Cleaning Manager
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 15/09/2026
- Closes
- 24/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
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Role summary
The Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Cleaning Manager to lead their Facilities Team. This role involves managing a large team of cleaning professionals, ensuring high standards of cleanliness and hygiene across the hospital. The manager will drive performance, identify improvements, and contribute to a safe and welcoming environment for patients and staff. Flexibility is required for evening, night, and weekend cover.
Essential criteria
- Educated to NVQ Level 5/HND or equivalent experience in a related service industry
- Management qualification or equivalent experience at senior level
Desirable criteria
- 2 Years Management Experience
- Intermediate Food Hygiene Certificate
- Management Experience
- Have experience of managing and motivating large teams in a facilities / softFM / housekeeping environment.
- Experience of working in the NHS
- Qualifications and Training
- Educated to NVQ Level 5/HND or equivalent experience in a related service industry
- Management qualification or equivalent experience at senior level
- 2 Years Management Experience
- Intermediate Food Hygiene Certificate
- Management Experience
- Have experience of managing and motivating large teams in a facilities / softFM / housekeeping environment.
- Experience of working in the NHS
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,073 – £39,043 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
Cleaning Manager
The closing date is 24 September 2026
Job summary
We're looking for an experienced Cleaning Manager to join our Facilities Team at the Royal United Hospitals Bath. This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated and hands-on leader to play a key role in delivering high-quality cleaning services across our hospital, helping to ensure a safe, welcoming and hygienic environment for patients, visitors and staff.
As a Cleaning Manager, you'll lead and support a large team of cleaning professionals, driving performance, maintaining exceptional standards, and identifying opportunities to improve the services we provide. Working closely with colleagues across the Trust, you'll help ensure our facilities support outstanding patient care while contributing to a culture of continuous improvement.
This is an exciting time to join a department that is recognised for its positive impact across the organisation. We pride ourselves on being proactive, solution-focused and committed to delivering excellent service, always looking for opportunities to innovate, improve and make a difference.
Flexibility is essential, as you'll also provide management cover for annual leave, evenings and nights when required, as well as participating in one planned weekend per month.
Working Pattern: This role is primarily worked
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