Service Desk Manager

NHS Professionals Limited

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Job summary

Job Title: Service Desk Manager

Location: Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, RG1 5AN

Shift Pattern: Monday- Friday 8am-5pm

Trust Location: Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

Would you like to be a part of a team that works well together, always there to help each other? If you answered yes, Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is the place for you.

About the Trust

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest general hospital foundation trusts in the country. We provide acute medical and surgical services to Reading, Wokingham and West Berkshire and specialist services such as cancer, dialysis, and eye surgery to a wider population across Berkshire and its borders.

The Trust is made up of 7 locations with the Royal Berkshire Hospital being the main site.

Main duties of the job

Manage the Estates Maintenance Service Desk

Promote and exemplify the highest standards of customer care and monitor the quality of service provided to customers and clients by conducting daily monitoring / audits of the Service Desk, monitoring KPIs.

Ensuring there are systems in place for customers to notify of new issues and any quality failings.

Manage complaints and service-related escalations arising from reactive and planned works, maintain and monitor a log of these, and report at weekly estates/project meetings

Ensure all necessary training requirements for the Service Desk Operatives are captured and delivered in a timely manner. The post holder may be required to deliver some of this training themselves.

Arrange (or support the arrangement of) access and liaise with customers, and service providers via the telephone, radio, email and in person.

About us

Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.

As a member of NHS Professionals, you have fantastic benefits:

Competitive pay rates- work this week, get paid next week

Essential support when you need it- 24/7 365 days- call us anytime

Multi locational- work across neighbouring Trusts

Manage your shifts and timesheets on the go- access your My Bank shift portal anywhere, anytime online or through your smartphone

Varied working options to suit your lifestyle- access to the Bank gives you options of ad hoc shifts or longer-term placements

Training and development opportunities- Keep up with the essentials and more

Stakeholder pension scheme available- a flexible future for you and yours

Disclaimer

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Date posted

02 November 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£17.69 an hour

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

M0042-68236

Job locations

Royal Berkshire Hospital

London Road

Reading

RG1 5AN


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please find attached a copy of the full job description under the supporting documents section for this job advert, this has been provided by the Hiring Manager

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please find attached a copy of the full job description under the supporting documents section for this job advert, this has been provided by the Hiring Manager

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills- both verbal and written
  • Microsoft office skills- Outlook, Word, and Excel
  • Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure
  • Previous NHS experience
  • Previous managerial experience

Desirable

  • This role may require you to show evidence of education to Degree level or at least 2 years relevant experience.
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills- both verbal and written
  • Microsoft office skills- Outlook, Word, and Excel
  • Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure
  • Previous NHS experience
  • Previous managerial experience

Desirable

  • This role may require you to show evidence of education to Degree level or at least 2 years relevant experience.

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

NHS Professionals Limited

Address

Royal Berkshire Hospital

London Road

Reading

RG1 5AN


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Professionals Limited

Address

Royal Berkshire Hospital

London Road

Reading

RG1 5AN


Employer's website

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

For questions about the job, contact:

Date posted

02 November 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£17.69 an hour

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

M0042-68236

Job locations

Royal Berkshire Hospital

London Road

Reading

RG1 5AN


Supporting documents

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