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Band 3
Part-time

Bank Facilities Housekeeping Supervisor

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation TrustCockermouth Hospital, Cockermouth, CA13 9HT, United Kingdom£25,760 - £27,476Closes 28/09/2026

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Band
Band 3
Contract
Bank
Pattern
Part-time
Posted
17/09/2026
Closes
28/09/2026

Sponsorship verdict

This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.

NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.

Role summary

This role involves supervising a team of housekeeping staff to provide high-quality catering and cleanliness services across various hospital sites in Cumbria. You will manage staff distribution, monitor work standards, train new staff, and handle departmental issues. The supervisor ensures adherence to Trust policies, maintains a safe working environment, and delegates daily tasks to uphold cleanliness and meal delivery standards. This is a bank position covering sickness and annual leave, with shifts between 6am-8pm.

Key responsibilities

  • Manage staff distribution and ensure adequate staffing levels.
  • Supervise staff, monitor work standards, and provide training.
  • Deal with departmental problems and complaints effectively.
  • Complete weekly timesheets and maintain sickness records.
  • Ensure adherence to Trust Infection Prevention Policies and maintain a healthy, safe, and secure working environment.
  • Delegate daily tasks and monitor work to maintain high cleanliness standards and ensure safe meal regeneration and delivery.

Essential criteria

  • Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH)
  • Cleanliness in Hospitals
  • Demonstrate a period of leading a team within a busy environment.
  • Team working
  • Experience working with computers and IT based systems
  • Domestic experience working within a healthcare setting
  • Communication skills
  • Diplomacy
  • High personal standards in cleanliness
  • Promote equality and value diversity
  • Adhere to Trust Values and professional behaviours.

Desirable criteria

  • Certificate in COSHH
  • Certificate in HACCP
  • Certificate in Health & Safety
  • Knowledge of customer care
  • Knowledge of a hospital environment
  • Relevant supervisory experience
  • Full clean driving licence
  • Ability to travel between the sites from which the Trust undertakes its business, or attend meetings or training off-site.

Useful to know

Band 3 pay context

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.

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North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Bank Facilities Housekeeping Supervisor

The closing date is 28 September 2026

Job summary

Bank Domestic Housekeeping Supervisors covering Domestic Services across various Cumbria locations.

Covering hospital sites in West Cumbria - Workington, Maryport, Keswick, Cockermouth, Wigton and Whitehaven, also North Cumbria - Carlisle, Brampton and Penrith.

Coverage for sickness and annual leave, as and when required.

Shifts can occur between 6am-8pm, depending on site.

To Supervise a team of Housekeeping staff in providing good quality, safe catering and cleanliness services to wards and departments throughout Trust premises for all staff, patients and visitors.

To promote and provide a high standard of domestic services and in house catering

All staff are expected to work to the trust values

Kindness, Respect, Ambition & Collaboration

Adhere to trust policies and procedures, attend mandatory training

Treat everyone with dignity and respect, act in ways that support equality and diversity

Main duties of the job

Manage staff distribution across the departments and sites and make adjustments as and when necessary depending on staffing levels. Ensure adequate staffing levels are maintained to cover the service needs Supervise all staff and monitor standards of work throughout their shift, Demon

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