Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism and community based services for the populations we serve.
As an integrated mental health, learning disability and community Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including:
1. Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, forensic services including low and medium secure care.
2. Specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
3. Community physical health and well-being services for children and adults.
The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,000 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health and general nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers.
Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust supports flexible working, believing 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, home/remote working, and flexi-time.
Job overview
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 across a range of sites to include inpatient, community and corporate environments.
Main duties of the job
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.
Working for our organisation
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, believing 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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.
Person specification
Education
* Degree / HND Facilities related (or equivalent experience)
* Can demonstrate evidence of professional development
Knowledge
* Knowledge and understanding of the impact of change and development relating to service delivery
* Estates and facilities related legislation
* Understanding of NHS/healthcare operational environments including clinical service models, risks, patient needs, customer service and best practice service delivery and service re-design
* Statutory Compliance awareness
Experience
* Significant experience working within a similar operational management role
* Managing a team in the NHS (Hospital Environment)
* Relevant team leading experience in one or more of the following: Domestic Services, Linen and Laundry Management, Workforce & Logistics, Waste Management, Catering Services
* Contract management experience in delivering service contracts including setting and measuring KPIs and reporting against them
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Please be aware, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) when submitting an application is monitored and if you have used AI to generate an application, you are required to declare this on your application form. Failure to do so, may result in your application being withdrawn.
We want to highlight the importance of integrity and authenticity in your application form, and ask you to use AI tools responsibly to ensure your application form is a true reflection of your skills, knowledge and experiences.
Please ensure that you read the person specification attached below as your application will be measured against this document.
Applications from job share partners are welcome and other forms of flexible working will be considered for all posts.
For all posts which require a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check please be aware of the Disclosure and Barring Service Code of Practice, a copy of which is available by logging on to the DBS website. If the post is subject to DBS disclosure, a charge will be made to the successful candidate(s).
You are advised to consider applying for LSCft vacancies as soon as possible as in some instances vacancies are closed as soon as a sufficient number of applications have been received. If you are not invited to interview within three weeks of the closing date then please assume that on this occasion you have been unsuccessful, as it is not possible to contact all unsuccessful candidates.
LSCft is committed to celebrating difference as an asset and we know that recruiting talent from diverse backgrounds helps to create a more flexible, creative and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from people regardless of age, disability (particularly those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion or belief or sexual orientation. Our goal is for the Trust to be truly representative of the communities we serve so we are particularly keen to receive applications from people in under-represented groups. If there is anything you’d like to discuss in relation to your application then please ask.
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Name: Phillip Molyneaux Job title: Head of Facilities Telephone number: 01772 773580 Additional information
For further information or an informal discussion about the post please contact Chris Rowe on 01772 773580.
This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly.
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