Description

Job Title: Housekeeping Manager

Department: Housekeeping

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, includes evening and weekend working

Salary: £28,440 per annum

Responsible to: General Manager - ESG and Support Services

Job Summary

The Housekeeping Manager oversees and coordinates all environmental services and cleaning operations within the hospital to ensure a safe, sanitary, and welcoming environment for patients, staff, and visitors. This role includes managing housekeeping staff, developing cleaning schedules, enforcing infection-control standards, monitoring supply inventory, and ensuring compliance with hospital regulations and accreditation requirements. The Housekeeping Manager collaborates closely with nursing, facilities, and infection prevention teams to support patient care through high-quality cleanliness and hygiene practices. Strong leadership, attention to detail, and the ability to train and motivate staff are essential for success in this role.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership and Management

Lead and manage the department, providing guidance and support to the staff and ensure a collaborative approach to working across areas.

Foster a culture of openness and transparency, promoting individual and collective accountability and responsibility, innovation and excellence, continuous improvement and sharing learning and contributing to strategic planning and decision-making.

Responsible for supporting the Executive Team to deliver strategic and professional services for the hospital, playing a key role in supporting management and delivery and the service transformation agenda.

Lead and Manage teams in accordance with the National Minimum Standards for Independent Health Care Services in Wales (HIW 2011)

Governance, Compliance and Quality

Provide robust evidence and assurance of governance and compliance, ensuring teams comply with HIW standards/national guidelines and ensure departments are inspection ready at all times.

Proactively work with internal and external stakeholders to secure improvements in governance.

Analytical and Judgement Skills

Be competent in analysing and interpreting complex information, facts and figures and situations to make informed decisions.

Exercise specialist knowledge across a range of managerial work procedures and practices by having current theoretical knowledge and practical experience.

Person Specification

The following specification represents the range of skills, abilities, and experiences etc. relevant to the position. Applicants are expected to meet the attributes that have been identified as essential.

Essential

• Minimum of 5 year’s experience at supervisor and/or management in an organisation with high standards

• Experience in managing a housekeeping/Cleaning/Hygiene team

• Adept at recognising and delivering on the requirements of patients & visitors

• Possess exemplary customer service skills

• Understand the nature and requirements of working in the private sector

• Be proficient in setting and managing hygiene and cleanliness standards above minimum requirements

Desirable

• Mixed background with experience in both Health & Hospitality sectors

• Experience in setting and working to budgets

• Experience in practicalities and legalities of waste collection

The closing date for receipt of applications is the 31st January 2026. 

We reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the advertised closing date, if a large number of suitable applications are received. We encourage early applications to ensure consideration. 

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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.