Housekeeping Supervisor

Role summary

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The Housekeeping Supervisor is responsible for coordinating hospital cleaning and domestic services, supervising housekeeping staff, allocating duties, checking standards and ensuring wards and clinical areas are clean, safe and well maintained. The role requires experience in housekeeping, cleaning or facilities services, ideally within a healthcare environment, together with the ability to lead a team, organise workloads and maintain accurate records. Candidates should understand infection prevention, health and safety, COSHH procedures and confidentiality. Good communication, reliability, attention to detail and a flexible approach to shifts are essential. The successful candidate will be expected to support staff development, respond professionally to patients and visitors, and consistently meet NHS cleanliness and quality standards.

About the employer

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust provides acute and specialist healthcare services to communities across West Essex and East Hertfordshire. Its main site is The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, supported by additional services and community healthcare facilities. The Trust employs clinical, operational and corporate teams who work together to deliver safe, compassionate and effective care. Housekeeping and facilities staff play an important role in infection prevention, patient comfort and the smooth running of hospital services. As an NHS employer, the Trust generally offers structured pay scales, pension benefits, annual leave, training opportunities and access to NHS wellbeing and staff-support programmes.

Working in United Kingdom

The United Kingdom offers opportunities in healthcare, facilities management, hospitality, technology, engineering and skilled trades. Its culture is diverse and generally values punctuality, privacy, politeness and clear communication. Lifestyle varies from busy cities to quieter rural and coastal communities, with public transport, historic towns, cultural events and extensive countryside. Employees usually receive statutory employment rights, paid leave and access to the NHS when eligible. Overseas applicants normally need a valid work visa, such as a Skilled Worker visa, and must meet the role’s sponsorship, salary and English-language requirements; not every facilities position qualifies for sponsorship, so this should be confirmed with the employer. Relocation costs, housing deposits, transport and immigration fees should be budgeted for, particularly in London and southeast England. Harlow is well connected to London and offers generally lower housing costs than the capital.