If you are looking for an exciting new challenge Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) which is a Specialist Mental Health and Community NHS Foundation Trust, is the place for you.
We are currently looking to recruit a Deputy Head of Facilities on a permanent basis.
The Deputy Head of Facilities will be responsible for managing and performance monitoring of Soft Facilities Management (via SLA’s with neighbouring Trusts, PFI partners and private contractors) to ensure high quality services are being provided. The Deputy Head of Facilities oversees a wide range of audits including waste, compliance and hygiene etc. across a range of sites to include inpatient, community and corporate environments.
The post holder will be responsible for providing assurance that national and local standards are in place and maintained as well as ensuring compliance with relevant legislation.
The post holder will take the lead with overseeing and organising planned auditing including, PLACE, Catering, Environmental, IPC, Health & Safety and CQC.
Actively pursuing commercial opportunities for services, the Deputy Head of Facilities will ensure that these are provided within budget.
This role is a fantastic opportunity to join an organisation that is passionate about the services it provides.
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.
The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.
Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.
For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role
This advert closes on Tuesday 25 Mar 2025