Housekeeping Lead

About Welbeck Oxford

Welbeck is bringing a brand-new, state-of-the-art private healthcare centre to Oxford, marking an exciting phase of growth for the organisation. The facility will offer a wide range of specialist services delivered by leading clinicians, supported by cutting edge technology and a strong focus on patient-centred, same day care. With a variety of new roles being created across clinical and operational teams, Welbeck Oxford presents an opportunity to join an innovative, forward-thinking environment that is set to redefine private healthcare provision in the area

About the role

As Housekeeping Lead, you will oversee housekeeping, cleaning and portering services across the site, making sure every area reflects the quality, safety and professionalism expected in a premium healthcare setting.

Supported by a Housekeeping Supervisor, you will lead the delivery of a team of five housekeepers, managing operational priorities, supporting audits and inspections, and ensuring standards are consistently met across environmental safety and infection control.

Reporting to the Facilities Manager, you will be a key point of contact for facilities-related issues, working closely with clinical, operational and external teams, prioritising their requirements.

This is a new role in a new building and will give you the opportunity to shape delivery and set expectations. The role presents an ideal opportunity for an experienced supervisor working in a similar environment who is now ready for a broader leadership role or an established housekeeping lead who is looking for that new opportunity to deliver in a new healthcare environment and be an instrumental part in setting the highest of standards.

Overview of key responsibilities:

• Take responsibility for day-to-day housekeeping and cleaning operations across the site

• Maintain excellent standards of cleanliness, hygiene and environmental safety

• Support compliance with relevant regulations, including health and safety requirements and COSHH

• Coordinate audits, inspections and quality assurance activity

• Lead, support and performance manage the housekeeping team

• Plan rotas, staffing levels and day-to-day workforce requirements

• Produce regular performance updates and support ongoing service improvement

About you

You will already have experience of maintaining high cleaning, hygiene and service standards, ideally in healthcare or another regulated, guest-facing environment. You understand the importance of compliance and safe systems of work and must have relevant accreditation, such as BICSc, IOSH, COSHH or similar.

You can balance operational detail with the need to keep services running smoothly and thrive on clear accountability and being organised and solutions-focused

Your management skills will engage your team, and your ability to adapt your communication style to build trusted relationships with colleagues, clinicians, contractors and senior stakeholders will make you stand out amongst your peers.

If you are ready to bring your housekeeping expertise to our new role, we would love to hear from you.

For a full copy of the Job Description including more details about the skills and experiences we require please click here.

About Us

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Recruitment Process

For this role, there will potentially be three stages;

Stage 1 – Shortlisting (completed by Thursday 23rd July)

Stage 2 - 1st Interview Assessment (via Teams) w/c 27th July

Stage 3 - 2nd Interview Assessment (Face to Face) w/c 3rd August

We have included our provisional dates above for you to understand the timelines we are working towards

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)

Welbeck is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of patients and expects all staff to share this commitment. All roles are subject to pre-employment checks in line with regulatory requirements, including an appropriate level of Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

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Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

At Welbeck, we believe exceptional care starts with inclusive teams. We are committed to creating a workplace where difference is valued and excellence is expected; where people feel respected, and everyone is supported to do their very best. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and experiences and appoint on merit, recognising that diverse perspectives strengthen clinical quality, leadership, operational delivery and patient care.