# Domestic & Porter Team Leader

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Trust Headquarters, St Mary's Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Domestic services supervisor
- **Grade:** Band 3
- **Salary:** £25760.00 to £27476.00
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Part time - 35 hours per week (Monday to Friday 8.00am - 3.30pm)
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-27T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-15T12:05:47.288Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8333681
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8333681?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.nhft.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Hotel Services Domestic Team Leader to work across our Community sites.

This is a hands-on position, which involves all aspects of cleaning duties, planning staff levels and rotas, ordering supplies and ensuring compliance with trust policies and legislation. You will also represent the Hotel Services department at hospital departmental meetings and liaise with clinical and other staff to ensure the efficient and smooth running of the department. You must be able to drive between sites.

Hours: 35 hours per week Shift Pattern: Monday - Friday 08.00-15.30 (30 minute unpaid break daily) Working hours are subject to change.

### Main duties of the job

- * Ensure a high-quality service is provided throughout Trust sites.
- Responsible for training, supervision, & guidance of staff, including induction and training of new staff.
- A ‘hands on’ approach, working with others to ensure a safe and pleasant environment is provided.
- Complete annual appraisals for staff, deliver monthly team briefs and communicate Trust and Department news and updates.
- To ensure compliance with all relevant statutory legislation, using chemicals in a safe and economical manner.
- Liaise with infection control as required. complete regular quality control audits in your area.
- Provide cover for staff and other Team Leaders in their absence.
- To liaise with Ward Managers on matters relating to Hotel Services.
- Compilation of duty rotas, holiday entitlement and allocation of work within your team. Ensure that enough staff are on
- duty at any given time to maintain the service within budget and facilitate the smooth running of the department within area of responsibility. Perform return to work interviews with staff on return from sickness.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document.

### Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

## Person Specification

### Skills

**Essential**

- To be able to carry out written and verbal instructions
- Experience in a similar role or industry
- An understanding of the importance of hygiene
- An understanding of the importance of health and safety

**Desirable**

- Use, experience and knowledge of computer technologies

### Experience

**Essential**

- Experience in food preparation or in similar environment

**Desirable**

- Knowledge of COSHH & Allergens

## Documents

- [your guide to nhft (pdf, 1.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3047)
- [domestic team leader job description (pdf, 168.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10657059)

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