Candidates must possess relevant qualifications, significant experience in a senior facilities management role, and strong leadership skills. Responsibilities include operational management, contract oversight, service development, and collaboration with nursing and infection control teams. The position offers a competitive salary, access to a generous pension scheme, and various employee benefits, all within a dynamic environment focused on improving healthcare services.
Are you an operational manager with credible experience? Do you have experience of managing large soft FM services? Are you looking to join the NHS as an Operations Manager in a forward thinking division? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you.
We are recruiting to a role in the Management team in the Division of Estates & Facilities. Reporting to the General Manager - Facilities, the post holder will play a pivotal role in the setting the direction of the portering, linen, post & stores services within Facilities. The postholder will have overall responsibility for the services, consisting of circa 100 people and over £2 million budget.
Our ideal candidate would be an experienced front of house/people manager from industries such as Soft FM, Retail, Hospitality, Hotels or Warehousing.
On a day to day basis, duties may include:-
- Provide an operational leadership and management role for services liaising closely with the Facilities Operations Manager & Senior Operations Managers
- Being responsible for managing identified trust contracts in respect to portering services and ensures they are maintained to meet service need and are managed within budget.
- Lead on service development, improvement and modernisation within their areas
- Working collaboratively with Nursing, Departmental Service Leads and Infection Control teams in relation to the delivery of the portering & linen services
The ideal candidate will:-
- Be educated to degree level or possess relevant qualifications with significant experience in a senior facilities role.
- Be a confident leader with excellent communication skills, with an interest in developing people to reach business goals in different service areas
- Have significant experience in budget management
- Have demonstrable experience in managing large staff groups in complex services
In return, you will receive:-
- A competitive salary between£46,148 - £52,809 pa pro rata + oncall
- Access to an industry leading pension scheme where your employer pays in 20.6%!
- A raft of national and local discount schemes for shopping, holidays, insurance etc.
- An opportunity to know that your work makes a difference in creating a sustainable, efficient healthcare system
- An environment that encourages development, recognises success and is excited by change
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