Job summary
Contract - Permanent
Hours - hours per week
Base - York
The post holder is responsible for managing the building and engineering staff of the York Teaching Hospital Facilities Management (YTHFM) and for the maintenance of all properties and plant and ensuring all building service provision, in line with all relevant statutory legislation and guidance.
The role involves the line management and day to day supervision of staff, prioritising and organising the workload of the team; fault finding, operating estates systems; liaison with other departments across the wider Trust and keeping records up to date. There may be a requirement to participate in an Estates On-Call Rota.
Main duties of the job
Working with all stakeholders across both clinical and Estates & Facilities, Authorising Engineers and external contractors to ensure the building services with the York Hospital and surrounding Trust building are working, compliant and providing provision.
You will be able to liaise and provide effective communication at all levels and be able to meet with both staff and external staff. Records need to be both accurate, timely and quality training sessions need to be given.
You must have completed an accredited trade specific apprenticeship and at least another 2 years post apprenticeship training gathering specialist health service knowledge as many tasks are statutory such as Water Safety, LOLER, asbestos and many more.
You must be able to analyse complex reports / faults and a wide range of building services and be able to work independently but within statutory regulations and guidance, and as part of this you would be responsible for installation, maintenance and repair of the Trusts / YTHFM assets and premises.
You will be responsible for the Trusts directly employed labour applications of policy and procedures and the day-to-day control and support of contractors. York workload will be your own to prioritise.
For a full description of the duties please see the job description and person specification.
About us
Our benefits
1. We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
2. Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
3. 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
4. A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager at interview stage.
5. A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
6. Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
7. NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
8. An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
9. Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
Job description
Job responsibilities
A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.
Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit you application at the earliest opportunity.
Working for the Trust
Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.
Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact:
As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
Armed Forces Friendly Employer
We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britains Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.
COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements
Our Trust continues to strongly encourage our staff to be vaccinated against COVID19, this remains our best defence to protect our patients, ourselves and everyone else.
YTHFM are currently funding level 1 membership of a Tailored Healthcare Cash Plan for all substantive Band 2 and 3 staff, on a trial basis and as a gesture of goodwill. This provides employees with access to a range of benefits, including refunding the costs of optical and dental services, physiotherapy, and wellbeing treatments, up to defined limits. This does not form part of our terms and conditions of employment and could be withdrawn at any time. We also offer discounted membership of Westfield Healths standard Plan for staff on bank contracts or employed in Band 4 or above.
Person Specification
Education
Essential
10. Degree level qualification or equivalent level of experience
Desirable
11. CP such as medical gas
Experience
Essential
12. The post holder will have completed further development (normally 2 post years initial apprenticeship training)
Desirable
13. Specialist expertise in Health service knowledge across a range of technical subjects, to enable them to carry out statutory required tasks in the areas.