# Lead Cleaner / Supervisor - Fulbrook Centre, Oxford

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Oxford
- **Region:** South East
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Estates and facilities
- **Grade:** Band 3
- **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 per annum | pro rata
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** 37.5 hours per week (Full time)
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-26T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-10T11:31:08.121Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Oxfordshire/Oxford/Oxford_Health_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Head_Housekeeper/Head_Housekeeper-v8147243
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8147243?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

We are recruiting for a Head Housekeeper / Cleaner to join the Cherwell Ward at the Fulbrook Centre in Oxford to manage the housekeeping team and ensure all service standards are met and maintained.

This role is 37.5 hours per week (full time) working various shifts including alternate weekends.

The housekeeping team work closely with nursing staff to ensure a clean and safe environment for our patients, staff and visitors as well as overseeing catering provisions. The role also includes the organisation of staff rotas, order supplies as well as supervise and support your direct staff.

Meet some of our colleagues!

If you're a strong team player, experienced in housekeeping within healthcare or hospitality, with excellent customer service and rota management skills then we would love to hear from you!

### Main duties of the job

- Responsible for ensuring that a clean and safe environment is maintained at all times for both patients and staff, whilst also managing a small team of Housekeeping staff
- Ordering supplies via the Trust E-ordering system, management of your team’s rotas and supervision of staff
- Staff training and induction
- To be responsible for the recording and retention of all documentations required for food and cleaning services. i.e., temperature checks and cleaning task list
- To regenerate frozen meals recording the temperatures of food at stages defined as appropriate within the relevant wards.
- To reports any damages or hazards that are present in-patient rooms or ward areas, i.e., burnt out light bulbs, broken furniture, broken fixtures, etc. to ward clerk.

Please refer to the job description attached for a comprehensive list of duties.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.

The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.

We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values.

## Person Specification

### Skills

**Essential**

- Knowledge of COSHH regulations

**Desirable**

- Previous experience of supervising staff
- Experience of working in a mental health care setting

### Attributes

**Essential**

- IT skills – basic knowledge of Microsoft word and excel

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- NVQ level 3 relevant certificate or relevant experience

## Documents

- [head housekeeper (pdf, 208.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10446563)
- [guidance notes for candidates applying for a job at ohft (pdf, 424.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2228)

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