Team Leader

Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Part time

Job summary

A regional healthcare organization in Maidstone is seeking a part-time Hotel Service Team Leader to oversee Hotel Services and ensure cleaning standards. The ideal candidate will have supervisory and cleaning experience, ideally within the NHS. This role includes managing shifts, supporting staff training, and maintaining hygiene standards in various areas. The salary is between £24,937 to £26,598 pro rata.

Qualifications

• Supervisory experience is essential.
• Cleaning experience is required.
• Experience of management of staff is vital.
• NHS experience is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a patient-focused Hotel Services function.
• Deputise for the Site Supervisor in their absence.
• Assist in managing the Hotel Services Team.
• Ensure national cleaning standards are met.
• Organise staff shift rotas and allocate leave.
• Support with coordinating performance monitoring.

Skills

Ability to work without direct supervision

Knowledge of The National Cleaning standards

Monitoring staff

Education

A-C/9-4 GCSE English and Maths or equivalent

NVQ in cleaning and support services

Training to reflect management of staff

Job description

Please note, at this stage, the role is open only to internal staff (including NHSP and Agency staff currently on placement within our organisation) and staff substantively employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts and the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB). Any individual who is at risk of redundancy will be given priority, provided they meet the essential criteria.

We are looking to recruit a part-time Hotel Service Team Leader to join our busy team based at Priority House in Maidstone.

The duties will include:

Maintaining a patient focussed Hotel Services function across clinical and non-clinical areas.

Deputising for the Site Supervisor in their absence.

Assisting in the day-to-day management of the Hotel Services Team on the designated site.

Ensuring standards within the designated areas meet the national cleaning standards across the site for the trust.

Main duties of the job

• Assist all Hotel Services staff in completing the weekly shift rota within the agreed time scale and ensure hygiene standards are met.
• Support with the overseeing of Hotel services on site, ensuring the hygiene codes of practice are followed and report any difficulties.
• Participate in the cleanliness in Hospitals Programme.
• Assist with the coordination of all wards and Departments performance monitoring weekly, to achieve the trust standard.
• Assist with collating data for any food wastage surveys and report any discrepancies in food quality and quantity.
• Support the staff with any stock deliveries and the ordering of replenishment stocks for ward provisions in conjunction with the trust's financial instructions.
• Organising the staff shift rotas, allocating annual leave and staff sickness to ensure adequate leave is provided and areas are covered.
• Assist with staff training whilst in the workplace and to include manual handling, ensuring all data is collated for each member of staff.
• Communicate effectively with all staff members to achieve a healthy and safe environment.

About us

We are the Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway. Our teams support adults with a wide range of mental health needs. Because we cover the whole county and both hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the 1.8 million people of Kent and Medway. Rated 'Good' by the CQC, we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 in the community each year.

Our vision is simple: We are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It's why we're passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. And everything we do is guided by our values caring, inclusive, curious and confident.

Join us - if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that's doing well together.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Training, Qualifications and Registration

• A-C/9-4 GCSE English and Maths or equivalent
• NVQ in cleaning and support services
• Training to reflect management of staff

Experience

• Supervisory experience
• Cleaning experience
• Experience of management of staff
• NHS experience

Knowledge and Skills

• Ability to work without direct supervision
• Knowledge of The National Cleaning standards
• Monitoring staff

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.

£24,937 to £26,598 a yearper annum pro rata