Housekeeping Services Supervisor
The closing date is 01 June 2026
Sites to include: Beacon centre, Shap drive, Studdert Kennedy House, Moor street clinic, Crown gate Physio.
15 hours per week (Monday to Friday 17:00-20:00)
We have supportive and passionate teams, and you will receive full training to ensure you can succeed in this role.
This is an exciting opportunity to work within a busy and varied environment, working alongside our clinical and other non‑clinical colleagues to make a positive contribution to our patients and staff experience through the provision of a Housekeeping service.
Benefits
- Competitive pay with weekend enhancements.
- Generous annual leave up to 32 days per annum dependent upon contracted hours and length of service.
- Flexible hours to suit other employment and carer responsibilities.
- Career progression or future job opportunities working direct for the NHS.
- Extensive training and support available.
- NHS pension and life assurance provision.
- Uniform provided.
- Health and wellbeing packages available.
Application for this role will be considered in accordance with the Working Time Regulations and this will be discussed with you during interview.
We cannot provide sponsorship. To apply you must have the current right to work in the UK. Employment on a time‑limited visa does not guarantee sponsorship at the point of expiry.
Main duties of the job
We pride ourselves on maintaining cleaning standards to a star‑rated audit process.
Join our teams; we pride ourselves in providing outstanding care to patients across Herefordshire and Worcestershire. We will provide you with resources to develop and progress a long‑term career, including flexibility, continual professional development, and a wide range of wellbeing and support.
Working alongside clinical teams and infection control, housekeeping teams ensure the cleanliness of the Trust’s estate in accordance with national standards and the Trust’s strategic cleaning plan.
You will be responsible for delivering a fully comprehensive and professional cleaning service, to meet NHS standard of cleanliness and other housekeeping duties in accordance with schedules and procedures. You will work within local community hospitals, other inpatient settings, health centres, clinics, and administration areas. You will also be required to relay information that may impact on other clinical or non‑clinical services. The role provides variety as no two days are the same.
In return, you will receive full support, training, and guidance to undertake a range of cleaning duties, including general cleaning tasks (bathrooms, kitchens, wards, clinics, theatres, office areas, etc.) as well as specialised cleaning processes to include machines. Some specific tasks will be tailored to the needs of a particular service and around patient care.
About us
At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.
We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work‑life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service.
We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.
What we offer
- 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service.
- Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours.
- Flexible and agile working opportunities.
- Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support.
- Wide range of supportive staff networks.
- Health and wellbeing opportunities.
Sharing your data
As a data controller we may sometimes need to process your data to pursue our legitimate business interests, for example to request a survey from you (optional), to support the Trust’s understanding of where you gained interest in working for the Trust.
Job responsibilities
For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.
Person Specification
Experience
- Previous experience in the cleaning industry.
- Previous experience of cleaning in a clinical environment.
Additional Criteria
- We understand the Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to work for this role, and employment on a time‑limited visa doesn’t guarantee sponsorship at point of expiry.
Skills and Abilities
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English in both verbal and written formats.
Qualifications
- NVQ1 in Housekeeping or equivalent level of experience.
- We understand that we will be asked to provide original certificates to verify our qualifications at point of offer.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer name
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
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