The Facilities Patient Environment team has an exciting opportunity for the role of Assistant Facilities Manager on the St James site. The successful candidate will be required to work 37.5 hours per week, which will include some weekend/evening working with flexibility when required, dependent upon the needs of the service.
The post's primary function is to assist the Facilities Manager on one of our focal blocks at St James. The role predominantly includes the responsibility for the day-to-day management of key services such as Cleaning and Patient Meal Service delivery, while supporting cleaning response and circulation cleanliness.
Expected Shortlisting Date
02/01/2025
Planned Interview Date
10/01/2025
Main Duties of the Job
The successful candidate will be expected to liaise with a range of multi-disciplinary teams, both within the clinical and facilities teams, across the Trust to ensure that facilities services are achieved within specified timescales and to the highest standards. Fostering close working relationships will be essential with colleagues in our Clinical CSUs and Estates to ensure that the best possible standards are maintained and continually improved upon, ensuring that all customers of the Trust have an excellent experience while at the hospital.
1. Day-to-day management of a 24/7 service
2. Supporting the St James facilities management team
3. Ensuring high standards of cleanliness in all areas relevant to service profile
4. Ensuring the effective and safe delivery of our patient meal service
5. Leadership of the operational supervisory team
6. High visibility amongst the block profile by being proactive in identifying and resolving issues
About Us
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest and busiest acute hospital trusts in the UK, with the vision to be recognized as 'The Best Place to Work'. Estates & Facilities is a Clinical Service Unit within Leeds Teaching Hospitals and is responsible for providing a range of Cleaning, Catering, and Patient movement services.
The Facilities team is dedicated and provides services 24/7 for Patients, showcasing the Trust's Leeds Way Values along the way.
This fantastic opportunity is ideal for a highly ambitious, skilled, and focused individual who is committed to both personal and team development to join an employer with outstanding benefits, which include:
1. An attractive NHS Pension scheme
2. Generous annual leave entitlement with 27 days plus Bank holidays for new starters, further increasing after 5 years of service
3. Staff Health & Wellbeing support
4. Training and Development
5. Salary Sacrifice
Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy, and we reserve the right to close, delay, or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed and contact the named contact if you have any questions.
Job Description
Job Responsibilities
JOB PURPOSE:
1. To assist the Facilities Manager Patient Environment in being the first point of contact for all facilities within the allocated area, ensuring that all services meet the expectations of the patient, client, and agreed service levels.
2. To assist in achieving allocated area action plans and targets by leading and managing the Facilities supervisors and operational team on a day-to-day basis.
3. To ensure that the agreed departmental, divisional, and trust policies and procedures are met.
4. To complete any administrative tasks that are necessary for the smooth running of their block.
Knowledge, Skills, and Experience Required
1. Operational experience and knowledge in the complete range of Hotel Services functions.
2. Current experience in managing operational supervisors and staff.
3. Ability, with guidance, to implement systems into the workplace that ensure consistent service provision.
4. Demonstrated ability to achieve operational goals and direct supervisors and staff on a day-to-day basis.
5. Ability to perform all administrative tasks and use any IT system as appropriate to the role.
Core Values
The post holder will have the desire to achieve the very best Patient Environment standard and the belief that Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust will be one of the leading Patient Environment services nationally.
The post holder will be motivated and take direction with the ability to work within a team and achieve the goals set for him/her.
The post holder will be able to motivate his/her team to achieve their goals both in a timely manner and within the Trust's agreed practices and procedures.
The post holder will ensure a positive working relationship, especially with the nursing team and infection prevention and control team members.
The post holder will have a passion for the patient environment and ensuring that the patient experience is the very best possible.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
* To have been a supervisor in a large site domestic, patient food service.
* To have a recent and relevant proven track record in achieving appropriate cleaning, patient food service targets.
Desirable
* To have a proven track record as an Assistant Manager in a Hotel Services Department in a large scale.
Qualifications
Essential
* To be educated to a relevant certificate level of education or be able to achieve a certificate level qualification.
* Intermediate Food Hygiene certificate or once in post ability to achieve within six months.
Skills & Behaviours
Desirable
* To be able to coordinate a Patient Environment on a day-to-day basis.
* To be able to use most Microsoft packages.
* To be able to communicate and relate well to Patient Environment staff.
Additional Requirements
Essential
* To be able to demonstrate the latest cleaning and patient food techniques.
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