Job summary
Formed
in December 2013 CHoICE is the subsidiary company of South Tyneside and
Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust. Working in partnership with the Trust, CHoICE
provides a Managed Health Care Facility to the Trust, to facilitate patient
care.
CHoICE
delivers a range of services including both Hard and Soft FM, and it is the
Hard FM element (Estates) that we are seeking to recruit. CHoICE currently
delivers services across several premises within South Tyneside and Sunderland.
Very much One Team, but geographically based to provide responsive services,
we have a vacancy for a Senior Estates Officer (Mechanical Ops &
Maintenance), South Tyneside based. The successful applicant will lead and
ensure compliance of the mechanical section of the Hard FM team, a team of
around 10 employees which is motivated and experienced, and this role offers an
exciting opportunity for development and a range of experience.
The
Estates team provide a co-ordinated approach in delivering services in-line
with all our Statutory requirements and Key Performance Indicators, by which
CHoICE's effectiveness is measured and monitored. The workload is varied,
challenging and rewarding in equal measures. Health Care premises have complex
Building Services, which are managed and maintained to extremely high
standards, in order to deliver a suitable facility for providing health care,
to those same exacting high standards. The satisfaction of supporting health
care delivery cannot be understated.
Main duties of the job
As
Senior Estates Officer (Mechanical), you will be required to lead the in-house
mechanical team and specialist contractors. The service provides reactive,
planned maintenance & contract works in a busy acute hospital setting. The
positions objectives are to ensure that all maintenance works are provided
within pre-designated times & costs and provide technical input, to ensure
compliance with all statutory regulations and legislation.
You will
be responsible for ensuring acceptable standards of quality, productivity and
workmanship of work is maintained.
To
manage and arrange shutdowns, connections and adaptations to hospital services
which facilitate progress on major capital and minor work schemes of a more
complex work content. Carrying out estimates for works and working within
defined budgets.
You will be based at South Tyneside District Hospital, although they will be
required to work at other properties owned or maintained by the Trust as
required.
The post
holder will be educated Educated
to degree level or equivalent in a Building Services related subject and have a
minimum of 3 years experience in a similar role or working towards degree
level or equivalent in relevant field with relevant experience.
You will participate in the emergency on call rota as
required.
As per HTM compliance the applicant
will be an Authorised Person, in several areas, which offers opportunities for
training, development and gaining valuable experience.
About us
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City Hospitals Independent Commercial Enterprises Ltd (CHoICE - trading since 2014) is a wholly owned subsidiary company of South Tyneside & Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust (STSFT). Based at Sunderland Royal Hospital, providing a full range of Facilities Management, Procurement and Outpatient Pharmacy services. We employ around 650 staff in a wide range of functions, ranging from cleaners, porters, engineers, procurement specialists and pharmacists.
Commitment, Care and Compassion- our Team contribute to the overall hospital environment, providing safe, secure and comfortable facilities for access by patients, staff and visitors. CHoICE is an exciting place to work that will provide you with an opportunity to grow and develop. Many of our staff work flexibly, including part-time and we are committed to offering flexible approaches to work where possible. We provide a range of benefits including Fitness Centre (SRH), cycle to work scheme and access to a Childcare Co-ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements.
We welcome all applications regardless of peoples race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under-represented groups.
Note we will not accept applications found to be AI generated.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The role will require the
post holder to undertake the role of Authorised Person (AP) as defined within
Health Technical Memorandum (HTM) 00 for multiple engineer services. The
responsibility will provide the post holder with key operational
responsibilities for ensuring that appropriate engineering services are
maintained to current statutory, mandatory and best practice requirements.
The role will also
require the individual to have substantial management skills and experience to
ensure that external contractors and directly employed labour are managed in
the most efficient manner. Furthermore, the role will also require the
participation in the current CFS shift pattern/system, current on-call rota and
undertake overtime when the service needs dictate for which appropriate
payments will be made.
PLEASE SEE ATTACHED JOB DESCRIPTION FOR FULL DUTIES OF THE ROLE
Job description
Job responsibilities
The role will require the
post holder to undertake the role of Authorised Person (AP) as defined within
Health Technical Memorandum (HTM) 00 for multiple engineer services. The
responsibility will provide the post holder with key operational
responsibilities for ensuring that appropriate engineering services are
maintained to current statutory, mandatory and best practice requirements.
The role will also
require the individual to have substantial management skills and experience to
ensure that external contractors and directly employed labour are managed in
the most efficient manner. Furthermore, the role will also require the
participation in the current CFS shift pattern/system, current on-call rota and
undertake overtime when the service needs dictate for which appropriate
payments will be made.
PLEASE SEE ATTACHED JOB DESCRIPTION FOR FULL DUTIES OF THE ROLE
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level qualification or equivalent in relevant field,
- OR working towards degree level qualification or equivalent in relevant field supplemented with relevant experience
- Specialist knowledge of mechanical electrical systems acquired through specialist courses and CPD
- Basic Numeracy & Literacy Skills to Level 1 or equivalent
Desirable
- Membership of a professional body
- Registered with the Engineering Council UK
- Management Qualification/Training
Physical Skills
Essential
- Undertake moderate moving and handling activities with the ability Requirement for physical dexterity, hand and eye co-ordination.
- Perform testing and asset condition surveys using a range of technical and non-technical devices and instruments.
- To sit at workstations for a prolonged period of time then adapt to undertake site surveys or respond to emergency situations.
- May be required to travel, work and manage at all of CFS managed sites
Experience
Essential
- Significant post apprenticeship/graduation mechanical experience
- Significant mechanical experience of systems typically found within a large Acute NHS Trust
- Experience of undertaking an engineering management role within a large acute hospital or similar industry
Desirable
- Experience of undertaking a similar role within an NHS environment
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to work to tight deadlines and targets using own initiative where necessary and manage more than one project simultaneously whilst balancing conflicting demands
- Good IT skills
- Effective staff management and leadership skills with the ability to motivate, encourage and lead a team from diverse profession disciplines
- Good communication skills with the ability to use appropriate techniques to a range of differing audiences
- Flexible in and out of working hours to meet the service needs
- Able to participate in out of hours on call arrangement as per the agreed Rota
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level qualification or equivalent in relevant field,
- OR working towards degree level qualification or equivalent in relevant field supplemented with relevant experience
- Specialist knowledge of mechanical electrical systems acquired through specialist courses and CPD
- Basic Numeracy & Literacy Skills to Level 1 or equivalent
Desirable
- Membership of a professional body
- Registered with the Engineering Council UK
- Management Qualification/Training
Physical Skills
Essential
- Undertake moderate moving and handling activities with the ability Requirement for physical dexterity, hand and eye co-ordination.
- Perform testing and asset condition surveys using a range of technical and non-technical devices and instruments.
- To sit at workstations for a prolonged period of time then adapt to undertake site surveys or respond to emergency situations.
- May be required to travel, work and manage at all of CFS managed sites
Experience
Essential
- Significant post apprenticeship/graduation mechanical experience
- Significant mechanical experience of systems typically found within a large Acute NHS Trust
- Experience of undertaking an engineering management role within a large acute hospital or similar industry
Desirable
- Experience of undertaking a similar role within an NHS environment
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to work to tight deadlines and targets using own initiative where necessary and manage more than one project simultaneously whilst balancing conflicting demands
- Good IT skills
- Effective staff management and leadership skills with the ability to motivate, encourage and lead a team from diverse profession disciplines
- Good communication skills with the ability to use appropriate techniques to a range of differing audiences
- Flexible in and out of working hours to meet the service needs
- Able to participate in out of hours on call arrangement as per the agreed Rota
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
