FM Facilities Support Manager | Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 01 May 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £43,742 - £50,056 . |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 31 May 2024 |
| Location: | Warrington, WA2 8WA |
| Company: | Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6255734/350-TWS6255734 |
Summary
A new exciting opportunity is available for a band 7 Facilities Support Manager full- time permanent position, reporting directly to Head of Facilities
The successful applicant will have management responsibility of comprehensive, high quality, cost effective Facilities Services to a number of premises across the Trust Wide Support Services, Community and Mental Health Care Division.
Ability to lead multiple priorities and conflicting demands in a pressurised and dynamic environment
Meet demands and deadlines, ensuring achievement of key performance indicators, balance scorecards and assessment of the Trusts performance e.g., Care Quality Commission Standards, PLACE, Cleanliness, Infection Prevention and Control, Nutritional Standards, HACCP, Health and Safety etc.
To engage in the national Facilities management arena, contribute to and actively influence emerging policy, practice and guidance.
The individual will need to be and diplomatic approach to leadership.an experienced manager with analytical insight, with an influential and diplomatic approach to leadership.
Arrange/review Service Level Agreements and/or contracts for existing and new services.
Ensure the provision of cost-effective Facilities Services in accordance with any SLA’s or contract documentation, where appropriate including all necessary service enhancements and the delivery of required cost efficiency savings.
Provide effective management within all Facilities Services areas to ensure good professional standards and compliance with statutory legislation.
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
• Administer contract services to ensure continually improving services and to achieve the best value
for money.
• Provide the organisation with a monthly analysis of all levels of work, performance parameters
including the allocation of staffing and other resources.
• Participate in the Facilities on Call Management rota as required and, undertake specialist training
to enable management of out of hours incidents which necessitate the instigation of a command
structure, acting as FM Bronze level Commander.
• To develop and maintain strong links with Directorate teams and / or external clients, becoming
the “point of contact” in order to facilitate communication, good working relationships, and gain
a clear understanding of their service needs / developments, providing advice and guidance in
facilities related issues.
• Administer contract services to ensure continually improving services and to achieve the best value
for money.
• Provide the organisation with a monthly analysis of all levels of work, performance parameters
including the allocation of staffing and other resources.
• Participate in the Facilities on Call Management rota as required and, undertake specialist training
to enable management of out of hours incidents which necessitate the instigation of a command
structure, acting as FM Bronze level Commander.
• To develop and maintain strong links with Directorate teams and / or external clients, becoming
the “point of contact” in order to facilitate communication, good working relationships, and gain
a clear understanding of their service needs / developments, providing advice and guidance in
facilities related issues.
• Deliver the relevant aspects of the FM Strategy and Team Canvas in relation to facilities services
and other ‘central’ NHS initiatives.
• To deputise for the Head of Facilities provide cover for other Divisional Managers in their absence
as, when, and where required.
• Active involvement and contribution to the Trust Infection and Prevention Control Agenda, offering
advice in relation to facilities matters relating to cleanliness, Hygiene and PLACE.
• Active participation and contribution to the Trust Emergency planning Agenda offering Facilities
Services advice in relation to Business continuity.
• Provide advice and support on all aspects of Facilities Services Initiatives to include Standard of
Cleanliness, PLACE, Nutritional Standards, PAM, CQC, Eric returns etc.
• Provide Facilities Services advice during the planning of new developments by way of design,
staffing, equipment, furniture and fittings and to ensure compliance with legislation relating to
Facilities Services.
• Able to comprehend complex facts and systems and apply judgement across the specialist fields
of waste management and environmental fields taking into account relevant legislation and H&S
conflicting demands, investigating system failures and correcting identified faults resulting from the
investigation.
• Analyse the performance of all activities carried out by the department in order to identify areas
for potential improvement and the development of revised working arrangements, systems and
procedures.
• To attend meetings, training courses or occasionally participate in special tasks or projects
considered necessary as directed by the Facilities Manager.
• Contribute to the Business planning process for facilities, ensuring progress is maintained and
improvement made.
• To participate in Trust-wide Project Group(s) as and when required.
• Plan and coordinate the PLACE programme in conjunction with PLACE lead and Clinical Teams,
ensuring the delivery of the full assessment within specified deadlines.
• Where applicable, work in conjunction with contractors or utilise in-house teams to achieve the
targets set out in the FM strategy and Team Canvas. Able to plan and
• Prioritise Facilities environmental projects and more complex day to day tasks,
including liaising with users, contractors, specialist agencies and project management.
• Able to write clearly, use computer software to produce and compile reports with accuracy and
attention to detail.
• Ability to help implement Trust wide procedures across all facets of facilities.
• Planning, managing and prioritising own workload.
• Project work and report writing.
• Monitoring service standards in relation to professional field.
• Chair/lead relevant meetingDeliver the relevant aspects of the FM Strategy and Team Canvas in relation to facilities services
and other ‘central’ NHS initiatives.
• To deputise for the Head of Facilities provide cover for other Divisional Managers in their absence
as, when, and where required.
• Active involvement and contribution to the Trust Infection and Prevention Control Agenda, offering
advice in relation to facilities matters relating to cleanliness, Hygiene and PLACE.
• Active participation and contribution to the Trust Emergency planning Agenda offering Facilities
Services advice in relation to Business continuity.
• Provide advice and support on all aspects of Facilities Services Initiatives to include Standard of
Cleanliness, PLACE, Nutritional Standards, PAM, CQC, Eric returns etc.
• Provide Facilities Services advice during the planning of new developments by way of design,
staffing, equipment, furniture and fittings and to ensure compliance with legislation relating to
Facilities Services.
• Able to comprehend complex facts and systems and apply judgement across the specialist fields
of waste management and environmental fields taking into account relevant legislation and H&S
conflicting demands, investigating system failures and correcting identified faults resulting from the
investigation.
• Analyse the performance of all activities carried out by the department in order to identify areas
for potential improvement and the development of revised working arrangements, systems and
procedures.
• To attend meetings, training courses or occasionally participate in special tasks or projects
considered necessary as directed by the Facilities Manager.
• Contribute to the Business planning process for facilities, ensuring progress is maintained and
improvement made.
• To participate in Trust-wide Project Group(s) as and when required.
• Plan and coordinate the PLACE programme in conjunction with PLACE lead and Clinical Teams,
ensuring the delivery of the full assessment within specified deadlines.
• Where applicable, work in conjunction with contractors or utilise in-house teams to achieve the
targets set out in the FM strategy and Team Canvas.
• Able to plan and prioritise Facilities environmental projects and more complex day to day tasks,
including liaising with users, contractors, specialist agencies and project management.
• Able to write clearly, use computer software to produce and compile reports with accuracy and
attention to detail.
• Ability to help implement Trust wide procedures across all facets of facilities.
• Planning, managing and prioritising own workload.
• Project work and report writing.
• Monitoring service standards in relation to professional field.
• Chair/lead relevant meeting
This advert closes on Thursday 16 May 2024