Technical Estates Officer in Hexham

Overview

An opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated Technical Estates Officer to work at Hexham General Hospital. The successful candidate will work alongside the current multi-skilled team to maintain Hexham General Hospital and Haltwhistle Memorial Hospital. The post is 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, and will also take part in the emergency on-call rota.

Responsibilities

• Direct line management of a multi-disciplined workforce within respective sites to prioritise workloads. Undertake management, design and costing of any new and minor works/upgrades as required.
• Ensure that all internal and external building fabric and decoration is in a sound condition and maintains relevant published quality and condition standards.
• Ensure that all planned preventive maintenance (PPM) and capital/minor works are completed to a high standard.
• Ensure staff understand and operate to relevant Health & Safety legislation and participate in coordinating health and safety management across the trust. 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. Manage contract labour working on NHFM sites.
• Appoint and liaise with external contractors and consultants attending site and project meetings as required.
• Directly responsible for the management, operation and maintenance of all life-critical Engineering services, plant and equipment.
• Deliver all services in accordance with HTM and HBN requirements, maintaining adequate level of competent resource 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 are maintained, operating in accordance with user requirements and set parameters to achieve optimum efficiency, supporting energy reduction and carbon target delivery.
• Attend and support Trust committees, including Water, Ventilation, H&S, Medical Gases.
• Control and manage pay and non-pay budgets, ensuring Estates and labour budgets are kept within financial limits to deliver maximum value for money.
• The successful applicant will be an employee of the subsidiary and not Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
• Applicants who are members of the Armed Forces, and those who have a disability requiring support in the workplace, will be interviewed under the Trust\’s interview guarantee scheme.

Requirements / Qualifications

• Significant M&E Building Services experience, ability to handle conflicting priorities, and the capability to work under pressure.
• Computer literate with good technical knowledge, verbal and written communication skills, and good interpersonal skills to effectively communicate with both technical and non-technical personnel within and beyond the organisation.

Desirable Information

• We recognise the positive value of diversity and inclusion and are committed to a workforce that is diverse, equal and inclusive. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates, LGBT+ and disabled candidates.
• We are a Disability Confident Employer, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, and we support Apprenticeships and inclusive employment practices.
• Certificate of Sponsorship: Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust holds a sponsor licence. Review UKVI eligibility requirements prior to applying.
• Please note that successful applicants may be required to pay for their own DBS certification if required for the post.

Benefits and Additional Information

• Competitive rates of pay; enhanced rates for evenings, nights, weekends and bank holidays.
• Employment terms reflecting NHS Agenda for Change; up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays; generous maternity/paternity leave provisions; occupational sick pay.
• NHS Pension Scheme; career development opportunities.
• Staff benefits including car lease, home electronics, cycle to work, priority access to vaccinations, physiotherapy, and counselling.
• Flexible working arrangements to support safe and effective patient care.

NHFM is a wholly owned subsidiary of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. It provides specialist project management services for capital developments, estates maintenance and facilities services across multiple sites within the Trust region.