University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Estates Water Supervisor

The closing date is 12 June 2025

Job summary

The Water Supervisor will provide support to the Water Estates Officer and the wider Estates and Facilities team. The services will be delivered in line with all relevant legislation, regulation, and guidance appertaining to the field of work.

As a member of the Estates department, you will be responsible for the effective management and control of the servicing infrastructure, minor replacement/installations and the associated water related trade staff and maintenance assistants.

Assist to provide assurance on all matters of Water Safety through an estates service.

Take responsibility and ownership for statutory inspections under your delegated area and keep records ensuring the Trust complies with current legislation.

Lead and instruct a team of water biased engineers, providing guidance and assistance on related matters.

Have a wide knowledge and understandingof Healthcare water systems consisting of installation, servicing, maintenance and fault finding.

Have knowledge and understanding of drainage and watercourse systems for Estates guidance.

Main duties of the job

Organise daily work detail for staff by deploying suitable tasks from job requests generated from the Planet FM system. Reschedule and adjust work priorities to accommodate breakdowns & emergency repairs as they occur during working hours and as a result of feedback from staff and evaluation of work completed

Integrate schedules for servicing plant & equipment, from computer generated PPM's into staff work schedules along with any additional work identified by Mechanical Engineer or Estates Officers.

Liaise with department heads/clinical managers to arrange access to areas for maintenance and PPM work. Co-ordinate and negotiate out of hours working when necessary.

Closing date of applications: 12/06

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Date posted

29 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£34,465.50 to £41,955.45 a year (Salary Is Inclusive of a 15% Recruitment and Retention Premia)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

320-TWS-BUR-1999

Job locations

Queens Hospital

Belvedere Rd,

Burton-on-Trent

DE13 0RB

Job description

Job responsibilities

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Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Education, Training and Qualifications CPD Requirements

Essential

Professional knowledge acquired through degree or equivalent knowledge and experience of water safety
Understanding of Health & Safety legislation and its application to a healthcare environment
L8 training.

Desirable

Water Risk Assessment training.
Experience in Healthcare specific Water Safety

Experience & Knowledge

Essential

Understanding of the principles of legionella management.
Significant experience within a large and complex estate.
Supervision of small trade teams.

Desirable

Broad range of engineering experience in a maintenance environment in a large estate.
Experience in NHS healthcare environment.
Experience of assisting in the management managing breakdown or project work from inception to completion.

Skills and Ability

Essential

To be able to demonstrate the ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative.

Communications and interpersonal skills

Essential

Effective in interpreting data from a variety of mediums.
Able to make decisions and act on own initiative.
Flexible in work content and location.

Desirable

Knowledge of, financial management within an Estates environment.

Person Specification

Education, Training and Qualifications CPD Requirements

Essential

Professional knowledge acquired through degree or equivalent knowledge and experience of water safety
Understanding of Health & Safety legislation and its application to a healthcare environment
L8 training.

Desirable

Water Risk Assessment training.
Experience in Healthcare specific Water Safety

Experience & Knowledge

Essential

Understanding of the principles of legionella management.
Significant experience within a large and complex estate.
Supervision of small trade teams.

Desirable

Broad range of engineering experience in a maintenance environment in a large estate.
Experience in NHS healthcare environment.
Experience of assisting in the management managing breakdown or project work from inception to completion.

Skills and Ability

Essential

To be able to demonstrate the ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative.

Communications and interpersonal skills

Essential

Effective in interpreting data from a variety of mediums.
Able to make decisions and act on own initiative.
Flexible in work content and location.

Desirable

Knowledge of, financial management within an Estates environment.

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

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queens Hospital

Belvedere Rd,

Burton-on-Trent

DE13 0RB

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queens Hospital

Belvedere Rd,

Burton-on-Trent

DE13 0RB

Employer's website

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