Job Description Housekeeping Team Leader Location: Berkshire Independent Hospital, Reading Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Full-time Salary: Depending on experience + Benefits Summary: The Berkshire Independent Hospital is one of Berkshire’s leading private hospitals with an excellent reputation for delivering high quality healthcare, treatments and services. The hospital, built in 1993, has 43 individual patient rooms all with en suite facilities. By investing in advanced medical technology, the hospital offers a wide range of treatments and services. The three fully equipped theatres with a seven-bedded recovery area are particularly suitable for orthopaedic procedures offered, such as arthroscopy, hip and knee replacement, spinal discectomy. A dedicated day surgery suite is suitable for minor surgery and endoscopy. The role: We currently had a great opportunity for an Maintenance Assistant to join our team at Berkshire Independent Hospital, based in Reading. We are looking for a dynamic, self-motivated team leader of the hospital’s housekeeping team.  As the Housekeeping Team Leader you will have great communication and interpersonal skills and will be able to demonstrate a broad experience in the cleaning sector within a healthcare setting, hotel or similar environment. You will take an active part in the team completing rotas and staff records.  You will be responsible for completing training and audits/inspections to ensure we meet and exceed expectations, to drive constant development and improvement. Consideration will be taken for candidates who show the necessary qualities for this role. The Housekeeping Team Leader will oversee the cleaning standards of patient rooms, clinical and publicareas throughout the Hospital. You will supervise the day-day activities of the Housekeepers, whilst training  and developing the team’s skills and knowledge to ensure that high cleaning standards are met inline with the clinical expectations.   Key duties: Supervision, training and development of Housekeeping team  Staff rostering, induction and PDRs and absence management Conduct training sessions with the housekeeping team to include COSHH, Isolation/MRSA cleaning, Equipment handling, Health&Safety To undertake hospital cleanliness audits with department leads and implement any actions with the team Ability to multi-task Overseeing and ordering of cleaning supplies and equipment as required​Benefits: 25 Days Leave + Bank Holidays Buy&Sell Flexi Leave Options Private Pension where Ramsay will match up to 5% after a qualifying period Flexible shift patterns available where possible Enhanced Competitive Parental Leave Policies Private Healthcare for you and dependents includes online GP Life Assurance (Death in Service) Free Training and Development via the Academy Free Parking on site for workers (where possible) Subsidised staff restaurant (where possible) Over 8,000 discounts and special offers via benefits portal Book discounted cinema tickets on the dedicated cinema portal The Blue Light Card Scheme Attractive enhancement rates for permanent and bank work: 30%–100% for evenings, weekends and Bank Holidays About Us: Ramsay Health Care UK is a well-established global hospital group with over 50 years’ experience. We are a global provider operating in 11 countries with 77,000 staff who treat 8 million patients each year. It is well respected within the healthcare industry and is one of the leading providers of independent hospital services in England. We are well known for our strong, long-standing relationship with the NHS. We love people with a positive, “can do” attitude who want to make a difference in their work. "Our employees are Ramsay." The skills and commitment of our employees forms the basis for our success. We know our people are our greatest asset, our business is growing and we would like you to join us. “The Ramsay Way” culture recognises that people – staff and doctors – are Ramsay Health Care’s most important asset and this has been key to our ongoing success.  We are proud of our ‘Speak Up for Safety’ programme and ensure that the patient is at the heart of everything we do. Join us and have more ‘Time to Care’.  We are committed to equality of opportunity for all. This position is subject to an Enhanced DBS check.  We value your application and welcome any questions you may have prior to applying. Please be advised that we reserve the right to close our advertisements prior to the announced closing date to ensure a quality recruitment process. #ACX #LI-KH1 We care.   It’smore than what we do, it’s who we are. Everything we do is about striving to deliver the best care. And it's a belief that's as true today as it was when we welcomed our first patients in 1964.   “The Ramsay Way” culture recognises that our people are our most important asset and this has been key to our ongoing success. We are proud to support the UK’s Armed Forces and Reservists and have already achieved the Silver Award as part of the MOD’s Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme. The scheme recognises employers who actively support Defence while encouraging other organisations to adopt the same behaviours in their workplace. As a company we are committed to supporting the wider Armed Forces community and this includes our staff as well as our patients. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all. This position is subject to background and DBS checks.