Job summary
The WTWA Estates Team provides a wide range of estate and property management services across Wythenshawe Hospital, Trafford Hospital, Withington Community Hospital and Altrincham Hospital. The Team have an exciting opportunity for an Estates Officer (Mechanical) to join the department to assist in provision of Hard FM services.
The WTWA Estates Officer (Electrical) has responsibility for Hard Facilities Management (FM) services and sub contracted services at Wythenshawe Hospital, Trafford Hospital, Withington Community Hospital, Altrincham Hospital (WTWA) and any other sites serviced by the WTWA Estates Team.
Main duties of the job
You would enjoy working in a multi-disciplinary team environment with diverse healthcare professions as well as managing building works, staff and contractors in a hospital environment. As part of this role you will be providing different estates compliance services each day to different service users in the healthcare environment. In this department, each day, project or challenge will be different, so if variety is what keeps you motivated then this is the job for you.
About us
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- City and Guilds Level 3 Electrical/ Building Services Engineering
- NVQ Level 3/ ONC in Electrical/ Building Services Engineering,
- 18th Edition of BS7671
- 2391 or 2395/2396 Electrical Inspection and Testing Qualification
- Evidence of Continuing Learning
Desirable
- HNC and HND in relevant discipline
- Corporate membership of relevant professional body
- Suitable Building Contract Management Qualification
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience in estates contract management
- Experience in managing multi-disciplined team
- A track record of successful management and control of Hard Facilities contracts
- Experience of budget management
- Evidence of acting as the lead in maintaining and managing Electrical Compliance.
- Proven track record in providing contract appraisal
Desirable
- Estates management
- Understanding of Property Leases, Rates etc
- NHS experience
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- City and Guilds Level 3 Electrical/ Building Services Engineering
- NVQ Level 3/ ONC in Electrical/ Building Services Engineering,
- 18th Edition of BS7671
- 2391 or 2395/2396 Electrical Inspection and Testing Qualification
- Evidence of Continuing Learning
Desirable
- HNC and HND in relevant discipline
- Corporate membership of relevant professional body
- Suitable Building Contract Management Qualification
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience in estates contract management
- Experience in managing multi-disciplined team
- A track record of successful management and control of Hard Facilities contracts
- Experience of budget management
- Evidence of acting as the lead in maintaining and managing Electrical Compliance.
- Proven track record in providing contract appraisal
Desirable
- Estates management
- Understanding of Property Leases, Rates etc
- NHS experience
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.
Employer details
Employer name
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
WTWA - Wythenshawe, Trafford, Withington & Altrincham
Estates & Facilities, 1st Floor International House, Ledson Road
Wythenshawe
M23 9LP
Employer's website
https://mft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)
