Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
We are looking to recruit into the role of Principal Engineer and Coordinating Authorised Person (AP) for Medical Gas, Lifts, Asbestos and PSSR.
The successful candidate will coordinate, develop and help manage the engineering team, subject-matter experts and relevant APs to ensure overall engineering compliance and safety, including oversight and audit of the various Safe Systems of Work (SSoW) for all Mechanical and Electrical disciplines to Fabric including but not limited to Asbestos, confined spaces and working at height.
A strong building services mechanical engineering bias would be an advantage to this role, as the Trust recognizes it needs to develop better resilience and compliance.
This role will be independent of the wider appointed Trust Authorised Persons, but the Coordinating AP may need to support short-term resource or project needs, requiring a good overall level of multidiscipline engineering competency, ideally being a Chartered Engineer (C.Eng.).
Main duties of the job
The role will help ensure the overall engineering governance and standards for the Trust are managed to Good Industry Practice (GIP) and within the best practice defined by the Health Technical Memoranda document set including HTM 00. The individual will communicate with upper management and provide sustainable solutions to mitigate short-term risks or system weaknesses while supporting plans for longer-term fixes.
This role will have professional responsibility, requiring competency, training, and time-served practice in both healthcare and healthcare engineering infrastructure and systems. Regular reporting to senior management on the current state of play and/or system or infrastructure weaknesses will be necessary. The coordinating role will require excellent people skills and leadership, supported by operational management who will act on findings and recommendations.
The successful candidate will contribute to the strategic plans for the estate, including supporting long-term plans for the estate strategy, capital upgrades, and development work. The post holder will support the Head of Estates and the Senior Operational Estates Manager who manage the overall service.
About us
GOSH is committed to recruiting the best person for the job based solely on their ability and individual merit as measured against the criteria for the role, through a process that is fair, open, consistent, and free from bias and discrimination.
We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture where all staff are valued, respected, and acknowledged. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, disability status or length of time spent unemployed.
We particularly welcome applications from BAME communities, people with disabilities and/or long-term health conditions, and LGBT+ community members.
We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants and employees are treated fairly and consistently. We are proud to be accredited as a Disability Confident Employer, a member of Business Disability Forum, and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.
We have active and Executive supported BAME, LGBT+ and Allies, Disability and Long-Term Health Conditions, and Women's staff networks. Staff networks are employee-led groups formed around interests, issues, and a common bond or background. All of our staff networks are open to any employee.
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required.
Person Specification
Values
* GOSH Values
* Knowledge and Understanding of diverse backgrounds and perspectives.
* Understanding of Diversity and Inclusion challenges in the workplace.
* Demonstrable contribution to advancing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace
* Professional knowledge acquired through degree or equivalent plus specialist knowledge engineering or construction related
* Chartered Engineer and a corporate member of an engineering institution
* Minimum degree level qualification in an appropriate building services discipline or equivalent
* Highly developed advanced technical, practical and theoretical knowledge of complex hospital engineering systems
* Member of an engineering institution (IHEEM preferably)
Skills and abilities
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills
* Ability to command confidence amongst a range of professionals and at all levels within the organisation
* High level of IT/ computer skills
* Experience of giving presentations on technical issues
* Ability to develop positive and effective working relationships internally and externally
Knowledge & Experience
* Appropriate experience of working in a senior estates related position
* Track record of successfully implementing significant change within a complex environment
* Experience and knowledge of NHS procedures, systems, legislation and guidance
* Experience of producing or contributing to estates policies
* Demonstrable experience of working as a Senior Project and Programme Manager
* Demonstrable project management experience in delivering a diverse range of maintenance and minor works projects, on time and within budget
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.
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
£70,387 to £80,465 a year per annum inclusive
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