Senior Cleaning Manager | Barts Health NHS Trust

This is an exciting opportunity to join Barts Health NHS Trust as a senior operational leader within our Soft Facilities Management Directorate. As one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, Barts Health offers the scale, complexity and ambition to make this a highly rewarding role for someone who wants to make a real difference to patients,

colleagues and the wider organisation.

Based within one of our hospital sites, this Band 8A role will provide tactical leadership for the delivery of high-quality cleaning and hygiene services in a busy healthcare environment. The postholder will play a key role in ensuring that our hospitals are clean, safe, welcoming and well-managed for patients, visitors and staff.

We are looking for someone who can bring strong operational management experience, sound judgement and a commitment to continuous improvement. You will help shape the future of cleaning services across Barts Health, supporting the development of

consistent standards, effective governance, strong financial management and service improvements that deliver real benefits for our hospitals.

There are 2 positions open for this role

1 role in St Bartholomew's Hospital

1 role in Whipps Cross Hospital

This is a role where innovation and collaboration are central. You will work with clinical teams, Infection Prevention and Control colleagues, Estates leads, Soft FM teams and our Compliance, Quality Assurance and Audit Team to maintain excellent standards of cleanliness, safety and assurance. You will also have the opportunity to support modern

ways of working, including the use of digital tools, data, technology and new cleaning methods to improve service quality and operational performance.

We welcome applications from people with different backgrounds, experiences and

career pathways who can demonstrate the values, leadership behaviours and motivation

needed to succeed in this important role. If you are passionate about high standards,

people-centred leadership and improving the hospital environment for patients and staff,

this role offers a meaningful opportunity to contribute to one of the most ambitious NHS

organisations in the country.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which ourWeCarevalues and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by ourWeCarevalues and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment..

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.

To manage the operational, fiscal, and quality assurance performance for all the in-house

and ancillary contracted specialist supply chain partner cleaning service deliverables across the Hospital site and auxiliary buildings to include but not limited to:

o Washroom Services

o Window Cleaning

o Pest Control

o Supply and Management of Disposable Bay and Shower Curtains

o Cleaning Equipment, Supply and Maintenance and use in situ.

o Mop and Micro-fibre Cloth laundering and renewal.

o Cleaning Services Waste Management and supply of waste stream waste bags

and tags

o Supply of all cleaning consumables, chemicals, and ancillary cleaning products

o Specialist Deep Cleaning Activities to include HPV Decontamination Fogging and

UVA Decontamination

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

This advert closes on Sunday 26 Jul 2026