Housekeeping Supervisor

Company: NHS
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Location: Birmingham
Job Description:

Facilities Housekeeping Supervisor – 37.5 hours (Full Time)

Working Pattern:

Week 1 – 40 Hours

Week 2 – 35 hours

Mon to Fri 14:00–21:00

The Birmingham Women’s Hospital Facilities Department has a vacancy within the housekeeping supervisory department. The post holder will undertake a full range of housekeeping supervisor duties within our busy hospital. Experience is preferred.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be part of our existing housekeeping management team. Working for BWC Management Services Ltd, the post holder will be on the company terms and conditions and not through the trust agenda for change. The post holder will be directly responsible to the Housekeeping Team Leaders to ensure the trust receives the highest quality of cleaning throughout the hospital site.

About us

BWC Management Services Limited (also known as Vital Services) is a wholly‑owned subsidiary company of Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust (BWC). The sole focus of Vital Services is the provision of estates and facilities services and, most importantly, the staff who provide these crucial services who are fundamental to the Trust being able to deliver world‑class care. All Estates, Medical Engineering and Facilities staff are employed directly by Vital Services and, although not NHS employees, are very much part of the BWC family, working together to be a world‑leading team, providing world‑leading care.

Person Specification

Knowledge/Experience

  • Previous domestic services experience
  • Sound knowledge of cleaning services
  • Experience of prioritising work and able to identify priority areas
  • Knowledge of staff allocation, rotas and record keeping
  • Experience of handling difficult situations and problem solving
  • Able to complete absence and sickness records of staff and control annual leave
  • Previous NHS experience
  • Previous supervisory experience
  • Previous experience of working in a team and of training others

Interests and Motivation

  • Good team worker
  • Able to work with or without supervision
  • Reliable, polite and courteous
  • Good time keeping
  • Smart appearance
  • Fair and consistent approach, willing to lead by example
  • Able to work on their own initiative
  • Previous experience of working with the public

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.

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Posted: June 8th, 2026