Cleaning Supervisor
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation TrustBath, South West
Overview
This is a NHS role (permanent) with Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust based in Bath. The advertised salary is £25,760 to £27,476. Applications close on 22 November 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
What you'll be doing As Cleaning Supervisor, you will play a key role in ensuring our patients, visitors and staff have a clean, safe and welcoming en...
- Supervise and coordinate cleaning staff to ensure an effective and efficient cleaning service across Trust sites.
- Monitor cleanliness standards through regular audits, ensuring any issues are identified and addressed promptly.
- Provide training, support and performance monitoring to help staff work safely and effectively.
- Allocate staff resources to meet service demands and ensure adequate cleaning cover.
- Work closely with clinical and non-clinical colleagues to ensure cleaning services meet operational needs and service level agreements.
- Actively monitor cleaning methods and procedures, ensuring staff are competent and compliant with required standards.
- Work independently to manage your workload and make decisions within your area of responsibility.
- Provide leadership cover for the line manager during periods of annual leave and out-of-hours working, including evenings, nights and weekends.
We are proud to be part of BSW Hospitals Group - a formal partnership between the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. With a combined workforce of over 17, 600 colleagues, and budget of 1.6 billion the Group is united by a common purpose to deliver the best possible care to over 1 million people.
We are creating a health and care system that works with the people we care for, reducing the differences people currently face in access, experience and outcomes, improving the experience of our colleagues and tackling shared challenges like sustainability and finances. Every improvement we make across our Group will be guided by what creates the greatest benefit for our colleagues, our patients, our communities and our partners.
By working together, we make a real difference for our patients, each other, and our community. Every role matters in delivering the exceptional, person-centred care we're proud of.
We're committed to a compassionate, inclusive culture where kindness is championed, differences are valued, and diversity makes us stronger.
We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential. We prioritise staff wellbeing - and yes, we even have a pool!
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Essential: - ILM Level 3 First line management qualification or equivalent.; - Good general level of education to GCSE standard; - Cleaning science qualification or equivalent experience; - Basic Food Hygiene Certificate; - NVQ Level 2 in Infection Control and Customer Care or equivalent experience
Desirable: - Intermediate Food Hygiene Certificate or willingness to undertake qualification
Essential: - Experience in delivering training in cleaning; - Experience in Supervision/Management; - Knowledge of Quality Monitoring - computerised/manual system; - An understanding of budgetary procedures; - Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel; - Good understanding of Health & Safety requirements in cleaning services.; - Good understanding of infection control procedures.
Desirable: - NVQ Assessor experience; - Experience in supervision/management in a healthcare setting; - Knowledge of National Cleaning Standards and how they are monitored
How this role compares
We hold 866 NHS vacancies in South West that publish a salary, and their median advertised starting figure is £32,073. This role pays less than about 84% of them.
There are 12,368 NHS roles open across the UK on GovJobs right now, 1,314 of them in South West.
You have 16 days left to apply. NHS adverts we hold typically run for around 34 days, so this is a shorter window than usual.
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust has 18 other vacancies open on GovJobs, with a breakdown of what they pay and the kinds of roles they recruit for.
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