Facilities Site Manager at Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Mersey Care is seeking a qualified Facilities Site Manager to join their team. If you have the necessary qualifications and experience, you are encouraged to apply.
About the Trust
Mersey Care, a leading provider of physical and mental health services in the North West, serves over 1.4 million people and is also commissioned to provide services in North Wales and the Midlands. The trust offers a wide range of specialist inpatient and community services, including mental health, learning disability, addiction, and brain injury care.
As one of only three trusts in the UK providing high secure mental health facilities, Mersey Care is committed to delivering “perfect care.” The trust prioritizes safety, effectiveness, positive patient experiences, timeliness, equity, and efficiency. Mersey Care fosters a collaborative environment, supporting its staff to provide top-quality care and working with service users, families, and carers to co-design future services.
Mersey Care is also driving an organizational transformation program focused on enhancing service quality while reducing costs.
Position: Facilities Site Manager
Salary: £37,338 to £44,962 per annum
Job Type: Full Time
Location: Liverpool, UK
About the Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Estates and Facilities Department for an enthusiastic team member for Facilities Site Manager.
The post is suited to a motivated and experienced worker to work at Broadoak Unit and Windsor House, Liverpool Park L14 3PJ
Planned Shortlisting- 31-October-2024
Planned Interviews- 8-November-2024
Main Duties
* To undertake the daily operational responsibility to ensure that all sites run smoothly, in direct relation to all Facilities services including external areas, grounds and gardens, housekeeping, portering, catering services, waste management, security, fire safety, H&S signage, cleanliness including external areas, and general operational maintenance across all sites.
* To be responsible for the co-ordination, planning, and provision of efficient and effective services for patients, ensuring compliance with all current statutory requirements.
* To be the first point of contact for both clinical and non-clinical services with regard to ensuring that usage of the site, including storage space is provided in an equitable and effective manner and any unwanted items are disposed of in the appropriate manner and to monitor this on a regular basis.
* To manage relevant external contractors to ensure an effective value for money service.
* To look for ways to improve current services and contracts in the best interest of the Trust.
* To work with external contractors and consultants to develop, implement, and review effective systems of work within the site.
* To manage and ensure that all security systems and procedures are effective and known throughout all of the site. Work with NHS SMS to ensure the Site complies with SMS Directives and H&S legislation. Where necessary, develop/enhance security systems to ensure the safety of Service-users, carers, staff, and visitors to the site. To further develop existing internal communication channels to achieve this.
* To be responsible for all internal and external contractual arrangements; to include being the main source of communication, coordinating, and monitoring to minimise disruption. This will include external suppliers and their representatives.
* To be responsible for the management of all non-clinical complaints within Trust guidelines and to look for and implement corrective actions and/or problem-solving techniques to reduce reoccurrences, as appropriate.
* To be fully aware and trained in the latest Health and Safety requirements in connection with managing an NHS site. To use this knowledge in everyday issues that arise as appropriate and when necessary and through routine matters, utilising expertise from Fire Safety Service, Health and Safety Service, and/or Estates Officers.
* To facilitate the equitable use of space and the allocation of any available accommodation, where appropriate consulting with users and where necessary operating as an independent arbitrator.
* To ensure all MCT directorates receive an equitable Facilities Management service within the site.
* To liaise with all Local Division and Corporate Service Managers to deliver an equitable service.
* To work collaboratively with the Facilities Management Team on the development of services.
* To operate an effective system of reporting and monitoring both incidentals, emergency, and planned maintenance requirements to include monitoring any other SLA’s in place.
* To manage multi-departmental budgets, to deliver a balanced budget, and generally to ensure that all financial actions accord with the Trust’s SFI’s and guidelines.
Qualifications
* Educated to degree level or equivalent managerial experience
* Health & Safety Qualification IOSH Managing Safely
* Knowledge and practical application of food safety to include the HACCP Principles
* NEBOSH Certificate
* Proven experience of Budget management
* Knowledge of change management processes
* Understanding of current NHS policies and their implications for service delivery
* Experience within a management role
* Experience in Facilities Management
* Experience of working at both operational and strategic levels
* A demonstrated understanding of Equality and Human Rights
* Accountability
* Support
* High professional standards
* Responsive to service users
* Engaging leadership style
* Transparency and honesty
* Discreet
* Change-oriented
* Work-life balance is important.
Benefits
* 27 days annual leave for full-time employees, increasing to 29 after 5 years and 33 after 10 years.
* Flexible working requests are offered to all from the day you start with us.
* Occupational health and wellbeing services available for all staff.
* Support for physical and mental health challenges and health promotion programmes.
* Career development and progression opportunities.
Required Documents
* CV/Resume
Application Process
Interested and qualified candidates should kindly CLICK HERE to learn more and apply.
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