Housekeeping Team Leader

24 Hours per week - 4 days per week 6 hrs per day (Monday - Sunday)

Salary - 17011 (FTE 26580) Plus enhancements for weekend work

The Hospice of the Good Shepherd is seeking an experienced and motivated Housekeeping Team Leader to lead our housekeeping service and maintain exceptional standards of cleanliness infection prevention and environmental safety across the hospice.

Reporting to the Facilities Manager you will be responsible for supervising and developing the housekeeping team managing rotas and training stock control conducting audits ensuring compliance with CQC infection control and health and safety requirements and creating a welcoming environment for patients families visitors and staff.

We are looking for someone experienced proactive and highly organised with a passion for excellence a keen eye for detail and the ability to inspire and support the team. This is an excellent opportunity to join an organisation recognised with an Outstanding CQC rating and make a meaningful difference within a supportive and values-driven team.

The Hospice of the Good Shepherd is committed to equality diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

We may close this vacancy early if we receive enough suitable applications.

For further information please contact Emily Carroll Facilities Manager at .

About Us

The Hospice is a great place to work and in Backford Chester (with retail shops in Chester and Ellesmere Port) the Hospice provides specialist palliative and end-of-life care in a welcoming and compassionate environment.

Our specialist team of medical and nursing staff deliver end of life care to our patients and support their families carers and friends but our services are varied across a number of disciplines and reflect the diverse nature of our care and addition to Doctors Nurses and Health care roles we employ staff in a wide range of roles including Fundraising and Retail in our charity shops Housekeeping and Catering Social Work and Family Support such as Counselling and Spiritual Care Living Well / Day Services as well as Business Support functions such as Administration People & Development and Finance.

We also have a large number of Volunteer roles in all these service have been supported by our volunteers ever since the hospice was established and we now have over 400 people contributing their time in so many different ways. Every hour volunteered allows us to continue providing specialist care and we are always welcoming applications for new volunteers so please get in touch.

We believe that equality of opportunity and freedom from discrimination is a fundamental right for everyone and that diversity within our organisation and our community is a strength to be valued promoted and developed.

Being a part of and supporting such a diverse community it is vital that our staff and volunteer team represents the community in which we work. We welcome applications from people from all walks of life and backgrounds irrespective of peoples age disability sex gender identity and gender expression race or ethnicity religion or belief sexual orientation or other personal circumstances.

We understand that people perform better when they can be themselves and that by creating an environment that includes everyone our staff will perform to their full potential.

We do not discriminate against employees and volunteers or applicants and select the best person for each job or role based on relevant skills and experience.

Our People

Our Benefits

Pension

We offer continued NHS Pension Scheme membership for those who meet the eligibility criteria as well as a defined contribution pension scheme for all other colleagues.

NHS Terms and Conditions

NHS Agenda for Change terms and conditions for Nurses and Health Care Assistants. SAS contract terms and conditions for Hospice Doctors.

Salary Sacrifice Benefits

Cycle to work home technology holidays and more.

Employee Assistance Programme

24/7 confidential support and counselling service for staff.

Discounts and Lifestyle Savings

Eligible for Blue Light Card and Perkbox Highstreet savings in many retailers and supermarkets.

Generous holiday entitlement

Flexible
Working

Where roles allow we support flexible and hybrid working options.

Mental Health First aiders on-site

Onsite Café and staff discount

Long Service Awards and Employee Recognition

Free on-site parking

Wellbeing Initiatives

Our Values

Dignity & Respect

Care & Compassion

Trust & Honesty

Teamwork & Collaboration

Excellent Communication

Our Strategic Priorities

Our Care

We will continue to provide high quality safe compassionate person-centered care across all the services we provide.

Our Culture

We will lead grow and develop an open engaging culture with our colleagues and service users and develop collaborative relationships with our commissioners and communities.

Our People

We aspire to an organisation where our people have the skills behaviours and values necessary to deliver excellent service.

Our Resources

We will strive for financial sustainability faster innovation and achieve efficiency through continuous quality improvement.

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Required Experience:

Manager

Employment Type : Part-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1