Lead Cleaner / Supervisor - Fulbrook Centre, Oxford
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Hours / week
- 37.5
- Posted
- 04/09/2026
- Closes
- 20/09/2026
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Role summary
This role involves managing a housekeeping team at the Fulbrook Centre, ensuring high standards of cleanliness and safety for patients, staff, and visitors. Responsibilities include staff supervision, rota management, ordering supplies, and overseeing catering provisions. The successful candidate will work closely with nursing staff to maintain a clean and safe environment. This full-time position requires working various shifts, including alternate weekends.
Key responsibilities
- Ensure a clean and safe environment for patients and staff, managing a small team of Housekeeping staff.
- Order supplies, manage team rotas, and supervise staff.
- Conduct staff training and induction.
- Record and retain documentation for food and cleaning services, including temperature checks.
- Regenerate frozen meals, recording food temperatures as appropriate.
- Report any damages or hazards in patient rooms or ward areas to the ward clerk.
Essential criteria
- NVQ level 3 relevant certificate or relevant experience
- Knowledge of COSHH regulations
- IT skills - basic knowledge of Microsoft word and excel
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of supervising staff
- Experience of working in a mental health care setting
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £25,760 – £27,476 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 3d ago · Closes in 14d
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Oxford Health NHS Trust
Lead Cleaner / Supervisor - [contact details removed], Oxford
The closing date is 20 September 2026
Job summary
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 foodan
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