Housekeeping Team Leader

Job Description

Housekeeping Team Leader

West Midlands Hospital Halesowen

37.5 hours per week Full-time

Summary:

West Midlands Hospital is one of the West Midlands leading private hospitals set in 3.5 acres of pleasant grounds at Colman Hill Halesowen ten miles from Birmingham City Centre. Operating since 1988 the hospital has 34 private bedrooms all with en-suite facilities.

The role:

We currently have a great opportunity for a Housekeeping Team Leader to join our team at West Midlands Hospital based in Halesowen.

We are looking for a dynamic self-motivated team leader of the hospitals housekeeping team.

As the Housekeeping Team Leader you will have great communication and interpersonal skills and will be able to demonstrate a broad experience in the cleaning sector within a healthcare setting hotel or similar environment. You will take an active part in the team completing rotas and staff records. You will be responsible for completing training and audits/inspections to ensure we meet and exceed expectations to drive constant development and improvement.

Consideration will be taken for candidates who show the necessary qualities for this role. The Housekeeping Team Leader will oversee the cleaning standards of patient rooms clinical and public areas throughout the Hospital.

You will supervise the day-day activities of the Housekeepers whilst training and developing the teams skills and knowledge to ensure that high cleaning standards are met inline with the clinical expectations.

Key duties:

• Supervision training and development of Housekeeping team

• You will need to be able to oversee night and weekend staff

• Staff rostering induction and PDRs and absence management

• Conduct training sessions with the housekeeping team to include COSHH Isolation/MRSA cleaning Equipment handling Health & Safety

• To undertake hospital cleanliness audits with department leads and implement any actions with the team

• Ability to multi-task

• Overseeing and ordering of cleaning supplies and equipment as required

Benefits:

• 25 Days Leave Bank Holidays

• Buy & Sell Flexi Leave Options

• Private Pension where Ramsay will match up to 5% after a qualifying period

• Enhanced Competitive Parental Leave Policies

• Private Medical Cover with option to add partner & dependants

• Life Assurance (Death in Service) x3 base salary

• Free Training and Development via the Ramsay Academy

• Free parking on site

• Subsidised staff restaurant

• Concerts for Carers

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Cycle2Work scheme available in partnership with Halfords

• The Blue Light Card Scheme

About Us:

Ramsay Health Care UK is a well-established global hospital group with over 50 years experience. We are a global provider operating in 11 countries with 77000 staff who treat 8 million patients each year. It is well respected within the healthcare industry and is one of the leading providers of independent hospital services in England. We are well known for our strong long-standing relationship with the NHS.

We love people with a positive can do attitude who want to make a difference in their work. Our employees are Ramsay. The skills and commitment of our employees forms the basis for our success.

We know our people are our greatest asset our business is growing and we would like you to join us. The Ramsay Way culture recognises that people staff and doctors are Ramsay Health Cares most important asset and this has been key to our ongoing success.

We are proud of our Speak Up for Safety programme and ensure that the patient is at the heart of everything we do. Join us and have more Time to Care.

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all. This position is subject to an Enhanced DBS check.

We value your application and welcome any questions you may have prior to applying. Please be advised that we reserve the right to close our advertisements prior to the announced closing date to ensure a quality recruitment process

We care.

Its more than what we do its who we are. Everything we do is about striving to deliver the best care. And its a belief thats as true today as it was when we welcomed our first patients in 1964.

The Ramsay Way culture recognises that our people are our most important asset and this has been key to our ongoing success.

We are proud to support the UKs Armed Forces and Reservists and have already achieved the Silver Award as part of the MODs Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme. The scheme recognises employers who actively support Defence while encouraging other organisations to adopt the same behaviours in their workplace. As a company we are committed to supporting the wider Armed Forces community and this includes our staff as well as our patients.

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all. This position is subject to background and DBS checks.