Senior Hospital Housekeeper & Team Lead

Beth Israel Lahey Health; Exeter; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Beth Israel Lahey Health is seeking a hospital environmental services lead who will respond to service calls, direct staff on shift, and communicate department status to the incoming team. The role includes maintaining logs, delivering reports, and ensuring proper bed tracking.

You will monitor staffing coverage, perform cleaning duties, handle waste, and follow PPE and safety guidelines. Training new hires and managing linens are also part of the responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Must be able to implement verbal and written instructions.

Responsibilities

• Responds to calls for service and directs staff on shift.
• Documents all requests in the log.
• Delivers pager and provides report to next shift.
• Ensures adequate staffing during callouts and reallocates as needed.
• Maintains bed tracking and cleans assigned areas per protocols.
• Uses cleaning chemicals safely and follows PPE guidelines.
• Handles waste (general, biohazard, sharps) per procedures.
• May train new hires and issue/return linens per protocol.

Skills

Verbal and written instructions

Team coordination

Safety protocols

PPE usage

Job description

Beth Israel Lahey Health is seeking a hospital environmental services lead who will respond to service calls, direct staff on shift, and communicate department status to the incoming team. The role includes maintaining logs, delivering reports, and ensuring proper bed tracking.

You will monitor staffing coverage, perform cleaning duties, handle waste, and follow PPE and safety guidelines. Training new hires and managing linens are also part of the responsibilities.