Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
We are looking to recruit an Estates Officer to our team at Berwick Infirmary and community hospitals.
An opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated Estates Officer to work at a new £35 million state-of-the-art hospital in Berwick-upon-Tweed. The successful candidate will work alongside the current multi-skilled team to maintain the new and current Berwick Infirmary sites, Alnwick Infirmary, and Rothbury Community Hospital sites. The post is 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, and will also take part in the emergency on-call rota.
The post is working for Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management.
Minimum Requirements
The successful candidate should have:
* Knowledge and experience equivalent to degree level.
* Significant in-depth experience and professional specialist knowledge of working within an acute healthcare environment.
* Highly specialist knowledge of building construction.
* Experience of managing complex projects across multi-Trust sites.
* Ability to provide and receive complex technical information to consultants and staff members.
* Ability to plan and organise a broad range of complex activities and programmes.
* Ability to meet the travel requirements of the post to cover the geographical area of Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust.
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
* Excellent motivational skills.
* Ability to represent the department within committees and at highly complex and sensitive meetings.
* Willingness to act as an Authorised Person in a range of technical disciplines.
Main Duties of the Job
* The successful post holder will be responsible for the day-to-day operation and management of all building/engineering, life and business-critical services, plant, and equipment within all properties within their remit. They will be required to participate in the Estates on-call rota and undertake essential out-of-hours on-call duties as directed. The applicant will already have significant M&E building services experience, be able to handle conflicting priorities, and have the ability to work under pressure. They will be computer literate, have good technical knowledge and ability, and possess good verbal and written communication skills. They will also possess good interpersonal skills, allowing them to effectively communicate with both technical and non-technical personnel, within and beyond the organisation.
* Direct line management of a multi-disciplined workforce within respective sites to prioritise workloads. Undertake management, design, and costing of any new and minor works/upgrades as and when required.
* Ensure that all internal and external building fabric and decoration are in a sound condition and maintain relevant published quality condition standards.
* Ensure that all PPM and capital/minor works are completed to a high standard.
* To ensure that all staff fully understand and operate to relevant health and safety legislation and participate in the coordinating of health and safety management across the trust.
About Us
NHFM is a wholly owned subsidiary of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. Established in 2012, NHFM provides specialist project management services for large and small capital developments, estates maintenance, and a full range of facilities services. Carrying out facilities management for a state-of-the-art specialist emergency care hospital - The Northumbria, three general hospitals - North Tyneside, Wansbeck, and Hexham hospitals - and a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick-on-Tweed, we cover one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country.
Work for us and you will be making a real difference to the NHS and the thousands of people who use our services each year. Visit our website www.nhfm.co.uk for more information about who we are and the benefits of working for us.
Job Responsibilities
* Provide a strong, inclusive, and supportive leadership agenda to develop a cohesive and collaborative working culture across all Estates, Facilities, and NHFM teams.
* Responsible for the day-to-day management of engineering, building craftsmen, and apprentices, undertaking appraisal interviews and disciplinary/sickness absence monitoring and allocation/prioritisation of work. Responsible for the management of contract labour working on NHFM sites.
* Appoint and liaise with external contractors and consultants attending site and project meetings as and when required.
* Directly responsible for the management, operation, and maintenance of all life-critical engineering services plant and equipment.
* Delivery of all services in accordance with HTM and HBN requirements, maintaining an adequate level of competent resource (AP, CP) and ongoing assurance compliance reporting.
* Provide strong people leadership, supporting ongoing minimum target level compliance against statutory and mandatory training and staff annual appraisal.
* Ensure appropriate arrangements are in place for effective and efficient scheduling and allocation of all PPM and reactive works.
* Ensure all building systems and plant are maintained, operating in accordance with user requirements, set parameters, and to achieve optimum efficiency, supporting energy reduction and carbon target delivery.
* Attend and support Trust committees, including but not limited to Water, Ventilation, H&S, and Medical gases.
* Control and manage pay and non-pay budgets, ensuring that Estates and labour budgets are kept within financial limits set and to obtain the most economical use of resources and to deliver maximum value for money.
Please note, for secondment roles, before an application is submitted, please ensure you have received the appropriate approval and completed documentation required beforehand, as this may delay the process if an offer is made.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Knowledge of technical facilities, engineering, or building-related discipline to HNC with a preference for degree level - or equivalent level of knowledge and/or experience.
* Relevant specialist in-depth knowledge or equivalent, acquired through courses and experience.
* EITB apprenticeship, or equivalent.
* Degree in engineering or building services.
* Relevant experience and professional specialist knowledge of working on highly complex multi-faceted equipment within a healthcare environment.
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.
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
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