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Royal Trinity Hospice

Cleaning Team Lead

The closing date is 29 March 2026

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Job summary

Salary: £29,355 - £33,197 pa (Mulberry grade Damson)

Department: Facilities

Reports To: Head of Facilities

Contractual hours 37.5 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

We have an exciting opportunity for an exceptional individual to join our facilities team as a Cleaning Team Leader.

As Team Leader, you will supervise the Housekeeping and Laundry Teams to ensure our hospice environment remains clean, safe, and welcoming.

Main duties of the job

  • Lead and deliver an effective cleaning operation ensuring systems and processes are efficient and aligned with organisational goals.
  • Support the Head of Facilities with the delivery of the annual health & safety and infection prevention control audits, working collaboratively with consultants and staff to achieve high standards of safety at the hospice.
  • Manage housekeeping equipment and stock efficiently and effectively, meeting the required Trinity standards and fulfil all statutory and regulatory obligations.
  • In conjunction with Head of Facilities and Health & Safety Consultants, to ensure the internal and external environment is safe and that all relevant risk management activities (including incident management system) are completed to required standards.
  • Manage and develop staff members in the housekeeping team.

About us

  • We match Agenda for Change/NHS terms and conditions for maternity, paternity and long-term sickness pay
  • Length of service for those joining directly from another CQC regulated organisation (NHS, social care, hospice) is recognised in annual leave, maternity, paternity and long-term sickness pay
  • A pension scheme is offered with employer contributions of up to 7.5%or a continuation of your existing NHS pension
  • A generous 27 days annual leave increasing to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years, plus bank holidays (any bank holidays worked will be given back in lieu)
  • Cycle to work scheme and interest-free season ticket loans available
  • Free eyesight test for DSE users and a contribution towards the cost of glasses
  • 25% store discount in Trinity shops
  • Life assurance cover
  • Lots of opportunities to attend exciting and high-profile events e.g. a staff lottery to attend our regular biannual Gala dinner; participating in Royal visits, and the annual summer garden party
  • Regular ballots for donated free tickets and prizes
  • Access to courses of free counselling

Details

Date posted

06 March 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£29,355 to £33,197 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

B0132-26-0006

Job locations

30 Clapham Common North Side

London

SW4 0RN


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please find the Recruitment Pack and Job Description attached.

Grow: Whats in it for You

At Royal Trinity Hospice, we focus on nurturing your professional journey

  • Learning: Access tailored training and continuous development opportunities.
  • Decision-Making Impact: Assess processes to continuously improve service delivery.
  • Growth: Play a key role in shaping a high performing housekeeping team, driving innovation and impact for patients.

Think: Who Were Looking For

  • Excellent organisational skills including producing and maintaining a cleaning teams rota
  • The ability to flex the team to support any changes to cleaning schedules as needed by the clinical teams
  • Is focussed on delivering quality cleaning services to the hospice and can improve services using their own initiative and insights
  • Has a collaborative mindset to build relationships across the organisation

Show: How Youll Shine

Your success in this role will come from Integrity and Excellence:

  • Leading the Housekeeping Team with integrity and fostering a positive, solution-focused approach.
  • Demonstrating strong communication and interpersonal skills to influence effectively both inside and outside of the facilities team.
  • Developing and maintaining robust systems that align with departmental goals and objectives.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please find the Recruitment Pack and Job Description attached.

Grow: Whats in it for You

At Royal Trinity Hospice, we focus on nurturing your professional journey

  • Learning: Access tailored training and continuous development opportunities.
  • Decision-Making Impact: Assess processes to continuously improve service delivery.
  • Growth: Play a key role in shaping a high performing housekeeping team, driving innovation and impact for patients.

Think: Who Were Looking For

  • Excellent organisational skills including producing and maintaining a cleaning teams rota
  • The ability to flex the team to support any changes to cleaning schedules as needed by the clinical teams
  • Is focussed on delivering quality cleaning services to the hospice and can improve services using their own initiative and insights
  • Has a collaborative mindset to build relationships across the organisation

Show: How Youll Shine

Your success in this role will come from Integrity and Excellence:

  • Leading the Housekeeping Team with integrity and fostering a positive, solution-focused approach.
  • Demonstrating strong communication and interpersonal skills to influence effectively both inside and outside of the facilities team.
  • Developing and maintaining robust systems that align with departmental goals and objectives.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in a cleaning environment.
  • Experience of managing a team in a cleaning environment

Qualifications

Essential

  • oEnglish to GCSE standard
  • oBICS Level 1 (desirable)
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in a cleaning environment.
  • Experience of managing a team in a cleaning environment

Qualifications

Essential

  • oEnglish to GCSE standard
  • oBICS Level 1 (desirable)

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 Trinity Hospice

Address

30 Clapham Common North Side

London

SW4 0RN


Employer's website

https://www.royaltrinityhospice.london/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Trinity Hospice

Address

30 Clapham Common North Side

London

SW4 0RN


Employer's website

https://www.royaltrinityhospice.london/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

HR Advisor

Helena O'Donnell

HR@royaltrinityhospice.london

02077871000

Details

Date posted

06 March 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£29,355 to £33,197 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

B0132-26-0006

Job locations

30 Clapham Common North Side

London

SW4 0RN


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