Head of Estates & Facilities

The Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth

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Job summary

As a valued Head of Department working with the Hospital/Hospices extended management team the Head of Estates and Facilities will work collaboratively across their department and with other Heads of Departments and Directors, to ensure the effective and efficient delivery of services working towards meeting the Hospital/Hospices three strategic objectives;

  • Providing safe, outstanding quality care to our community
  • Working together as one team
  • Supporting a commercially successful charity

Main duties of the job

Generally working unnoticed in the background, our Estates and Facilities Team play a vital role in maintaining and improving our working environments to keep all our hospital and hospice patients, staff and visitors safe and comfortable. From repairing faulty lighting and unblocking drains through to maintaining our mixture of hospital buildings and grounds dating back over 160 years old to present, the team work hard every day to ensure that our services can deliver the care our patients need.

About us

Located in leafy St Johns Wood on the Jubilee line, minutes from Central London, our independent private Hospital has just been rated the number one in the country for care in the latest Bupa survey. Uniquely, all profits fund our onsite Hospice, St Johns.

Date posted

16 October 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

B0263-24-0221

Job locations

60 Grove End Road

St John’s Wood

London

NW8 9NH


Job description

Job responsibilities

Operational Estates Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing & Building Services both Reactive and Planned Preventative Maintenance

Facilities Services Housekeeping, Catering, Portering, Security, Linen and Waste Management

Estates Helpdesk

Estates Statutory and Mandatory Compliance

Health & Safety Compliance, Auditing & Training

Fire Strategy Planning Compliance, Auditing & Training

Fire Life Safety and Suppression Systems

Capital Programme

Budget Management

Sustainability

Job description

Job responsibilities

Operational Estates Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing & Building Services both Reactive and Planned Preventative Maintenance

Facilities Services Housekeeping, Catering, Portering, Security, Linen and Waste Management

Estates Helpdesk

Estates Statutory and Mandatory Compliance

Health & Safety Compliance, Auditing & Training

Fire Strategy Planning Compliance, Auditing & Training

Fire Life Safety and Suppression Systems

Capital Programme

Budget Management

Sustainability

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree Level (preferable Eng./Cons. or equivalent extensive knowledge and experience in Estates and Facilities Discipline
  • Formal Recognised Management Qualification
  • Demonstrated experience in a line management role within Estates & Facilities or a similar setting, with a proven track record of leading front-line services

Desirable

  • Compliance of all statutory and regulatory requirements including Building Regulations, Environmental Health, CQC & HTM best practice
  • Leadership of staff and their development
  • Ability to run day-to-day operations to the highest standards, ensuring service continuity and excellence. Support the development of business cases to facilitate necessary service changes
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree Level (preferable Eng./Cons. or equivalent extensive knowledge and experience in Estates and Facilities Discipline
  • Formal Recognised Management Qualification
  • Demonstrated experience in a line management role within Estates & Facilities or a similar setting, with a proven track record of leading front-line services

Desirable

  • Compliance of all statutory and regulatory requirements including Building Regulations, Environmental Health, CQC & HTM best practice
  • Leadership of staff and their development
  • Ability to run day-to-day operations to the highest standards, ensuring service continuity and excellence. Support the development of business cases to facilitate necessary service changes

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

The Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth

Address

60 Grove End Road

St John’s Wood

London

NW8 9NH


Employer's website

https://www.hje.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

The Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth

Address

60 Grove End Road

St John’s Wood

London

NW8 9NH


Employer's website

https://www.hje.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Parleen Sethi

parleen.sethi@hje.org.uk

Date posted

16 October 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

B0263-24-0221

Job locations

60 Grove End Road

St John’s Wood

London

NW8 9NH


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