Estates Team Manager

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

The closing date is 07 April 2025

Job summary

We currently have two Estates Team Manager vacancies within the Department of Facilities Management: 1 x Based at Southport Hospital and 1 x Based at Ormskirk Hospital.

The post holder will act using their own initiative, as an Estates Team Manager, responsible for the management of a comprehensive maintenance service to include property maintenance, equipment maintenance, grounds and gardens maintenance and the efficient use of all utilities.

The Post holder will deputise for the Operational Estates Manager in their absence and manage the routine and/or non-routine fault diagnosis, repair, maintenance and operation of a wide range of complex building services and systems across the whole range of Buildings and equipment maintained by the Trust.

Main duties of the job

To assist in managing the maintenance budget and deliver a balanced outcome through efficient use of resources for the area of responsibility.

Manage all directly employed staff including: -

Engineering Technicians

Building Crafts Persons

Maintenance Assistants

Storekeeper

Manage all external service Contractors who provide maintenance services to the sites.

Ensure compliance with all Contractual / Statutory / Mandatory undertakings associated with delivery of a comprehensive maintenance service.
Assist in managing the maintenance service to ensure it achieves a level of quality acceptable to the users of the service within the delegated financial constraints including service level agreements held with other external bodies/partner organisations.
Liaise with Trust management, Nursing personnel, Support personnel, Statutory bodies and specialist contractors to advise on the best course of action to be taken in situations as they arise and carry out recommendations as necessary.

About us

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.

Our Services:

Acute Care

Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.

Primary Care

Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.

Community Services

Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.

Specialist Regional Services

We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

Achievements:

o Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018

o Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)

o National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

Date posted

18 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year Per Annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

409-7013790

Job locations

1 x Southport & 1 x Ormskirk Hospitals

Town Lane, Kew

Southport

PR8 6PN

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Descriptions for full details

Advertising Date - 18th March 2025

Closing Date - 7th April 2025

Proposed Interview Date - 23rd April 2025

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Descriptions for full details

Advertising Date - 18th March 2025

Closing Date - 7th April 2025

Proposed Interview Date - 23rd April 2025

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

H.N.C. or equivalent in a relevant discipline

Desirable

Degree - Building services or equivalent
First line management qualification
Relevant Health & Safety qualification

Knowledge

Essential

A Mechanical / Electrical apprenticeship
Ability to understand and interpret engineering drawings

Desirable

First line management experience

Skills

Essential

Good organisational skills and ability to address and develop solutions to problems
Good communication skills and the ability to maintain effective working relationships throughout the organisation
Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
Able to follow written instructions and procedures
Competent in Information technology (IT) in particular Microsoft office
Able to cope with demanding and stressful situations
Ability to be sensitive to issues that may impact on patients, visitors and staff
Must possess a current full driving license

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

H.N.C. or equivalent in a relevant discipline

Desirable

Degree - Building services or equivalent
First line management qualification
Relevant Health & Safety qualification

Knowledge

Essential

A Mechanical / Electrical apprenticeship
Ability to understand and interpret engineering drawings

Desirable

First line management experience

Skills

Essential

Good organisational skills and ability to address and develop solutions to problems
Good communication skills and the ability to maintain effective working relationships throughout the organisation
Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
Able to follow written instructions and procedures
Competent in Information technology (IT) in particular Microsoft office
Able to cope with demanding and stressful situations
Ability to be sensitive to issues that may impact on patients, visitors and staff
Must possess a current full driving license

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.