# Housekeeping Team Lead

**Company**: Spire Dunedin Hospital
**Location**: Reading, Berkshire
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We are seeking an experienced Housekeeping Team Lead to support the delivery of an exceptional housekeeping service across our hospital. As a Housekeeping Team Leader, you will play a key role in supporting the day-to-day running of the housekeeping department. You will help ensure patients, visitors and colleagues benefit from a clean, safe and welcoming environment while supporting the delivery of outstanding patient care.

**Responsibilities:**

- Lead, supervise and support the housekeeping team on a daily basis.

- Ensure exceptional standards of cleanliness are maintained across all clinical and non-clinical areas.

- Support the Housekeeping Manager in the day-to-day management of the department.

- Monitor housekeeping standards, performance and quality measures.

- Support recruitment, induction and training of new team members.

- Maintain accurate records, cleaning schedules and departmental documentation.

- Champion infection prevention and control standards throughout the hospital.

- Support housekeeping audits, inspections and quality improvement initiatives.

- Ensure timesheets and departmental records are completed accurately and submitted on time.

- Act as a role model, promoting a positive, professional and customer-focused culture.

**Requirements:**

- Has housekeeping experience within a hospital, healthcare or clinical setting.

- Has experience supervising, coaching and developing staff.

- Understands the importance of infection prevention and maintaining healthcare cleanliness standards.

- Can manage workloads, priorities and competing demands effectively.

- Has a proactive, hands-on leadership style.

- Takes pride in delivering excellent service and maintaining exceptional standards.

- Is confident communicating with colleagues, patients and visitors.

**Benefits:**

- Competitive salary

- 35 days' annual leave inclusive of bank holidays

- Access to private healthcare and health insurance options

- Gym and wellbeing benefits

- Free on-site parking

- Supportive team within a leading independent healthcare provider

- Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options

- 'Spire for You' reward platform

- Free Bupa wellness screening

## Skills

### Required
- housekeeping
- leadership
- infection prevention
- communication

### Nice to have
- COSHH
- Health & Safety regulations
- compliance audits

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