Facilities Area Manager

Job summary

Operational and strategic responsibility for the management and leadership of soft Facilities services on behalf of the senior Facilities Management team.

This role will have geographical responsibilities across the county for the delivery of the full range of Facilities services for sites based in the following locations.

Swanage and Wareham, Blandford, Shaftesbury and Sherborne

Responsible for ensuring the delivery of high quality person centric services.

Hybrid working.

Candidates will need to be enthusiastic, highly motivated and able to demonstrate the ability to support and drive change across our services, as well as providing support to the teams within their areas of responsibility.

You will need to demonstrate the ability to work autonomously across the full Facilities and Estates services, working with other peers to deliver change, standardisation, best practice, lateral thinking and identification of opportunities for enhancement of quality improvements to deliver a patient centric service.

Working with locality managers, service managers and professionals. You will need to have budget, HR, IT and Health & Safety experience.

If you enjoy a challenge and have previous experience of line management, inspiring and leading others we would like to hear from you.

For those with current NHS service, the role will be offered on a secondment basis only. Please obtain permission to be released on a secondment before submitting an application.

Main duties of the job

Manage the Facilities soft services function for hospitals to including

Catering

Housekeeping

Portering (where applicable)

Site Management (where applicable)

Responsible for the overall management, leadership and performance of the Facilities teams at assigned sites.

Manage resources to meet service needs.

Ensure compliance with statutory standards and recognised safe practice.

Contribute to the planning and design of services in line with Trust, locality and government objectives to meet the needs of local people.

Co-ordinate/link between hospital departments and estates for capital projects/contractors, contributing to capital bid plans and preparing business cases as required.

Employment in this post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of. Applicants who subscribe to the DBS update service are able to present a valid DBS certificate instead of requiring a new check.

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About us

At Dorset HealthCare we're on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We're a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.

We do things differently here - it's one of the reasons the CQC rated us 'outstanding' in 2019. It's also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you're looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.

Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We're an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.

Working with us you'll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don't know. And you'll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.