Band 5 Housekeeping ManagerNHS

Job summary

Are you an experienced facilities professional with a passion for delivering high-quality patient environments and leading teams to excellence?

BCHC are seeking an ambitious and motivated Housekeeping Manager to join our Estates & Facilities Team. This is an exciting opportunity to lead housekeeping and soft facilities services that directly support patient care, wellbeing and recovery across our healthcare environments.

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for:

• Leading and managing Housekeeping Supervisors, Team Leaders and Facilities staff.
• Ensuring compliance with national standards, CQC requirements and infection prevention standards.
• Managing staff recruitment, induction, training, attendance, performance and development.
• Overseeing food safety, allergen management, nutrition and hydration services.
• Monitoring budgets, expenditure, stock control and value-for-money initiatives.
• Managing service quality, responding to complaints and implementing service improvements.

Job description

At Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, our vision is to deliver Best Care, Healthy Communities. We are proud of our inclusive culture and are committed to supporting staff development, wellbeing and career progression.

As Housekeeping Manager, you will provide operational management and professional leadership for housekeeping and facilities teams, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective and patient-centred services. You will work closely with clinical colleagues, nursing teams and operational managers to ensure high standards of cleanliness, food safety, infection prevention and control, nutrition and hydration are maintained.

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