Assistant Facilities Manager

Job summary

The post-holder will support the Facilities Manager with the day to day management and running of the Facilities teams in their own locality and provide cover when required in other localities.

The post involves the day to day management of various teams involved in delivering high quality to the host Trust and partner organisations as required. The Post holder will support the Facilities Manager to oversee functions of all soft FM functions within identified buildings to include: Housekeeping, Laundry, Portering, Stores, Transport, Waste (Clinical and Domestic), Post, Car parking, Administration, Door Access Control System and Operational.

The post holder will oversee any day-to-day operational issues experienced across MPFT, LIFT/Property Services sites and being the point of contact for the practice staff and various clinicians, managing the Facilities Co-ordinators and/or Building Co-ordinators in support as required.

Main duties of the job

-Responsible for the day to day management and monitoring of buildings.-Responsible for the monthly Quality Monitoring Audits for Soft FM service team within designated professions.- To Support the Facilities Manager(s) for the development and delivery of scheduled Quality Monitoring Audits, to include the annual ERIC / PLACE reports etc.-To assist with data collection for as identified, to enable the Facilities Manager to report up with required dash boarding reporting.- To challenge in a positive manner current working practices and promote a culture of continuous improvement reporting to the Facilities Manager- Full Responsibility for the day to day management and monitoring of Facilities staff and Buildings, this includes planning staff rotas where applicable for cover during annual leave and sickness. Ensuring that annual leave is coordinated across the area. Ensure the correct skill mix of staff. Conducting staff appraisals, HR duties, including and adhering to the sickness policy, exit interviews and provide support in recruitment in conjunction with the Facilities Manager.-Record and update on the Trust Electronic staff record system staff information, absences and payroll information.

About us

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;

• Supporting your career development and progression
• Excellent NHS Pension scheme
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Options for flexible working
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
• Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, milage paid at business rate s
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
• Free car parking at all trust sites
• Free flu vaccinations every year
• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.