Water Quality Manager / Water Safety Compliance Manager
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The key requirements of the role will be to implement and manage and oversee a range of operational systems, relating primarily with regard to water systems across the above sites. To ensure estates operational compliance with regard to appropriate standards (PAM, CQC, Legislation, HSE advice, HTM's, ACOPs) and Trust Water Safety Group & Sub Group directives.
To be a ‘Responsible Person' in line with HTM's for water systems and to ensure Authorising Engineers audits reviews and advice is acted upon. To Monitor remedial work requirements emanating from reports and actively ensure timely completion. Collate estates operational backlog schedules. Monitor compliance with regard to Water systems using dedicated software systems and expedite any requirements to fulfil. Ascertain the position of compliance for water safety against agreed KPI's and produce / present periodic reports indicating such, including cause / effect with recommendations to address any gaps.
* Audit, manage and maintain compliance with the Trusts Water Safety Plan
* Manage a range of key Water Safety related Contractors, review their performance on a regular basis.
* Monitor actions of in-house team and their function with regard to water safety compliance and PPM programmes in place.
* Manage, review and maintain all the actions relating Water Risk Assessments, sampling programs and the water system PPM activity as logged on Compass software system to ensure timely actions
* Ensure all water safety related records are adequate and acted on as required
* Facilitate and assist with Authorising Engineer (AE) audits and create/deliver action plans as required
* Overall lead to ensure all water safety samples are monitored, recorded and results acted on inaccordance with Water Safety Plans and Legislation. Ensuring water control measures are successful and analysing the results to establish the reactive maintenance requirements.
* Provide specialist advice on water safety solutions and lead on Water Safety Group approvals where applicable.
* Monitor records to ensure all assessments and routine periodic inspections are undertaken
* Monitor PPM reports from FM software and Compass system, etc. to assure compliance and expedite any non-compliant exceptions.
* Ensure appropriate monitoring systems are in place to track compliance against statutory, national, regional and Trust requirements, highlight concerns and ensure systems are in place to regularly report out
* Manage the requirements for the 'minimisation and control of legionella and other water borne diseases' as responsible person (water) and the Management of Water Distribution systems e.g. monitoring contracts to carry out duties such as the disinfection of water tanks and systems.
* Monitor temperatures of domestic hot water and cold water supplies to site and all activities required by legislation and HTMs. HTM04.01/L8, etc
* Lead on the establishment of an agreed PPM schedule for all water systems.
* Assist Compliance Manager with Collation and reporting of ERIC/PAM data requirements in required formats
* Lead on expediting water policy and SOP requirements, updates and renewals to maintain current compliance requirements. This will include reviewing, writing and/or updating policies / SOP's
* Manage subcontractors covering the maintenance of designated systems and provide support to existing team members in the delivery of their packages.
* Liaise with members of the Estates Team where necessary to coordinate work completion. Assist in the management of Estates direct labour group, external contractors and professionals where required.
* Establish and maintain contacts within the hospital, with contractors, suppliers and statutory bodies as required to provide high standards of estate care.
* Manage maintenance subcontractors, to monitor PPM completion and to provide technical support to all sections of the maintenance department as necessary.
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