Facilities Lead

Job description

Job responsibilities

Do you take pride in creating and maintaining a positive and secure environment, where some of the most vulnerable people in society can build a brighter future? Be a part of meaningful change when you join the team as a Facilities Lead. 

You will work 37.5 hours a week (Monday - Friday 9am-5pm) at Rhodes Wood Hospital in Hatfield, where you will manage the support services, which include Housekeeping, Catering and Estates departments. This will see you oversee budgets, risk assessments, audits and attend council and community meetings to support the needs of the service. 

With experience and skills from a specialised trade, you will ensure each department runs smoothly, whether it's managing the response to maintenance requests, developing the food and beverage services or maintaining hygiene standards. You will operationally manage the support functions of the hospital including Estates, Housekeeping, Catering and Front of House leading the senior department leads.

With a strong emphasis on teamwork, you’ll receive support from a regional network of healthcare professionals and enjoy access to a variety of online and CPD training courses to support you reach your career goals.

Your responsibilities will include:  

• Liaise with corporate and regional staff around key compliances within the hospital about the three functions of support services
• To keep spreadsheets and clear documentation ready for any internal and external inspection.
• To undertake risk assessments and organise emergency procedures/fire drills
• To maintain food and beverage service to patients and staff, working within budget to the highest standards of health and hygiene
• To ensure that maintenance is carried out within budget, in a timely manner and to the highest standards of workmanship and safety
• To ensure that housekeeping is carried out within budget, in a timely manner and to the highest standards of workmanship and safety
• To facilitate project work as directed by Regional Facilities Manager
• To adhere to all Food Safety standards as required by (EHO) Environmental Health Office
• To ensure accurate and appropriate communication with staff, patients and outside agencies to preserve confidentiality and data protection of staff, patients and business.

As a Facilities Lead, you will need: 

• Relevant qualification
• Trained and experienced with a trade 
• Previous experience within a similar role and/or environment
• Experience within supporting services

Where you will be working:

Location: Shepherds Way, Brookmans Park, Hatfield AL9 6NN

Rhodes Wood Hospital is a specialist Inpatient Eating Disorder service for children and young people aged 12 up to 18 years. Each treatment programme is tailored to the needs of the young person.

What you will get:

• Annual salary of £40,000 - £43,000 DoE
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave – plus your birthday off!
• Free meals and parking
• Wellbeing support and activities
• Career development and training
• Pension contribution
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced Maternity Package

There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts and special offers, and much more. 

About your next employer:

You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move. 

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally. 

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Relevant qualification, trained and experienced with a trade, previous experience within a similar role and/or environment, and experience within supporting services.

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

Elysium Healthcare

Address

Elysium Healthcare

Hertfordshire

AL9 6NN

Employer's website

https://www.elysiumhealthcare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)