Facilities Manager

Job summary

Leeds & York partnership Estates & Facilities team are recruiting to develop and improve our services and meet the changing needs of the organisation, to help achieve outstanding services to the trust.This is an exciting opportunity to join a forward thinking Estates & Facilities team within a Mental Health Environment The role will have direct responsibility for a portfolio of sites, ensuring the effective delivery of estates and facilities management and services and developing relationships with key occupants of each site to enhance service user care.

The roles will work across a variety of estate contracts that include Private Finance Initiative (PFI), NHS Property Services and the owned and leased estate.

The effective delivery is through both outsourced services and self-delivered, as such a key part of the role is on performance management(monitoring) in line with agreed SLAs both internal and external including the PFI Project Agreement, Property Services SLA, and National Standards i.e., NHS National Cleaning Standards.

Main duties of the job

The role will focus on effective stakeholder management within a complex structure, where communication and relationship management go hand in hand with performance management as the core focus area of the role

The role is part of a team working alongside clinical services, planning, and organising day to day service delivery (both hard and soft) and minor or more complex estate and facilities change requests, whether that is new work or uplift of existing work, following clearly defined processes.

To be responsible for ensuring the standard of the built environment is at a level that is acceptable to LYPFT.

To manage resources appropriately and be responsible for the escalation of any compliance or legal and statutory information issues to the PFI / NHSPS Contracts Manager.

To be responsible for arranging and completing Health and Safety Audits and Inspections in line with current Trust procedure, escalating any outstanding actions as appropriate.

Must have a valid UK Driving License.

About us

The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.

There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.

We also have an incredible bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank. Applicants should be aware that for any individual who requires a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only. This is an essential requirement of the role, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you are unable to meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Mary's Hospital

Leeds

LS12 3QE

Employer's website

https://www.leedsandyorkpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Mary's Hospital

Leeds

LS12 3QE

Employer's website

https://www.leedsandyorkpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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