Job summary
Responsible for the day-to-day operational management of a facilities management service for DSFS at Chesterfield Royal hospital and Accountable for Commercial Retail Catering and Patient Catering Services within DSFS.
The post holder will have day to day operational management responsibility for ensuring that the Trusts facilities are maintained in a safe and comfortable condition for all patients, staff and visitors accessing Trust occupied premises, ensuring the services are delivered to meet statutory requirements, government targets and having a particular focus on making sure they are responsive to user needs.
Works with and supports the Head of Facilities Management to ensure a seamless facilities management service is always maintained.
The post holder will support the Head of Facilities with the development of the Facilities service policies and procedures and will be responsible for monitoring compliance against contract terms, key performance indicators, legislation, and good practice in relation to catering, domestics, linen, post, and admin.
Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Limited currently do not offer a Certificate of Sponsorship, any applications which require sponsorship will not be considered
Main duties of the job
- Educated to a degree level or equivalent level of relevant management experience.
(must have at least 5 years at a senior level)
- Sustainable demonstrable experience in high level operational post managing the delivery of facilities services
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Significant post qualification experience and track record of Managing Facilities services within a complex health environment
- Experience of working with NHS / other service delivery targets
- Experience of line managing individuals and/or a team
- Confident and participative team leader and player
- Effective communicator particularly at senior manager levels
- Ability to think and manage strategically and operationally.
- Self-motivated with a high level of focus, drive, and energy
- Maintains high standards of professionalism and confidentiality.
- High productivity
- Ability to work under pressure and constantly achieve within tight timescales.
- Demonstrating an organised approach to work
- Management of non-skilled, skilled, and professional staff
- Risk Evaluation in a live working environment
About us
Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Ltd. (DSFS) is a subsidiary company that's 100% owned by Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
DSFS has just over 900 staff across Soft and Hard Facilities Services, and our corporate services including, ICT, Patient Records, Switchboard, Procurement, Finance and Clinical Engineering. Very much part of the 'Chesterfield Royal family', DSFS builds on solid NHS foundations to offer a more commercial approach that's dynamic, flexible, and proactive.
DSFS are proud to be striving to achieve a truly diverse and inclusive flexible workforce by valuing and welcoming everyone's abilities, uniqueness, and individuality. All our colleagues have the right to and should be able to feel 100% themselves at work; we believe that all our people add to and should improve our culture and not just fit in with it. By embracing our diverse backgrounds and differences our culture becomes richer and makes us stronger together.
Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Limited currently do not offer a Certificate of Sponsorship, any applications which require sponsorship will not be considered
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the Job description and Person Specification attached to this vacancy. This document contains a full detailed description of the role and what the main responsibilities and duties are along with the criteria that is required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the Job description and Person Specification attached to this vacancy. This document contains a full detailed description of the role and what the main responsibilities and duties are along with the criteria that is required.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- oEducated to a degree level or equivalent level of relevant management experience (must have at least 5 years at a senior level)
- oLeadership and or management qualification
- oSustainable demonstrable experience in high level operational post managing the delivery of facilities services
- oEvidence of continuous professional development
- oLevel 3 Catering qualification
- oTo be a member of a professional organisation
Desirable
- oMasters qualification in relevant subject
- oNEBOSH National Diploma
- oLevel 4 Catering qualification
Experience
Essential
- oSignificant post qualification experience and track record of Managing Facilities services within a complex health environment
- oEffective communication, presentational and reporting skills
- oExperience within the health care sector at a management level including project management, business planning, change management, multi-disciplinary working, financial management and performance management.
- oPreparing of reports to support assurance/governance of operational services
- oAuthorised Persons Experience
- oPrevious proven operational management experience in the NHS or similar environment involving a wide range of procedures and practice
- oAble to demonstrate evidence of effective financial management
- oExperience of working with NHS / other service delivery targets
- oExperience of line managing individuals and/or a team
- oExperience of service development
- oExperience of analysing data, facts and other evidence to identify problems and to propose and implement solutions
- oExperience of working with staff at all levels including internal and external stakeholders
- oExperience of working with staff to effect change, requiring negotiating and influencing skills
Desirable
- oManagement of compliance of FM Services.
- oInternal Auditor Experience
- oCoaching or mentoring skills
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- oDemonstrating an organised approach to work
- oManagement of non-skilled, skilled and professional staff
- oRisk Evaluation in a live working environment
- oInformation evaluation abilities
Personal Attributes
Essential
- oConfident and participative team leader and player
- oEffective communicator particularly at senior manager levels
- oAbility to think and manage strategically and operationally
- oSelf-motivated with a high level of focus, drive and energy
- oMaintains high standards of professionalism and confidentiality
- oHigh productivity
- oAbility to work under pressure and constantly achieve within tight timescales
- oPrioritise workload
- oMotivated to seek personal learning and career development
- oWillingness to undertake further training in line with requirements of the Trust commensurate with the technical and strategic nature of this post.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- oEducated to a degree level or equivalent level of relevant management experience (must have at least 5 years at a senior level)
- oLeadership and or management qualification
- oSustainable demonstrable experience in high level operational post managing the delivery of facilities services
- oEvidence of continuous professional development
- oLevel 3 Catering qualification
- oTo be a member of a professional organisation
Desirable
- oMasters qualification in relevant subject
- oNEBOSH National Diploma
- oLevel 4 Catering qualification
Experience
Essential
- oSignificant post qualification experience and track record of Managing Facilities services within a complex health environment
- oEffective communication, presentational and reporting skills
- oExperience within the health care sector at a management level including project management, business planning, change management, multi-disciplinary working, financial management and performance management.
- oPreparing of reports to support assurance/governance of operational services
- oAuthorised Persons Experience
- oPrevious proven operational management experience in the NHS or similar environment involving a wide range of procedures and practice
- oAble to demonstrate evidence of effective financial management
- oExperience of working with NHS / other service delivery targets
- oExperience of line managing individuals and/or a team
- oExperience of service development
- oExperience of analysing data, facts and other evidence to identify problems and to propose and implement solutions
- oExperience of working with staff at all levels including internal and external stakeholders
- oExperience of working with staff to effect change, requiring negotiating and influencing skills
Desirable
- oManagement of compliance of FM Services.
- oInternal Auditor Experience
- oCoaching or mentoring skills
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- oDemonstrating an organised approach to work
- oManagement of non-skilled, skilled and professional staff
- oRisk Evaluation in a live working environment
- oInformation evaluation abilities
Personal Attributes
Essential
- oConfident and participative team leader and player
- oEffective communicator particularly at senior manager levels
- oAbility to think and manage strategically and operationally
- oSelf-motivated with a high level of focus, drive and energy
- oMaintains high standards of professionalism and confidentiality
- oHigh productivity
- oAbility to work under pressure and constantly achieve within tight timescales
- oPrioritise workload
- oMotivated to seek personal learning and career development
- oWillingness to undertake further training in line with requirements of the Trust commensurate with the technical and strategic nature of this post.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
