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Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust requires a highly motivated, reliable and flexible Estates Manager to work as a key member of the Estates Management Team. You will play a proactive role within the team, delivering key objectives to meet both departmental and Trust requirements.
The post holder will advise and assist the Senior Estates Manager on all technical matters relating to building maintenance management within their field of expertise and control. They will also provide senior leadership to the Maintenance Team and liaise with key Trust departments to ensure maintenance and repair works are delivered smoothly and with little or no effect on patient care services.
The post holder will have extensive knowledge of infrastructure services and suitable experience of working within a challenging environment and will have a full understanding of current legislation, and be responsible for ensuring compliance with Trust Policies, procedures.
The post holder will also have minimum HNC/HND qualification in Mechanical, Electrical or Building Services Engineering, or hold a higher level qualification, and have sufficient time served experience to enable them to undertake the duties of the post.
- Deliver Operational Maintenance, Project Management and Statutory Compliance aspects of Estate Management.
- Perform the role of Authorised Person (AP) for the Trusts services and arrange and monitor specialist contracts to provide maintenance and validation.
- Ensure that the Trusts maintenance management systems reflect good practice in accordance with H&S legislation and HTMs.
- Participate in the Trusts out of hours on-call engineering service.
- Maintain delegated infrastructure services across Bedford Hospital.
This post will be based at Bedford Hospital covering services across the Trust’s sites.
Hours are 37.5 hour week Monday – Friday and the post holder will be expected to participate in the on call rota service for out of hours emergency calls, with some weekend and evening work whilst on call.
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.
We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.
Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Daniel Roberts Job title: Head of Estates Email address:
[email protected] Telephone number: 07977 180227
