Shalom Community Hospital is seeking a Housekeeping Supervisor to maintain the highest standards of cleanliness and hygiene within the hospital environment. This role involves planning cleaning schedules, supervising staff, and ensuring strict adherence to infection prevention and control protocols across various sensitive areas including wards, operating theatres, ICU, and public spaces.
Responsibilities
Operational Supervision
Plan daily, weekly, and terminal cleaning schedules for all hospital areas.
Allocate staff to wards, theatres, ICU, OPD, isolation rooms, and public areas.
Supervise cleaning activities to ensure adherence to hospital cleaning protocols.
Ensure 24-hour coverage including weekends and night shifts.
Conduct daily ward rounds to inspect cleanliness standards.
Infection Prevention & Control (IPC)
Enforce hospital infection prevention and control (IPC) policies.
Ensure proper cleaning of isolation rooms, operating theatres, ICU, HDU, delivery rooms, and neonatal units.
Supervise correct use of disinfectants (e.g., chlorine, quaternary ammonium, alcohol-based agents).
Manage cleaning after patient discharge, infectious disease cases, and blood/body fluid spills.
Coordinate with the Infection Prevention & Control (IPC) nurse/team and participate in outbreak response cleaning.
Biomedical Waste Management
Ensure segregation of waste at the point of generation using color-coded bins.
Supervise handling of infectious waste, sharps containers, pathological waste, and general waste.
Ensure safe transport to the waste holding area and prevent needle-stick injuries.
Train staff on safe waste handling and PPE use.
Linen & Laundry Oversight
Supervise collection, transport, and storage of dirty linen.
Ensure contaminated linen is handled using appropriate PPE and bags.
Monitor availability of clean linen and coordinate with laundry services.
Maintain linen inventory and reduce loss.
Staff Management
Supervise and mentor housekeeping staff, including preparing duty rosters.
Conduct orientation and ongoing training sessions.
Monitor staff performance, discipline, grooming, and PPE compliance.
Conduct toolbox talks on infection prevention.
Quality Assurance & Audits
Conduct routine environmental cleanliness audits and maintain cleaning checklists.
Prepare monthly reports on hygiene status and participate in quality improvement meetings.
Support accreditation and public health inspections.
Supplies & Equipment Management
Monitor stock levels of disinfectants, cleaning chemicals, and PPE.
Prevent misuse and chemical dilution errors; ensure proper labeling and safe storage.
Report equipment defects.
Occupational Health & Safety
Ensure safe use of cleaning chemicals (COSHH principles) and prevent workplace hazards.
