Job overview
Job Details
- Supervisor
- Hotel Services
- Louth
- Band 3
POST 1.. to include weekend work, some bank holidays and a mix of day and evening work
Main duties of the job
About the Role….
The post of the Housekeeping Section leader is to Support the delivery of Housekeeping and, where applicable, Linen Services, to the Trust, ensuring that hospital Clinics, Departments and Corridor areas are maintained to the highest standards of hygiene, environmental cleanliness and appearance and leading the Housekeeping team in delivering high quality services to all areas; supporting the delivery of service modernisation and National Initiatives.
What we’re looking for…..
We require a Section Leader with ability to use your own initiative and a positive sense of, and approach towards customer care. Flexibility towards the work so as to meet changing needs and priorities at all times is required. You should be of smart appearance and demonstrate good communication skills.
In the application form “Supporting Information” section please identify what skills you already have and the skills you feel are transferable to this role, also details of the qualities/attributes you feel will be beneficial to the post.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Supporting the delivery of Housekeeping to corporate and ward areas and, where applicable, Linen Services, to the Trust, and leading the Housekeeping team in delivering high quality services to all areas; supporting the delivery of service modernisation and National Initiatives.
Assisting in establishing Hotel Services as having day-to-day “ownership” of the Hospital environment for the Facilities Division.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE grade C or equivalent in Maths and English
- Computer literacy to RSA level 2 or equivalent
Desirable
- Supervisory Qualification
- Health and Safety qualification
- NVQ Level 2 in Customer Care
Previous experience
Essential
- Previous NHS experience or experience of working in a high level customer service environment
- Previous Supervisory experience
Desirable
- Previous NHS experience or experience of working in a high level customer service environment
- Be able to demonstrate previous experience of training of staff
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Literacy, numeracy and comprehension skills sufficient to complete timesheets and monitoring documents, calculate costs of orders, produce memos and short reports, complete Annual Appraisal documentation
- Able to demonstrate ability to take the lead role of supervising part of an inter-disciplinary team.
- Able to demonstrate the ability to work to deadlines and complete tasks according to objectives and to motivate others to do the same.
- Able to demonstrate a high standard of interpersonal skills and the ability to deal with people from all sections of society.
- Able to demonstrate the ability to use initiative to resolve problems and to prioritise own workload and that of others
- Awareness and Knowledge of the dignity in care agenda
- Ability to evidence/demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with the Trust framework
Desirable
- Coaching skills
Specific Requirements
Essential
- Able to demonstrate a flexible approach to changes in workload/duties/priorities and to motivate others to adopt the same approach.
- Able to demonstrate the ability to react quickly and sensitively to a wide range of differing needs.
- Able to demonstrate previous experience of office systems.
- Able to demonstrate eagerness to embrace change.
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This advert is for Housekeeping Supervisor Band 3 with United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust in Lincoln, Midlands, England. It is listed as a Band 3 Estates and facilities role. The advertised salary is £24,071 - £25,674 per annum, £18,133 - £19,341 pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 28 Jul 2026.
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