Housekeeping Supervisor

Our client is currently looking to recruit a Housekeeping Supervisor to join them on a temporary basis, initially for 1 year
Job Purpose:
* To supervise the day to day housekeeping and linen service team
* Be responsible for ensuring high standards of cleaning are maintained in line with the National Specifications for Cleanliness in the NHS.
* To work as an integral part of the Estates & Facilities Team ensuring a high quality services to patients.
* To support ward staff in the delivery of protected patient meal times.
* Provide a hospital Linen service to all wards and departments.
Key Responsibilities:
* Maintain high standards of cleanliness in line with agreed procedures which aim to reduce the risk of hospital acquired infections.
* Implement and abide by the strict ‘National Colour Coding System’ for cleaning within a healthcare environment.
* To introduce changes to working frequencies and input hours in line with service needs and guidance.
* Ensure staff complete tasks in line with agreed cleaning schedules and time frames.
* To provide all staff with full training in all aspects of the role, ensuring training records are signed off and kept up to date.
* To manage staff sickness, annual leave and absence in line with key Trust policies,ensuring service needs take priority at all times.
* To complete staff return to work interviews following any periods of sickness.
* To manage staff performance in line with Trust Performance and Conduct Policies.
* To provide weekly staff performance returns in relation to annual leave, sickness, overtime and vacancies.
* To carry out ‘National Cleaning Standards Audits’ of all areas. Identify any shortfalls and work with housekeeping staff to ensure each area meets the agreed cleaning targets.
* Ensure an adequate level of hospital linen is ordered to accommodate daily requirements and ensure contingency stock levels are maintained.
* Ensure clean linen requirements are collated daily (Mon – Fri) and sufficient quantities of linen is delivered to required areas.
* Ensure sufficient quantities of cleaning mops are washed and available at all times.
* Provide copies of all ward cleaning audits to the Ward Sisters, which will form part of their monthly ward performance reporting.
* Spend time with staff in their areas of work to provide support and guidance ensuring open communication between clinical and operational teams.
* To take responsibility for the safe storage of all cleaning products and materials, ensuring hazardous chemicals are locked safely within cleaning trolley’s and resource cupboards.
* To carry out risk assessments and develop safe systems of work for all housekeeping related tasks, ensuring all staff have access to these documents as part of individual staff training.
* To provide and maintain all COSHH information relating to all cleaning products, ensuring all housekeeping staff have access to this information.
* To ensure all staff are provided with, and wear the appropriate uniform and PPE whilst on duty.
* To ensure records for the management of housekeeping consumables are maintained and provided to the Housekeeping Manager on a monthly basis.
* Ensure catering consumables, crockery and cutlery is available for each ward area.
* To carry out staff appraisals on an annual basis ensuring set objects relate to performance targets and core Trust Values.
* To ensure all staff complete the required statutory and mandatory training in line with their contract of employment.
This role will be working 5 days from 7