Employer: York Teaching Hospital Facilities Management
Employer type: NHS
Site: York Teaching Hospital
Town: York
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 Per Annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing date: 29/01/2025 23:59
Band 6 (Indicative)
Please note that contact with applicants will usually be by email, so please check all of your mail folders regularly (some providers filter our messages into junk mail folders).
Our Values
* We are KIND
* We are OPEN
* We pursue EXCELLENCE
We are looking for applications from people who share our values to help make us a valued and trusted partner within our care system, delivering safe effective care to our local population.
Job overview
Contract: Permanent
Base: York
The Estates Department is seeking to employ a Buildings Services Supervisor Specialist Service responsible for Water Compliance to assist the team and direct resources where necessary in managing the Trust's complex water systems across the York Teaching Hospital Facilities Management (YTHFM) Estate.
You will be the Deputy Responsible Person for the maintenance of all properties and plant, ensuring all duties, legal requirements, and responsibilities are adhered to in line with all relevant statutory legislation and guidance for the Trust to meet its statutory obligations.
A sound knowledge of water systems, including the control and prevention of Legionella, Pseudomonas Aeruginosa, and other waterborne bacteria, is essential.
This position demands a highly disciplined, motivated individual. You will need to be passionate and enthusiastic about putting patient care at the heart of everything you do. You will work in a multi-professional team and must think on the spot and use your initiative, fostering a culture of continuous improvement within the NHS.
In joining the Trust, you will have access to a wide range of staff benefits including health and wellbeing support, finance schemes, and discounts.
Main duties of the job
To assist Facilities Management in providing a dedicated service and be responsible for the practical implementation and operation of YTHFM’s safety policies and procedures relating to the engineering aspects of Hot and Cold-water systems and processes. Acting as the first point of contact for any water issues and providing technical assistance to all other departments.
To ensure all functional testing of critical systems is carried out to ensure compliance with HTM-04 and the Trust's water safety plan. To carry out detailed analysis of all test reports performed by in-house staff or external contractors, ensuring any remedial actions are completed. To consult with external organisations and YTHFM’s appointed Authorising Engineer to resolve complex faults and ensure all future installations meet relevant standards.
The post holder will be qualified to act as the Deputy Responsible Person across the complete range of estates services and will accept on behalf of YTHFM each piece of new/refurbished plant or equipment into service. The post holder will help develop YTHFM and Trust Policies within Building Services. The post holder will act as a YTHFM expert and liaise/negotiate with external bodies on new projects.
Working for our organisation
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
* Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
* 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
* 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 is expected to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager.
* A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
* Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family, and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
* NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
* An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
* 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.
Detailed job description and main 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 your application at the earliest opportunity.
Person specification
Education, Qualifications and Training
* Degree level qualification or equivalent level of experience
* The postholder must have completed an accredited level 3 trade-specific apprenticeship (3-4 years).
Experience & Knowledge Required
* Formal training/experience with steam generating boilers
* Specialist expertise in Health service knowledge across a range of technical subjects, enabling them to carry out statutory required tasks in the areas.
Skills & Attributes
* Ability to work independently under own initiative guided by specialist knowledge and departmental policies and procedures
York Teaching Hospital Facilities Management LLP (YTHFM LLP) provides a full range of estates and facilities services to York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, together with project management for capital investments. YTHFM LLP is a partnership between York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management Limited.
New starters will be employed by YTHFM and not directly by the NHS; however, they will enjoy the same terms and conditions as NHS staff covered by Agenda for Change. YTHFM employees have access to the NHS pension scheme.
For further information about York Teaching Hospital Facilities Management, please search for ythfm.co.uk.
Please note that some of our substantive vacancies may be available on a smaller number of hours than advertised. If you would be interested in applying on this basis, we encourage you to contact the appointing manager to inquire further.
DBS Checks
Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check if it is required for the role. The cost will be deducted from your salary either in one payment or over a six-month period once you start employment. By applying, you are agreeing to this undertaking. If you are successful, you will be asked to confirm if you wish to pay in one amount or in instalments. The charges are currently £27.38 for a standard check and £55.38 for an enhanced check. The level of check will be determined by the post you are applying for.
Please note that Volunteers and Bank-only staff will not be charged.
The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) offers a confidential checking service for transgender applicants in accordance with the Gender Recognition Act 2004. This is known as the sensitive applications route, and is available for all levels of DBS check - basic, standard, and enhanced.
The sensitive applications route gives transgender applicants the choice not to have any gender or name information disclosed on their DBS certificate that could reveal their previous identity. To contact the sensitive applications team, please telephone 0300 106 1452 or email [emailprotected].
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Please note, the selection processes at York Teaching Hospital Facilities Management are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills. You will be required to acknowledge that you are aware of this before submitting your application.
Agile and Flexible Working
We are committed to helping all staff balance their work with other commitments and have recently launched our new Agile and Flexible Working policy to support this, entitling all staff to request flexible working from day one – for all posts. We encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
All our employees have access to a free, confidential counselling and wellbeing support service. Our EAP is available 24/7, 365 days a year.
Relocation Package
The YTHFM offers 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 expected to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss relocation further, please speak to the recruiting manager at interview.
A bit more about us and the surrounding area
York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated in a fantastic part of the country that is home to two national parks, a beautiful coastline, and the city of York - consistently voted one of the best places to live in the UK. We provide a comprehensive range of acute hospital and specialist healthcare services for approximately 800,000 people living in and around York, North Yorkshire, North East Yorkshire, and Ryedale - an area covering 3,400 square miles.
Our annual turnover is approaching £0.5bn. We manage eight hospital sites and have a workforce of around 10,000 staff working across our hospitals and in the community.
Sponsorship
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Employer certification / accreditation badges
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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