Job overview

Please note, at this stage, the role is open only to internal staff (including NHSP and Agency staff currently on placement within our organisation) and staff substantively employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts and the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB). Any individual who is at risk of redundancy will be given priority, provided they meet the essential criteria.

We are looking to recruit a part-time Hotel Service Team Leader to join our busy team based at Priority House in Maidstone.

The duties will include:

Maintaining a patient focussed Hotel Services function across clinical and non-clinical areas.

Deputising for the Site Supervisor in their absence.

Assisting in the day-to-day management of the Hotel Services Team on the designated site.

Ensuring standards within the designated areas meet the national cleaning standards across the site for the trust.

Main duties of the job

• Assist all Hotel Services staff in completing the weekly shift rota within the agreed time scale and ensure hygiene standards are met.
• Support with the overseeing of Hotel services on site, ensuring the hygiene codes of practice are followed and report any difficulties.
• Participate in the cleanliness in Hospitals Programme.
• Assist with the coordination of all wards and Departments performance monitoring weekly, to achieve the trust standard.
• Assist with collating data for any food wastage surveys and report any discrepancies in food quality and quantity.
• Support the staff with any stock deliveries and the ordering of replenishment stocks for ward provisions in conjunction with the trust’s financial instructions.
• Organising the staff shift rotas, allocating annual leave and staff sickness to ensure adequate leave is provided and areas are covered.
• Assist with staff training whilst in the workplace and to include manual handling, ensuring all data is collated for each member of staff.        
• Communicate effectively with all staff members to achieve a healthy and safe environment.

Working for our organisation

We are the Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway. Our teams support adults with a wide range of mental health needs. Because we cover the whole county and both hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the 1.8 million people of Kent and Medway. Rated ‘Good’ by the CQC, we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 in the community each year.

Our vision is simple: We are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It’s why we’re passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. And everything we do is guided by our values caring, inclusive, curious and confident.

Join us - if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that's doing well together.