Cleaning Manager

I’m currently working with a leading healthcare provider to recruit a Domestic Services Manager to oversee cleaning operations within a busy hospital environment. This is a key role focused on delivering high standards of cleanliness, ensuring full compliance with NHS Cleaning Standards and Infection Prevention & Control (IPC), while leading large frontline teams in a fast-paced clinical setting.

The Role
You’ll take full ownership of domestic service delivery across the hospital, ensuring environments are safe, compliant, and consistently maintained to the highest standards.

Key Responsibilities

Lead domestic services in line with NHS standards and IPC protocols

Ensure environments are always audit-ready and support inspections

Manage and develop supervisors and ward-based teams

Drive a strong health & safety culture, managing incidents and improvements

Build strong relationships with matrons, ward managers, and FM team

Oversee rotas, staffing levels, training compliance, and budgets

Use audits and feedback to drive continuous improvement

About You

Proven experience in hospital domestic services, housekeeping, or Soft FM

Strong knowledge of NHS Cleaning Standards and IPC

Experienced in managing large, diverse teams

Organised, resilient, and comfortable in a fast-paced environment

Passionate about patient experience and service quality

Track record of delivering against KPIs and compliance targets