Reporting to the Secondary Care Operations Director, this Operations and Corporate Services post at Omnes Healthcare runs the day-to-day management of the Evergreen House office. The holder also co-ordinates organisation-wide health and safety assurance, covering facilities, suppliers, contractors and procurement. The role is primarily office-based with site travel, and it supports CQC and NHS contract compliance activity. Experience of office or facilities management and working knowledge of UK workplace health and safety are needed.
What the job involves
- Lead the day-to-day operation of Evergreen House, including access, security, visitors and communal areas
- Co-ordinate repairs, planned maintenance, cleaning and waste management, keeping asset and contractor records
- Act as key contact for landlords, managing agents, contractors and service providers
- Manage office purchasing, stock, quotations, purchase orders and invoices
- Monitor supplier performance and budgets, identifying savings without compromising safety or quality
- Maintain health and safety registers, compliance checklists, evidence libraries, review dates and management dashboards
- Co-ordinate workplace, fire, COSHH and display screen equipment assessments, inspections and training
- Maintain corrective-action and risk registers, following up and escalating overdue actions
- Support accident and near-miss reviews and potential RIDDOR reporting
- Support CQC, NHS contract, internal and ISO assurance activity
- Liaise with clinical and technical specialists on infection prevention, clinical waste, sharps and medical equipment
- Provide admin support to local managers, including inductions, attendance, return-to-work, probation and appraisals
Experience
- Experience in office, facilities, operations or administration management in a medium-sized or larger organisation
- Experience managing facilities, maintenance, contractors and/or landlord relationships
- Experience maintaining compliance records, action plans and registers
- Experience with procurement, purchasing, budgets and supplier management
Skills & knowledge
- Working knowledge of UK workplace health and safety, risk assessments and compliance processes
- Strong organisational, communication and stakeholder-management skills
- Confidence to challenge, follow up and escalating concerns
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft 365, particularly Excel, Word, Outlook and SharePoint
Other
- Approachable, practical, proactive, resilient and discreet, with strong attention to detail
- Highly organised and confident taking ownership
Nice to have
- Multi-site operations, facilities or compliance experience
- Healthcare, NHS or other regulated environment experience
- HR administration experience
- IOSH Managing Safely, or willingness to obtain it
- NEBOSH National General Certificate
- ISO 45001, ISO 9001 or ISO 14001
- CQC, NHS contract or other regulatory/audit experience
What’s offered
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, plus a day off for your birthday
- Excellent work-life balance
- NHS discount and support schemes
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Sick pay and enhanced maternity/paternity leave
- Salary sacrifice schemes (electric car, cycle to work)
- Life insurance (3x salary), healthcare cash plan and charitable giving scheme
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team