Head Housekeeper / Cleaner - Marlborough House
Milton Keynes
Full Time
£25,760 - £27,476 per annum | pro rata
Expires: 05/07/2026
Band 3
Permanent
About the Role
Job overview
We're recruiting for a Head Housekeeper/ Cleaner to join our team at Marlborough House in Milton Keynes to oversee management and performance of the directly employed soft FM cleaning and porter staff.
Marlborough House is a male only medium secure 28 bedded unit situated on the Milton Keynes General Hospital site in Milton Keynes.
You'll be working in conjunction with nursing staff in order to maintain a clean and safe environment. The service is responsible for maintaining patient rooms, public areas, back of house areas such as linen room and laundry areas, according to the organisations policies and procedures at a level that meets or exceeds National Cleanliness standards.
Shift pattern: Rolling 4 week contract with 2 patterns of 08:00 to 16:00 and 10:00 to 18:00
If you have good experience in housekeeping and want to make a difference to NHS services, we would love to hear from you!
Main duties of the job
- Manage porters and cleaners and ensure that all service standards are met and maintained
- Carry out a localised induction with all new staff members
- Conduct annual appraisals and monthly supervisions for managed staff
- Responsible for authorising annual leave and recording and managing sickness levels
- Ensure all staff mandatory and task specific training is completed in liaison with Facilities co-ordinator
- Support line manager with rotas and cleaning schedules
- Responsible for managing stock levels for cleaning consumables, linen and food stock levels and highlighting shortages to line manager to order
Please refer to the job description attached for a comprehensive list of duties
Working for our organisation
Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the “candidate guide to making an application” and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.
As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”
Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”
At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
- Excellent opportunities for career progression
- Individual and Trust wide learning and development
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
- NHS Discount
- Pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Mental Health First Aiders
- Staff accommodation (waiting lists may apply)
- Staff networking and support groups
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the job description and guidance notes attached for further information on this role
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Housekeeper experience
Desirable criteria
- Food hygiene knowledge
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- COSHH
Desirable criteria
- Working with chemicals
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Understanding of a mental health setting
Documents to Download
Head Housekeeper (PDF, 568.3KB)
Guidance Notes for Candidates Applying for a job at OHFT (PDF, 424.6KB)
Recruiter Contact Details
Name: Czarina Abellar
Title: Facilities Manager
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 07919 598924