Estates Admin Technical Support Officer

Job summary

The Estates department at Royal Lancaster Infirmary is a group of highly skilled fire engineers. electrical and mechanical engineers, creative building craftspersons, and dedicated support staff.

We are looking to recruit motivated and enthusiastic person to join our clerical support team as an Estates Admin and Technical Support Officer.

Main duties of the job

This is a highly rewarding role. Working as part of the Estates Clerical Support Team, you will be an important link in a chain that takes a problem to the final solution.

Working as part of a team, and individually, you will be required to assist in the planning, organisation, and management of all aspects of Fire Safety and Estates & Facilities support within acute and community NHS properties.

The successful candidate must be able to self-motivate, work relatively unsupervised, and be an excellent communicator on all levels. Experience of working on a telephone helpline/helpdesk is essential along with proven experience of Office 365, Microsoft Teams, Office, and quality improvement and procurement software.

A healthcare, commercial, or industrial background is preferred and a good understanding of fire safety, building and engineering practices would be advantageous but not essential - as specific training will be provided.

This post is based at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary.

About us

We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, and Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe.

FGH and the RLI have a range of general hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various consultant-led services.

WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.

All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies,daycase and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.