Head Housekeeper - Didcot Community Hospital
We are recruiting for a Head Housekeeper to join our team at the Didcot Community Hospital to manage porters and cleaners in order to ensure that all service standards are met and maintained.
The housekeeping team works closely with nursing staff to ensure a clean and safe environment for our patients as well as overseeing catering provisions. The role is full time (37.5 hours per week) and will involve shift work (7am - 3pm and 11am-7pm), weekends and bank holidays over a rolling rota, which will be paid at an enhanced rate.
If you're a strong team player with previous experience in housekeeping, customer service, and rota management we would love to hear from you!
Main duties of the job
* Directly manage porters and cleaners and ensure that all service standards are met and maintained
* Carry out a localised induction with all new staff members managed by the post holder
* Conduct annual appraisals and monthly supervisions for managed staff
* Be responsible for authorising annual leave and recording and managing sickness levels
* Ensure that all staff mandatory and task-specific training is completed in liaison with the Facilities co-ordinator.
* Support line manager with rotas and cleaning schedules
* Ensure that staffing levels are maintained to adequately meet the service requirements; to highlight any issues immediately to line manager
* Manage stock levels for cleaning consumables, linen, and food stock levels and highlight shortages to line manager to order
About us
Oxford Health is a great place to work. Our vision is that no matter who or where you are, you will receive: "Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"
Our values are: "Caring, safe, and excellent"
We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing:
* Excellent opportunities for career progression
* Individual and Trust-wide learning and development
* 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
* NHS Discount
* Lease car scheme
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Mental Health First Aiders
* Staff accommodation (waiting lists may apply)
* Staff networking and support groups
Person Specification
Education
* NVQ level 3 relevant certificate or relevant experience
Experience
* Experience of moving & handling activities
* Basic cleaning skills
* Some knowledge of cleaning chemicals/materials
* Previous experience of supervising staff
* Experience of working in a mental health care setting
Skills
* Ability to work by themselves as well as being part of a team
* An understanding of the principles of delivering quality customer service
* IT skills - basic knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel
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.
Salary: £24,071 to £25,674 per annum | pro-rata
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