Workshop Manager

Job description

Job responsibilities

Responsible for Electrical, Mechanical, and Building services for the Trust.

Facilitate a quality Estates service that is responsive to the Trust operational needs, ensuring that the service provided is efficient and effective and delivered to the highest possible standards maximising the Trust's assets for its patients, visitors and staff within the resources allocated.

Provide detailed professional and technical estates advice and support to the Engineering Manager, Trust staff external contractors and consultants covering any issues relating to or that have an impact on the delivery of the operational service.

Ensure compliance with all Statutory Standards, Codes of Practice, Health and Safety Guidance, Health Technical Memoranda, COSHH, Building Regulations and NHS Executive Directives, relating to Estates Services.

Responsible for ensuring that engineering maintenance, including contract work, is carried out to the appropriate standard and specification, act as the Trust Clerk of works and commissioning specialist for site inspections, testing and commissioning to all new and refurbishment works carried out on both sites.

Be responsible for ensuring specialist services and equipment used to deliver patient care is maintained, tested and commissioned in accordance with statutory standards, and where necessary instruct the relevant authorised personnel, laboratories or pharmacists for specialist areas such as :

o Piped medical gases

o Theatre air testing and verification

o Water sampling & testing

o Asbestos sampling, testing and air monitoring

Monitor and review the building, mechanical, and electrical engineering service planned preventative maintenance system (PPM) and ensure that statutory and mandatory compliance is achieved.

Takes the lead in all Engineering Governance issues including incident/complaints management, risk assessments and register management, Health & Safety, including RIDDOR, COSHH, and LOLER etc.

Oversee minor schemes and Capital Works from design to completion.

Responsible for performance monitoring and review, development of individual performance objectives and performance development review for all staff for which the post holder is responsible.

Carry out any disciplinary actions needed to comply with Trust guidance on any issues with regard to staff sickness, attendance, dress, and code of conduct.

Maintain and update divisional policies and procedures in accordance with Estates legislation and Trust protocol. Play a key role in the promotion and development of a safe working culture, work closely with the trust and outside safety professionals to achieve a safe working environment at all times.

To participate on the Emergency on-call roster and to assist operational staff undertaking out-of-hour duties.

Provide cover for colleagues as appropriate.

Assist in producing ad hoc reports and in project work.

Undertake any other duties requested, as appropriate to the banding.

Engage in Continual Professional Development courses relevant to this position

See Job Description and Personal Specification for further details.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Proven engineering management experience which includes staff management/supervisory responsibilities
• Previous experience and understanding of Estates Maintenance
• Performance Management;Operational Management Experience
• Experience and Knowledge of technical developments, financial procedures and statutory reuqirements

Desirable

• Relevant NHS Experience

Qulifications

Essential

• Educated to at least HNC Level or equivalent in an engineering subject
• Willing to undertake further Training appropriate to role

Desirable

• Relevant Management Qualification to Diploma level or equivalent
• AP Electrical (LV & AP Ventilation)

Practical

Essential

• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Knowledge of a range of Software

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Self motivated, confident, leadership orientated. Enthusiastic and committed

Practical

Essential

• Able to work on own initiative and prioritize workload
• Good Knowledge of IT Systems and able to identify and implement change
• Analytical and problem solving skills
• Able to work across boundaries and build teams
• Able to interpret complex policies and national guidance
• Good Knowledge of IT Systems

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

Essential

• Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).
• Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues

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

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

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

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

Address

Princess Royal Hospital

Lewes Road

Haywards Heath

RH16 4EX

Employer's website

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