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Salary- Facilities and technical maintenance management role in healthcare
- Excellent benefits, career development & a chance to truly impact people's lives
About Our Client
Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management are one of the largest and most successful Facilities Management companies wholly owned by the NHS within the UK. We are committed to sharing this expertise with other healthcare providers in a step towards helping them to achieve their ambitions. We are committed to providing high quality, safe and effective Estates and Facilities management services to Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and to work innovatively and collaboratively to develop the same high-quality services for other organisations.
We look after a diverse estate across Northumbria, including the Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital (NSECH), one of the only hospitals in the UK dedicated to emergency care, and from Morpeth up to Berwick-upon-tweed. NHFM also own the Northumbria Healthcare Manufacturing and Innovation Hub, unique to the NHS, manufacturing hub which creates personal protective equipment (PPE) for staff across the UK.
Job Description
Based on site at NSECH, you will oversee all technical maintenance and engineering estates operations, including all life-critical engineering plant and employed staff and contractors. You will manage all health, safety and compliance matters and provide a high level of service at all times.
You will liaise with the Soft Services Manager working alongside their team, and deputising for the Area Estates and Facilities Manager when required.
You will be responsible for all planned and preventative maintenance and reactive works, working to performance targets and using your skills in project management, system process reporting and team management
You will undertake Authorised Person responsibilities for matters such as Legionella, Electrical and Medical Gas Pipeline Systems, and lead in the safe operation, installation and maintenance of all related infrastructure.
You will monitor budgets both capital and revenue, and monitor performance of operations, as well as liaising with key stakeholders such as medical staff, departmental heads, and external stakeholders in delivering effective works, whilst minimising disruption.
You will contribute to the Trust Green Plan and NHE Net Zero target by embracing modern working methods and reducing carbon impact.
You will develop business cases and implement schemes for ongoing lifecycle and asset management plans, and monitor quality of all systems and works.
The Successful Applicant
- A competent facilities professional with a technical background in estates, engineering, M&E or similar ideally qualified to degree level or equivalent.
- Minimum 5 years experience working in Property Estates and Facilities environment.
- Healthcare and acute environment expertise is not essential, but a technical grounding with complex estates management would be ideal
- An excellent communicator at all levels, with knowledge of engineering and excellent team management skills
- A person who can see opportunities to overcome challenges, with excellent relationship building skills.
What's on Offer
NHFM offer a significant benefits package, and can offer a salary of £50,952 to £57,349 dependent on experience and in line with NHS Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions
Benefits on offer include:
NHS Pension scheme which currently includes Employer contribution of 20.6%
An attractive annual leave package, starting at 27 days per year plus bank holidays (increasing with years service)
A 'Fleet my new car!' staff benefit salary sacrifice or salary deduction scheme providing access to lease cars.
Range of Health & Wellbeing services access
Cycle to work scheme
Discount Schemes and Staff Discounts
Access to Learning and Development opportunities
Next Steps
Please visit our recruitment site for wider information around the roles and to see our 'All About Us' video.https://www.michaelpage.co.uk/clientprofile/northumbria-healthcare-facilities-management
For more information about the role and to express your interest, contact Steph McKay at Michael Page on 0113 243 7734 a confidential discussion.
Apply online here or by sending your CV via email to Steph, and your application will be considered upon receipt.
Closing date for applications for this role is 10am on Monday 26th February
Interviews will be held week commencing 4th March.
Michael Page are exclusively managing this recruitment campaign, so all internal, external and third party applications will be put through the same process.
