Job summary
Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust is looking for people with the right values, skills and potential to join us. We need people with energy, expertise and enthusiasm to help us achieve our strategy to improve the quality of care for our patients.
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Estates & Facilities Department for an experienced Community Premises Manager, Band 8A with excellent values-based leadership qualities.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will work in conjunction with Trust legal advisors to negotiate, develop and agree leases with 3rd party contractors and Trusts.
Candidates should hold a current full driving licence as the postholder will be required to undertake frequent travelling between sites.
The postholder will provide expertise, skills, knowledge and experience in Hard and Soft Facilities services, people skills, effective communication and application of Service Level Agreements.
About us
Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:
1. Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
2. Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
3. Improving the experience of staff with disability
4. Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
5. Making equalities mainstream
Job description
Job responsibilities
Accountable to the Head of Contracts & Performance, the post holder will be responsible for ensuring that all relevant LGT community sites receive a robust, proactive and reactive, cost effective Hard and Soft Service by contractors, NHS Property Services and LGT Retained Estates by monitoring the service provided I line with agreed contracts and Service Level Agreements. This includes properties that the Trust own and all properties where we are tenants.
For full details of the role and responsibilities please refer to the job description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
6. Educated to masters level or relevant experience
7. A degree in a relevant discipline Facilities Management, Contract Management, Engineering services
8. Post holder shall have relevant management qualifications with substantial experience in a premises management role.
9. Post holder must hold a current full driving licence.
10. Demonstrates continuing professional development in relevant field
Desirable
11. Certificate or diploma in management or relevant equivalent experience
Experience
Essential
12. Developed financial and budgetary experience.
13. A background of contract management or Facilities Management.
14. Demonstrates experience of development and implementation of governance and assurance policies and procedures for all aspects of the Estates & Facilities services, including 3rd party contractors.
15. Post holder to demonstrate experience in undertaking audits.
Desirable
16. Drafting of Service Level Agreements and property leases
17. Experience of working in the NHS
Knowledge
Essential
18. Demonstrate specialist knowledge of statutory and mandatory requirements
19. Understanding of how to deal with complaints effectively.