Location
Kettering, England
Salary
£25,760 - £27,476 per annum pro rata
Profession
Domestic services supervisor
Grade
Band 3
Deadline
15 Sep 2026
Contract Type
Permanent: Any 5 days from any 7 days shifts between 07:00-22:00
Posted Date
01 Sep 2026
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Job requirements

Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.

Essential

12 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Skills

    Understanding of COSHH

  • Skills

    Prioritising own and others' workload

  • Skills

    Use of cleaning equipment and chemicals (COSHH)

  • Knowledge & Experience

    Previous experience of working/supervising in a cleaning environment

  • Knowledge & Experience

    Previous supervisory management experience

  • Knowledge & Experience

    Knowledge of Health and Safety

  • Knowledge & Experience

    Knowledge of National Standards of Cleanliness

  • Education, Training & Qualifications

    NVQ in Cleaning or equivalent experience

  • Education, Training & Qualifications

    Level 2 in IT

  • Education, Training & Qualifications

    Level 2 or equivalent in English literacy skills

  • Education, Training & Qualifications

    Level 2 in English Numeracy Skills

  • Education, Training & Qualifications

    Educated to level 2 or equivalent level of education, training or experience.

Desirable

2 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • Skills

    Experience in the use of recognised cleaning software audit packages

  • Knowledge & Experience

    Previous Hospital/NHS cleaning experience

Job overview

We believe our staff are our biggest asset. We want to develop a positive, inclusive, and caring culture that engages and inspires all our staff, with a clear focus on improvement. We are looking for highly motivated flexible individual to join the large welcoming Housekeeping Team as a Housekeeping Supervisor.

This will be a full time position of 37.5 hours per week; successful candidates will need to be able to work flexible hours to meet the needs of a 7 day service over a 12 week roster working shifts between 07:00-22:00 this position also involves working 2 weekends in every month.

There is also a requirement to travel to other off site premises that are part of Kettering General hospital.

Shift times are as follows :

07:00-15:00 any 5 days from 7

11:00-19:00 any 5 days from 7

14:00-22:00 any 5 days from 7

Main duties of the job

The successful candidates will need to have proven knowledge of delivering a successful housekeeping service, previous supervisory experience would be an advantage.

The successful candidate will be expected to have a continued presence on all clinical areas of the Trust ensuring continued support to the housekeeping team.

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 Shortlisting Criteria 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.

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Applying for this NHS job

This advert is for Housekeeping Supervisor with Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in Kettering, England. It is listed as a Band 3 Domestic services supervisor role. The advertised salary is £25,760 - £27,476 per annum pro rata. The contract type is Permanent: Any 5 days from any 7 days shifts between 07:00-22:00. The application deadline is 15 Sep 2026.

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