Job description

Job responsibilities

• Provide a strong, inclusive and supportive leadership agenda to develop a cohesive and collaborative working culture across all Estates, Facilities and NFHM teams.
• Responsible for the day to day management of Engineering, Building Craftsmen and Apprentices, undertaking appraisal interviews and disciplinary/sickness absence monitoring and allocation/prioritisation of work.Responsible for the management of contract labour working on NHFM sites.
• Appoint and liaise with external contractors and consultants attending site and project meetings as and when required.
• Directly responsible for the management, operation and maintenance of all life-critical Engineering services plant and equipment.
• Delivery of all services in accordance with HTM and HBN requirements, maintaining adequate level of competent resource (AP, CP) and ongoing assurance compliance reporting.
• Provide strong people leadership, supporting ongoing minimum target level compliance against statutory & mandatory training and staff annual appraisal.
• Ensure appropriate arrangements are in place for effective and efficient scheduling and allocation of all PPM and reactive works.
• Ensure all building systems and plant is maintained, operating in accordance with user requirements, set parameters and to achieve optimum efficiency, supporting energy reduction and carbon target delivery.
• Attend, support Trust committees, including but not limited to Water, Ventilation, H&S, Medical gases.
• Control and manage pay and non-pay budgets, ensuring that Estates and labour budgets are kept within financial limits set and to obtain the most economical use of resources and to deliver maximum value for money.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Must hold NVQ level 4 or higher in an engineering discipline



• Completed a recognised Engineering apprenticeship, or appropriate equivalent knowledge and experience.

Desirable

• Degree level



• Hold substanital experience managing compliance, statutory and non-statutory involving all building disciplines

Experience and knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge and experience equivalent to degree level.



• Highly specialist knowledge of full range of complex life critical equipment including piped medical gases, High/Low Voltage electrical systems, critical ventilation plant etc. gained through experience and professional/specialist equipment manufacturers courses.



• Experience of managing complex projects across multi-Trust sites.



• Extensive knowledge of all relevant NHS Estates guidance memoranda and Building/Facilities notes gained through continual personal development, experience and continuous theoretical study to maintain competence.



• Extensive knowledge and experience of safe operation and maintenance of critical engineering plant and equipment gained through operational experience and internal and external professional technical courses.

Desirable

• Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools



• Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques and methods

Other requirements

Essential

• It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Wansbeck General Hospital

Woodhorn Lane

ASHINGTON

NE63 9JJ

Employer's website

https://jobsincare.com/job/jnsCkjlxkYs (Opens in a new tab)