Band 3 Senior Housekeeper (Supervisor)

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You must adhere to HACCP and COSHH and any other relevant National and Trust policies and procedures. Serving meals and beverages to patients in inpatient areas which may include basic preparation of items. Assisting in ward kitchen areas. Planning, provision and monitoring of specialized cleans (deep cleans) of patient and in-patient areas across sites as per instruction from Infection Prevention Control Team. There is also an element of cash handling and paperwork completion. You will need to adhere to CQC, environmental health, catering and Trust legislation and standards.

Be Part of Our Team...

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people, parents and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.

Knowledge of Confidentiality/Safeguarding/Infection Control/Health and Safety. Worked/working in a NHS or Healthcare setting with patient contact.

Person specification

Qualifications / training

Essential criteria

• Level 2 Food Hygiene
• British Institute of Cleaning Science qualification or equivalent or relevant experience
• Institute of Leadership and Management qualification level 3, NVQ Level 3 in Facilities Management or equivalent

Experience

Essential criteria

• Relevant experience in supervising facilities services in a healthcare environment
• Experience of developing good relationships with stakeholders
• Experience in the implementation and on-going supervision of facilities related to risk management policies and procedures.

Desirable criteria

• Experience of handling confidential and sensitive information at a site level.

Skills/knowledge

Essential criteria

• Experience of working in a Facilities related service in healthcare
• Ability to deliver to national cleaning specifications
• Excellent communication skills, oral and written.
• Able to deliver training and instruction to staff in best practice and methods of work.
• Reliable, friendly, approachable, flexible and able to motivate and lead by example.
• Performance orientated /customer focused

Desirable criteria

• Be prepared to deliver staff meetings

Personal qualities

Essential criteria

• Leadership skills with the ability to motivate others reporting directly to the role.
• To be a good team player and be able to work with managers in the directorate.
• To display a range of qualities that engender a high degree of confidence, trust and credibility from clinical and facilities colleagues.
• Can motivate self and colleagues to think laterally and imaginatively about service development opportunities.
• Excellent organisational Skills.
• Adaptable and resilient having a flexible approach to working within a rapidly changing environment
• Demonstrate empathy towards all client groups.

Other job requirements

Essential criteria

• Able to travel between Trust sites and attend meetings/cover sites at a local level

UK Home Office Visa Sponsorship requirements

In accordance with UK Home Office requirements, Band 2 clinical and non-clinical roles and Band 3 Non-Clinical roles are not eligible for sponsorship.

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