We're recruiting for a Head Housekeeper to join our team at Marlborough House in Milton Keynes to oversee management and performance of the directly employed soft FM cleaning and porter staff.
Marlborough House is a male only medium secure 28 bedded unit situated on the Milton Keynes General Hospital site in Milton Keynes.
You'll be working in conjunction with nursing staff in order to maintain a clean and safe environment. The service is responsible for maintaining patient rooms, public areas, back of house areas such as linen room and laundry areas, according to the organisations policies and procedures at a level that meets or exceeds National Cleanliness standards.
If you have good experience in housekeeping and want to make a difference to NHS services, we would love to hear from you!
Main duties of the job
* Manage porters and cleaners and ensure that all service standards are met and maintained
* Carry out a localised induction with all new staff members
* Conduct annual appraisals and monthly supervisions for managed staff
* Responsible for authorising annual leave and recording and managing sickness levels
* Ensure all staff mandatory and task specific training is completed in liaison with Facilities co-ordinator
* Support line manager with rotas and cleaning schedules
* Responsible for managing stock levels for cleaning consumables, linen and food stock levels and highlighting shortages to line manager to order
About us
Oxford Health is a great place to work. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: "Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"
Our values are: "Caring, safe and excellent"
At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
* 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
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description and guidance notes attached for further information on this role.
Person Specification
Experience
* Food hygiene knowledge
Knowledge
* COSHH
* Working with chemicals
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.
£24,071 to £25,674 a year per annum | pro rata
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