Senior Facilities Manager

Job description

Job responsibilities

Contribute to and support any development of strategic policy

Responsible for all areas of FM across the Royal Oldham site.

Responsible for all regulatory standards and ensure compliance with national standards and policies.

To promote effective working relationships with Care Organisation management teams, clinical teams and service users.

Prioritise and manage all resources.

Responsible for the monitoring and upkeep of the buildings, grounds and assets in compliance with all relevant health & safety requirements and statutory regulations, in order to ensure that patients, staff and others are safe and free from harm.

Maintaining infrastructure and services to ensure patients are treated in a clean, safe and pleasant environment as required by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Responsibility for supporting the development, planning, organising and supervising specialised long-term Facilities strategies in all clinical & non-clinical areas utilising both in-house and specialist contract resources.

Provide senior line management for all levels of Facilities staff, including the resolution of disciplinary and grievance matters.

Receive, interpret and disseminate highly complex, specialised and occasionally contentious information from internal and outside Agencies, to other staff groups within the Trust.

Negotiate with outside agencies such as the local Council, the Environment Agency, Private Landlords and other third-party bodies to protect and represent the Trust interests.

Represent the Trust at public meetings and liaise with local councillors and MPs on a wide variety of subject matters such as planning applications, traffic management, and public transport.

Responsible for the overall management of equipment histories using the Groups works management and database systems in order to enable Facilities to make best use of equipment and resources.

Senior Management responsibility for the implementation, development and deployment of complex data systems used across E&F Services.

Act as the most Senior E&F representative at a wide range of Trust Assurance, Operational and Performance, and general clinical and non-clinical meetings.

To manage soft FM contracts, both internal and external, in addition to all levels of directly employed staff, to ensure the delivery of the highest standard of facilities services.To ensure the Trust is always compliant with relevant legislation and Department of Health guidance

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Person Specification

Registration

Desirable

• Member of the British Institute of Facilities Management Or similar professional body

Essential Qualifications

Essential

• Professional/academic qualification at degree level or demonstrable equivalent experience in a Facilities related discipline.
• Evidence of continuing personal and professional development in FM disciplines.

Knowledge, Skills, Training and Experience

Essential

• Demonstrable experience in a senior management position, ideally in the facilities management sector
• Evidence of successful projects/programmes of work within agreed constraints e.g., budgets, timescales.
• Successful track record in leading and delivering complex organisational change and in securing year on year improvements in quality and value
• Working knowledge of Facilities management and mandatory standards

Desirable

• Recent experience of successful negotiation and contract management. Experience of procurement through tendering.
• Evidence of Commitment to Continuing Professional Development in others.

General Skills, Training and Experience

Essential

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrable ability to prioritise and manage time, people and resources to deliver required outcomes.
• Excellent analytical and judgement skills demonstrating an ability to interpret and act on complex information.
• Experience of Performance Management and the development of staff. Well-developed leadership and motivational skills.

Desirable

• Thorough understanding or direct experience of the operation of a healthcare environment
• Experience of Performance Management and the development of staff. Well-developed leadership and motivational skills.

Other

Essential

• Full Clean Driving Licence

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Oldham Hospital

Rochdale Road

Oldham

OL1 2JH

Employer's website

https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)