enhanced leave, NHS pension enrollment, and various discounts.

Benefits

Enhanced annual leave starting at 27 days

Access to health and wellbeing services

Enrollment into NHS pension scheme

NHS discounts with a Blue Light Card

Qualifications

• Experience in managing or supervising a large team is an advantage.
• Understanding of cleaning specifications as per National Standard of Healthcare Cleanliness.

Responsibilities

• Act as duty manager, deploy cleaning resources across the hospital.
• Manage a team of around 50 Housekeeping Assistants.
• Lead specialist area within Housekeeping.

Skills

Computer literate

Understanding of COSHH, Health and Safety

Problem solving

Education

Leadership & Management – level 3 diploma

IOSHH or equivalent

Job description

Housekeeping Team Manager

The closing date is 09 December 2025

Are you a confident leader, searching for your next challenge?

We're looking for a Housekeeping Manager to join #TeamUHD!

You’ll work as part of the management team to support the Housekeeping service across the Royal Bournemouth Hospital site.

You’ll have a specialist area you’re responsible for (quality, recruitment and training, equipment and consumable, rostering and waste) and act as 'duty manager' to ensure the team are allocated to the most appropriate locations to deliver an effective, first‑class service. Our teams ensure that the hospital is kept clean, providing a safe and pleasant environment for our patients, visitors and staff.

Full training for the role is provided, with specific training for the specialist area. Leadership and management courses are also available. We’re a large department so previous experience in managing or supervising a large team would be an advantage.

So why join us?

• Enhanced annual leave starting at 27 days PLUS Bank Holidays (pro‑rata for part‑time)
• Access to health and wellbeing services
• Enrolment into the generous NHS pension scheme
• NHS discounts at thousands of retailers with a Blue Light Card

Kindly note that previous applicants won’t be able to apply again and UHD won’t be providing sponsorship for this vacancy.

Base Location: Royal Bournemouth Hospital

Interview: 19th December 2025

Main duties of the job

Act as ‘duty manager’ for Housekeeping service on a rota basis ensuring cleaning resources are deployed across the hospital in the most appropriate locations.

Manage a team of around 50 Housekeeping Assistants including leading team meetings and absence management.

Lead a specialist area within Housekeeping (Quality, Equipment/Consumables, Recruitment and Training, HealthRoster (staffing) or Waste).

About us

Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.

UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.

This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.

Please note if the role or service is relocated as part of a planned move, employees will not be eligible for excess mileage reimbursement. Travel from the postholder’s home to the new work base will be considered a normal commute. Any other changes not related to this relocation will be managed according to the relevant Trust or National terms and conditions.

Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

Person Specification

Experience

• Computer literate – input and update data
• Understanding of COSHH, Health and Safety, Infection Control

Qualifications

• Leadership & Management – level 3 or Healthcare Support Services – Level 3 diploma
• IOSHH or equivalent trained to identify and manage risks and investigate

Knowledge

• Experience of work allocation, problem solving and considering different ways of resolving issues
• Understanding of “Revised Healthcare Cleaning” Manual and “Cleaning Specifications” as per the National Standard of Healthcare Cleanliness

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

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust