Housekeeping Supervisor

Job summary

We are seeking an enthusiastic, organised, and experienced Housekeeping Supervisor to join our dedicated Hotel Services team at Frimley. This is an excellent opportunity to play a key role in supporting the wellbeing of our patients, staff, and visitors by ensuring high standards of cleanliness are maintained throughout our wards and departments.

As a Housekeeping Supervisor, you will oversee the day-to-day supervision and coordination of our Housekeeping Assistants, ensuring all areas of the hospital are maintained to the highest standards of hygiene and cleanliness. You will be instrumental in upholding NHS infection prevention and control standards and promoting a safe, welcoming environment for everyone who uses our services.

This role offers an excellent opportunity for an experienced housekeeping professional to lead a dedicated team while making a meaningful contribution to patient experience, safety, and the overall quality of care and services delivered across the hospital.

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate and allocate housekeeping staff across wards and departments to ensure effective service delivery.
• Maintain high standards of cleanliness, hygiene, and safety throughout the hospital.
• Deliver accredited training programmes and support staff development through inductions, appraisals, and refresher training.
• Carry out cleanliness audits and provide verbal and written feedback to support continuous improvement.
• Work closely with clinical teams, managers, and colleagues to support quality assurance and service standards.
• Support the Housekeeping Manager and Senior Supervisor with the day-to-day delivery of services, rota planning, and resource management.

About You

You will be an organised and proactive leader with experience supervising teams and delivering high-quality services. You will have excellent communication skills, a positive approach, and a commitment to maintaining a safe and welcoming environment for patients, staff, and visitors.

You will also have:

• Previous supervisory experience in housekeeping, healthcare, hospitality, or a similar environment.
• Knowledge of infection prevention and control standards and cleaning procedures.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build effective working relationships.
• Experience delivering training and supporting staff development (desirable).
• Flexibility to work a range of shifts, including weekends and evenings as required.

About us

This position is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must already hold the right to work in the UK for the full duration of the contract.

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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