Estates Technical Officer

Job overview

We are looking to recruit a Technical Estates Officer to our team at our Hexham General Hospital.

An Opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated Technical Estates Officer to work at the Hexham General Hospital. The successful candidate will work alongside the current multi skilled team to maintain the 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.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

Main duties of the job

• The successful post holder will be responsible for the day-to-day operation and management of all Building/Engineering, life and business-critical services, plant and equipment within all properties within their remit. They will be required to participate in the Estates on-call rota and undertake essential out of hours on-call duties, as directed. The applicant will already have significant M&E Building Services experience, be able to handle conflicting priorities and have the ability to work under pressure. They will be computer literate, have good technical knowledge and ability, with good verbal and written communication skills. They will also possess good interpersonal skills, allowing them to effectively communicate with both technical and non-technical personnel, within and beyond the organisation.
• 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 and when required.
• Ensure that all internal and external building fabric and decoration is in a sound condition and maintains relevant published quality condition standards.
• Ensure that all PPM and capital/minor works as completed to a high standard.
• To ensure that all staff full understand and operate to relevant Health & safety legislation and participate in the coordinating of health and safety management across the trust

Working for our organisation

NHFM is a wholly owned subsidiary of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. Established in 2012, NHFM provide specialist project management services for large and small capital developments, estates maintenance and a full range of facilities services. Carrying out facilities management for a state-of-the-art specialist emergency care hospital - The Northumbria, three general hospitals - North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham hospitals - and a number of smaller community hospitals and clinic sites, we cover one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country.

Work for us and you will be making a real difference to the NHS and the thousands of people who use our services each year. Visit our website for more information about who we are and benefits of working for us.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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. Responsible for the management of contract labour working on NHFM sites.

Appoint and liaise with external contractors and consultants attending site and project meetings as and when required.

Directly responsible for the management, operation and maintenance of all life-critical Engineering services plant and equipment.

Delivery of all services in accordance with HTM and HBN requirements, maintaining adequate level of competent resource (AP, CP) 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 is maintained, operating in accordance with user requirements, set parameters and to achieve optimum efficiency, supporting energy reduction and carbon target delivery.

Attend, support Trust committees, including but not limited to Water, Ventilation, H&S, Medical gasses.

Control and manage pay and non-pay budgets, ensuring that Estates and labour budgets are kept within financial limits set and to obtain the most economical use of resources and to deliver maximum value for money.

Person specification Qualifications

• Must hold NVQ level 4 or higher in an engineering discipline
• Completed a recognised Engineering apprenticeship, or appropriate equivalent knowledge and experience.
• Degree level

Experience and knowledge

• Knowledge and experience equivalent to degree level.
• Extensive knowledge and experience of safe operation and maintenance of critical engineering plant and equipment gained through operational experience and internal and external professional technical courses.
• Computer literate with experience of using AutoCad, word processing, spreadsheet packages, and other design software as applicable.
• Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools
• Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques and methods

Other requirements

• It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role

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 that requires support in the work place (two ticks pledge) and who meet the essential criteria will be interviewed under the Trust's interview guarantee scheme.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and inclusion and are committed to a workforce that is diverse, equal and inclusive. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME people are currently under-represented in our workforce as well as other under-represented groups such as LGBT+ and disabled candidates. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, we have a Gold award from the Defense Recognition Scheme, and we are delighted to support Apprenticeships, Age Posi+ive and are a mindful employer.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to attend interview please make the recruitment team aware as soon as possible by calling our HR Recruitment Team on option 2.

Applicants who meet the Fit and Proper Person Requirements (FPPR) will require additional pre-employment checks in line CQC and statutory guidance.

Make sure to read the 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application and make sure you know everything there is to know before joining our fantastic trust!

Certificate of Sponsorship

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust proudly hold a sponsor licence. In order to provide sponsorship you and the role you are applying for must meet UKVI eligibility requirements. Please check your eligibility prior to submitting an application. Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK ()

Please note that it is a requirement of this Trust that all successful applicants pay for their own DBS certification if a DBS check is required for the post. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first monthly pay.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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