Deputy Facilities Manager - Cleaning

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)

The closing date is 01 May 2025

Job summary

Do you have Facilities management experience? Do you want to progress your career in an ambitious organisation like ours? Do you have experience in a fast paced environment?

At University Hospitals Bristol & Weston NHS Foundation Trust we are currently recruiting for an experiencedDeputy Facilities Manager to join our Estates and Facilities Division providing a hands on management style to the Cleaning/Catering teams at Bristol Royal Infirmary

This is an exciting opportunity to join us and continue to develop yourself as a facilities management professional in this forward thinking Division. The Estates and Facilities Division are recognised for making a difference by enabling, by getting things done and never walking by an opportunity to challenge or improve the service we provide to both patients and colleagues.

The shift pattern is Monday - Friday, with one weekend working per month, where you will receive 2 days off lieu. You will work on a 4 week rota, one week per month working later until 6pm.

Main duties of the job

Day to day tasks may include:-

Manage the front line cleaning teams, cleaning wards and other clinical areas, departments, and outer areas.
Conducting investigations, writing case reports and presenting to senior managers
Ensuring your 100+ strong team are achieving key performance indicators in areas such as cleanliness, food hygiene and mandatory training
Manage a team of 4 cleaning senior supervisors to ensure standards are maintained throughout the building

The ideal candidate will:

Have experience of managing and motivating large teams in a facilities/soft FM/housekeeping environment
Have experience in a fast paced cleaning environment and be able to demonstrate technical understanding of the services provided i.e cleaning, catering
Be professionally skilful in focusing on opportunities that exceeds the perceived expectations of the services provided
Have sound resilience management

In return for your hard work you will benefit from:

A competitive salary of £29,970 - £36,483 pa pro rata + unsocial hours
An industry leading pension scheme
27 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays (increasing with service)
A multitude of discounts in local and national outlets
Being part of a team that is as forward thinking and motivated as you are

Make University Hospitals Bristol & Weston your first choice and apply today!

About us

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond.

As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.

UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.

Date posted

17 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year pa pro rata + unsocial hours

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

387-EF-0398-MF-A

Job locations

Bristol Royal Infirmary

Upper Maudlin Street

Bristol

BS2 8HW

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description attached to this vacancy.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description attached to this vacancy.

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of business analysis of performance information, and working within a range of targets
Experience of computer software (e.g. databases and spreadsheets) to allow for regular development or creation of reports and documents, using data supplied by junior staff, or outside contractors

Desirable

Knowledge of working in the NHS

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to degree level or NVQ Level 5/HND or equivalent experience of at least 2 years in a related service industry
Management qualification or equivalent experience at senior level of at least 2 years

Skills

Essential

Ability to deal with complaints/problems from Patients and/or their carers or members of staff with tact and understanding
Ability to plan and organise activities and programmes which are complex, and which will involve adjusting plans to achieve the required outcome

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of business analysis of performance information, and working within a range of targets
Experience of computer software (e.g. databases and spreadsheets) to allow for regular development or creation of reports and documents, using data supplied by junior staff, or outside contractors

Desirable

Knowledge of working in the NHS

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to degree level or NVQ Level 5/HND or equivalent experience of at least 2 years in a related service industry
Management qualification or equivalent experience at senior level of at least 2 years

Skills

Essential

Ability to deal with complaints/problems from Patients and/or their carers or members of staff with tact and understanding
Ability to plan and organise activities and programmes which are complex, and which will involve adjusting plans to achieve the required outcome

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).

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