Housekeeping Team Manager

NHS; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking Housekeeping Team Managers to ensure a clean and safe environment at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital. The role involves managing a team, overseeing quality and training, and providing leadership. Full training provided.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing or supervising a sizable team is advantageous.
• IOSHH or equivalent training to identify and manage risks.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for quality, recruitment, training, and waste management.
• Acts as 'duty manager' to allocate team members effectively.

Skills

Leadership

Management

Problem Solving

Education

Leadership & Management - Level 3

Healthcare Support Services - Level 3 diploma

Job description

Job summary

We are looking for Housekeeping Team Managers to join #TeamUHD.

Our team of Housekeeping Managers work collaboratively to support the Housekeeping Service across the Royal Bournemouth Hospital site. This is an exciting time at RBH, with our maternity services now in the new BEACH building and further developments as we become the major emergency hospital for East Dorset.

Our Housekeeping team ensures the hospital remains clean, providing a safe and pleasant environment for patients, visitors, and staff. Each Housekeeping Team Manager is responsible for a specific area (quality, recruitment and training, equipment and consumables, rostering, and waste management) and acts as 'duty manager' to allocate team members effectively to ensure a safe and efficient service.

Full training for the role is provided, including specialized training for each area. Leadership and management courses are also available for development.

We are a large team, and experience in managing or supervising a sizable team would be advantageous.

Please note: Previous applicants cannot reapply, and UHD does not offer sponsorship for this vacancy.

Base Location: Royal Bournemouth Hospital

Interview date: Wednesday 11th June 2025

Main duties of the job

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

About us

Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD, underpinning all our actions and interactions. They guide how we treat our patients, visitors, and colleagues.

UHD is investing in services across the Trust, with many undergoing transformation and development following the merger and the New Hospital Programme.

Some services may relocate temporarily or permanently within the year. Interviewing managers will be happy to discuss these changes during interviews.

Note: If the role or service relocates as part of a planned move, employees will not be reimbursed for excess mileage. Travel from home to the new work location will be considered a normal commute. Other changes will be managed according to Trust or national policies.

Details

Date posted: 14 May 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 4

Salary: £26,530 to £29,114 per year (pro rata)

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 153-CO04204-C

Job location: Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Bournemouth, BH7 7DW

Job description

Job responsibilities

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

Person Specification

Qualifications (Essential):

• Leadership & Management - Level 3 or Healthcare Support Services - Level 3 diploma
• IOSHH or equivalent training to identify and manage risks and investigate

Knowledge (Essential):

• Experience in work allocation, problem solving, and exploring different resolution methods

Desirable:

• Understanding of the "Revised Healthcare Cleaning" Manual and "Cleaning Specifications" as per the National Standard of Healthcare Cleanliness

Disclosure and Barring Service Check: This role is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. Applicants must undergo a DBS check to verify any criminal convictions.

Employer details

Name: University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Bournemouth, BH7 7DW

Website: https://www.uhd.nhs.uk/careers