About this role
Job summary
What you'll be doing
As Cleaning Supervisor, you will play a key role in ensuring our patients, visitors and staff have a clean, safe and welcoming environment. Working as part of the Facilities Management team, you will lead and support our cleaning teams to deliver high standards of cleanliness in line with the National Standards of Healthcare Cleanliness.
What we're looking for
We're seeking an organised and proactive supervisor who can motivate teams, maintain high standards and build positive working relationships across the Trust. You'll have experience of managing staff, monitoring performance and ensuring services are delivered safely, efficiently and to agreed quality standards.
This role offers the opportunity to make a real difference by helping to provide a safe and clean environment that supports excellent patient care.
Please note this role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
Main duties of the job
In this key role, you will
- Supervise and coordinate cleaning staff to ensure an effective and efficient cleaning service across Trust sites.
- Monitor cleanliness standards through regular audits, ensuring any issues are identified and addressed promptly.
- Provide training, support and performance monitoring to help staff work safely and effectively.
- Allocate staff resources to meet service demands and ensure adequate cleaning cover.
- Work closely with clinical and non-clinical colleagues to ensure cleaning services meet operational needs and service level agreements.
- Actively monitor cleaning methods and procedures, ensuring staff are competent and compliant with required standards.
- Work independently to manage your workload and make decisions within your area of responsibility.
- Provide leadership cover for the line manager during periods of annual leave and out-of-hours working, including evenings, nights and weekends.
About us
We are proud to be part of BSW Hospitals Group - a formal partnership between the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. With a combined workforce of over 17, 600 colleagues, and budget of 1.6 billion the Group is united by a common purpose to deliver the best possible care to over 1 million people.
We are creating a health and care system that works with the people we care for, reducing the differences people currently face in access, experience and outcomes, improving the experience of our colleagues and tackling shared challenges like sustainability and finances. Every improvement we make across our Group will be guided by what creates the greatest benefit for our colleagues, our patients, our communities and our partners.
By working together, we make a real difference for our patients, each other, and our community. Every role matters in delivering the exceptional, person-centred care we're proud of.
We're committed to a compassionate, inclusive culture where kindness is championed, differences are valued, and diversity makes us stronger.
We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential. We prioritise staff wellbeing - and yes, we even have a pool!
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for further information about this opportunity.
Please note that this role is not eligible for sponsorship.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- ILM Level 3 First line management qualification or equivalent.
- Good general level of education to GCSE standard
- Cleaning science qualification or equivalent experience
- Basic Food Hygiene Certificate
- NVQ Level 2 in Infection Control and Customer Care or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Intermediate Food Hygiene Certificate or willingness to undertake qualification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Experience in delivering training in cleaning
- Experience in Supervision/Management
- Knowledge of Quality Monitoring - computerised/manual system
- An understanding of budgetary procedures
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel
- Good understanding of Health & Safety requirements in cleaning services.
- Good understanding of infection control procedures.
Desirable
- NVQ Assessor experience
- Experience in supervision/management in a healthcare setting
- Knowledge of National Cleaning Standards and how they are monitored
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.
Employer details
Employer name
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
Address
RUH NHS Hospital
E14 Combe Park, Bath
Bath
BA1 3NG
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.ruh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)