Housekeeping Manager

This job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. 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. 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.

Responsibilities

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

Requirements

Management qualification e.g. British Institute of Facilities Management Level 4, NVQ Level 4, ILM Level 4 or equivalent; Level 3 Food Hygiene; Significant experience of managing a multi-disciplinary team within a Healthcare environment; Significant experience in Facilities in a healthcare setting; Competent in working with a range of IT packages e.g. MAPS, Microsoft Excel etc.; Knowledge of ESR and Business Intelligence; Competent in managing a budget for services; Ability to work under pressure; Ability to motivate and lead the team; Ability to demonstrate leadership skills; To be flexible to the needs of the service; To be prepared to work alongside staff if and when needed to support delivery of the service; Must be able to travel across the Trust

Nice to have

Institute of Occupational Safety and Health qualification; Waste Qualification; Infection Prevention qualification