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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
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the job description and guidance notes attached for further information on this role
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of a mental health setting
Experience
Essential
- Housekeeper experience
Desirable
- Food hygiene knowledge
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This advert is for Head Housekeeper / Cleaner - Marlborough House with Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust in Oxford, South East, England. It is listed as a Band 3 Estates and facilities role. The advertised salary is £25,760 - £27,476 per annum | pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 05 Jul 2026.
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