Job summary
- Main area
- Assistant Estates Operations Manager (Decontamination Sterile Services Department)
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent: Subject to A4C banding
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 223-ASO-375
- Employer
- The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Queensway / Princess Royal Hospital
- Town
- Telford
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/07/2024 23:59
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Assistant Estates Operations Manager (Decontamination SSD)
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
Responsible for an engineering and building maintenance section of the Trust, which includes first-line day to-day management responsibility for providing an efficient, effective, and patient focused maintenance and repair service, within the allocated budgets, using Directly Employed Labour (DEL) and Contractors, who together are involved in the upkeep of the buildings, engineering systems, roadways, footpaths and grounds at the designated site(s).
Acts as Authorised Person/Responsible Officer in relation to specific maintenance responsibilities e.g. medical gases, specialised ventilation, electrical safety, water safety and/or decontamination equipment. Maintains, operates and reviews Planned Preventive Maintenance (PPM) programmes and through the implementation of suitable operational work plans ensures that buildings, plant and equipment are maintained to the appropriate NHS and statutory standards in order to deliver a high quality care environment for the Trust’s patients.
Continually reviews and revises as necessary operational procedures and working practices as an aid to the continuous improvement of the maintenance and repair services within his/her remit, so as to ensure the efficient and economic maintenance and operation of engineering and building services, fabric, plant and equipment.
Main duties of the job
For the main duties of this role please see the detailed Job Description attached (additional information can also be found in the Person Specification).
Working for our organisation
Join us at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, where our passion for excellence drives everything we do.
We're on a mission to provide high quality, safe care to our patients, in an environment our incredible staff are proud to work in.
Our vision, 'To provide excellent care for the communities we serve,' is not just a statement; it's a promise we live by every day. Guided by our core Values - Partnering, Ambitious, Caring, and Trusted - we're determined to make a real difference in the lives of those who matter most: our patients and their families.
If you're ready to be part of a team that's dedicated to continuous improvement, come join us and let's make a difference together!
The estates department is a small team of dedicated multiskilled engineers, the dynamic is often routine but can also be fast paced and no two days are the same. We have an open, supportive and collaborative culture built on trust where each team member brings unique skills and perspectives.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the detailed Job Description and Person Specification attached for the main responsibilities of he role.
Person specification
Attainments
Essential criteria
- Professional knowledge acquired through degree and specialist training, or equivalent level of knowledge acquired through City and Guilds Engineering courses, with demonstrable supplementary technical and management experience.
- Accredited Health and Safety training e.g. NEBOSH Certificate, IOSH Managing Safely or equivalent.
- Suitable IT Skills e.g. MS Word & Excel /CAFM e.g. Micad.
- Committed to continuous management/professional development e.g. Authorised Person training to develop competence in areas such as Electrical/Water Safety.
Desirable criteria
- Certificate/Diploma in Management Studies or equivalent.
- Possess or working towards Chartered Status or membership of a professional Institution, such as IHEEM.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Operational maintenance management in a complex organisation to meet statutory H&S standards.
- Extensive experience of managing building and engineering maintenance staff, plus Contractors.
- Conversant with methods of maintenance works and services procurement and contract management.
- Budgetary control of an estates operations budget.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of managing hospital engineering systems in healthcare premises, and HTM requirements.
- Significant experience of managing organisational change and service improvement in a Trade Unionised environment.
Special Aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Able to deal with multiple complex issues and take the lead in the event of operational failures and incidents.
- Broad understanding of national and local NHS policies and initiatives affecting engineering and building services within the healthcare environment.
- Works on Own Initiative.
- Flexible Approach to Workload.
Circumstances
Desirable criteria
- Able to respond promptly to situations or incidents requiring immediate action.
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Mike Williams
- Job title
- Estates Site Manager PRH
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01952641222
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