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Main area
Housekeeping
Grade
Band 3
Contract
Permanent: Any 3 days from any 7 days shifts between 07:00-22:00
Hours
  • Part time
  • Flexible working
22.5 hours per week (Any 3 days from any 7 days shifts between 07:00-22:00)
Job ref
264-8092924-COR
Employer
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Kettering General Hospital
Town
Kettering
Salary
£25,760 - £27,476 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
22/07/2026 23:59
Interview date
11/08/2026

Employer heading

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust logo

Housekeeping Supervisor

Band 3

Job overview

We believe our staff are our biggest asset. We want to develop a positive, inclusive, and caring culture that engages and inspires all our staff, with a clear focus on improvement. We are looking for highly motivated flexible individual to join the large welcoming Housekeeping Team as a Housekeeping Supervisor.

This will be a Part time position of 22.5 hours per week; successful candidates will need to be able to work flexible hours to meet the needs of a 7 day service over a 12 week roster working shifts between 07:00-22:00 this position also involves working 4 weekends over 12 weeks this particular shift pattern is predominate 14:00-22:00 shifts so must be able to meet this requirement

There is also a requirement to travel to other off site premises that are part of Kettering General hospital so full UK driving licence is required

Shift times are as follows :

07:00-15:00 any 3 days from 7

11:00-19:00 any 3 days from 7

14:00-22:00 any 3 days from 7

Main duties of the job

The successful candidates will need to have proven knowledge of delivering a successful housekeeping service, previous supervisory experience would be an advantage.

The successful candidate will be expected to have a continued presence on all clinical areas of the Trust ensuring continued support to the housekeeping team.

 

Working for our organisation

Please submit your application as soon as possible, as we reserve the right to close adverts once sufficient applications have been received.

We recognise that AI tools can support application writing; however, candidates are asked to keep their use to a minimum. Responses should reflect your own experience, skills and knowledge, as over-reliance on AI-generated content may result in generic answers that do not accurately represent your abilities.

University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) brings together Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. As a group, we are committed to improving services for our communities through collaboration, modernising care delivery and striving for excellence. Working together enables us to share expertise, strengthen services and create greater opportunities, and there may be a requirement to work across sites depending on service needs.

Our Excellence Values are Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Integrity and Courage. UHN welcomes applications from all backgrounds and is committed to an inclusive working environment. We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and hold the Gold Award under the Employer Recognition Scheme. Candidates who identify as members of the Armed Forces community and meet the essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the Shortlisting Criteria section of the document.

Person specification

Education, Training & Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • NVQ in Cleaning or equivalent experience
  • Educated to level 2 or equivalent level of education, training or experience.
  • Level 2 or equivalent in English Literacy Skills.
  • Level 2 in English Numeracy Skills.
  • Level 2 in IT skills.

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria
  • Previous experience of working/supervising in a cleaning environment.
  • Previous supervisory management experience.
  • Knowledge of Health and Safety.
  • Knowledge of National Standards of Cleanliness.
Desirable criteria
  • Previous Hospital/NHS cleaning experience.

Skills.

Essential criteria
  • Understanding of COSHH.
  • Prioritising own and others' workload.
  • Use of cleaning equipment and chemicals (COSHH).
Desirable criteria
  • Experience in the use of recognised cleaning software audit packages.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Veteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyMenopause Friendly EmployerAge positiveDisability confident leaderInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.National Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Suerina Marlow
Job title
Assistant Head of Facilities Housekeeping
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01536 492014

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