Contracting and Performance Officer in Selby

Based within the Estates and Facilities Directorate and more specifically within Hotel Services, the Facilities Site Manager role is responsible for monitoring all site management arrangements on all sites within the post holder's area of responsibility. You will need to be passionate and enthusiastic about patient care, putting patients at the heart of everything you do. You will be working in a multi-professional team and will need to be able to think on the spot and be empathetic. You will be passionate about our business, creating a culture of continuous improvement. The post holder will be based at Acklam Road overseeing the Trust wide and will be required to work shifts that include late shifts for monitoring purposes. You should be highly motivated, reliable, and flexible. Experience managing a service and team at a management level and managing change is required for this role, as is budget management experience.

Main duties of the job:

• The post holder is responsible for day-to-day management of a Hotel Services team including supervisors, admin, and courier team.
• The post holder will need to demonstrate that the services are being delivered effectively in line with legislation, National and Trust policies, customer requirements, and hospitality assured standards.

About us:

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York, and Selby. From education and prevention to crisis and specialist care, our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities, and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in, and cared for. We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families, and carers work together with us towards better mental health. We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

Job responsibilities:

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.

Qualifications:

• Catering qualification Level 4 Advanced Certificate in Food Safety or willingness to work towards within 6 months
• Evidence of continual professional development
• Management Qualification to Diploma Level 5 or willingness to work towards within 2 years
• Key skills in literacy, numeracy, and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)
• Demonstrates aptitude for continuous learning
• Audit course
• Basic Principles of HACCP

Experience:

• Substantial experience at management level
• Significant experience in managing budgets
• Experience in leading change
• Experience of writing and evaluating service specifications
• Experience of developing quality assurance and performance monitoring systems
• Experience of working with multi-site management level
• Experience of working with external Estates, ie PFI
• Cleaning experience in a management role
• Catering experience in a management role

Skills and Knowledge:

• Up-to-date detailed knowledge in food hygiene including HACCP
• Good understanding of principles of COSHH
• Excellent people management and interpersonal skills
• Ability to plan own work and others, ie supervisors
• Problem solving and decision-making skills
• Use of IT for day-to-day tasks and presentations in professional settings
• Project always a professional image
• Knowledge of the role and the function of the trust
• Knowledge of Quality Improvement Systems (QIS)
• In-depth understanding of National Standards of Healthcare Cleanliness and PLACE
• Good understanding of cook-chill/freeze and working of a production kitchen

Disclosure and Barring Service Check:

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.