Head Housekeeper - Didcot Community Hospital

Job summary

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 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 withFacilities 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
• Managing stock levels for cleaning consumables, linen and food stocklevels and highlighting shortages to line manager to order

Please refer to the job description attached for a comprehensive list of duties

About us

Oxford Health is a great place to work. To be able toshowcaseyourself when making an application you are encouraged to read the "candidate guide to making an application" which is attached to all roles.

Please include details of qualifications (including years these were gained particularly if we need to assess for clinical roles that these are still valid) and tailor your supporting statement to the role you are applying for, addressing the essential criteria found in the JD.

As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. 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

• Pension scheme

• Lease car scheme

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Mental Health First Aiders

• Staff accommodation (waiting lists may apply)

• Staff networking and support groups

Employer details

Employer name

Oxford Health NHS Trust

Address

Didcot Community Hospital

Wantage Road

Didcot

OX11 0AG

Employer's website

https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Oxford Health NHS Trust

Address

Didcot Community Hospital

Wantage Road

Didcot

OX11 0AG

Employer's website

https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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