Job summary
We are recruiting for an Estates Team Leader who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
You will provide technical support and advise for the maintenance of equipment, building fabric and utility services for East and North Herts NHS Trust.
You will lead a team of skilled craft and semi-skilled staff and take the day-to-day supervisory management responsibility for the team and estates contractors.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values:Include,Respect, andImprove. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
Main duties of the job
To provide and receive complex information requiring tact or persuasive skills; provide and receive complex or sensitive information.
To be able to work to a range of work procedures and practices majority non-routine.
Plan and organise complex activities or programmes requiring formulation, adjustment Plans maintenance and upgrading programmes, plans and adjusts staffing levels.
To lead with the day-to-day management of maintenance staff and contractors
Understand the working, layout and operation of Healthcare Building Services
To quality check a proportion of completed jobs on a regular basis and to liaise with customers to ensure customer satisfaction with service.
Must be responsible for ordering engineering spares, materials and equipment needed to undertake the works.
To provide estimates and quotes for minor engineering and building works
To maintain personnel records of staff and to include annual leave requests and absence and lateness monitoring.
To be willing learn new techniques and undertake training.
To complete data entry
To undertake surveys or audits, as necessary to own work Completes e.g., staff surveys.
To work within broad occupational parameters, manages areas of maintenance work.
Carry out frequent light effort for several short periods; occasional/ frequent moderate effort several short periods Climbing, lifting equipment.
About us
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
- The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
- New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
- Hertford County, Hertford
- Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential
- You will be a qualified craftsperson
- Must possess evidence of completing an approved Trade Apprenticeship
- Qualified to City and Guilds Level 3 and or Maintenance NVQ Level 3 or equivalent
- Understanding and evidence of current Health and Safety legislation training relating to areas of work
Desirable
- In possession of relevant HNC, HND or equivalent
Previous Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in healthcare building maintenance environment or equivalent service environment
- Must be an effective communicator and able to maintain standards
- Have good customer skills, able to prioritise and programme work
- Experience of managing teams and shift patterns - preferably in a Healthcare environment
Desirable
- Experienced in fault finding
- Experience of maintaining or installing systems commensurate with the relevant trade experience
- Previous line supervisory experience, including appraisals and recruitment
- Able to work across trade boundaries and provide flexible working attitudes
Skills
Essential
- Thorough all round knowledge of Electrical /mechanical building services, especially HVAC pressure systems
- Skills to carry out multi-discipline tasks associated with the building industry
- Computer literate, with knowledge of various software applications ie Access, Excel, word
- Able to use appropriate tools and test equipment
- Willingness to travel to various location
- Undertake further training as and when required
Other Requirements
Essential
- Experience and evidence of engagement around equality, diversity, and inclusion issues in relation to policy, service development and service delivery in respect of both services to users and the management of staff
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential
- You will be a qualified craftsperson
- Must possess evidence of completing an approved Trade Apprenticeship
- Qualified to City and Guilds Level 3 and or Maintenance NVQ Level 3 or equivalent
- Understanding and evidence of current Health and Safety legislation training relating to areas of work
Desirable
- In possession of relevant HNC, HND or equivalent
Previous Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in healthcare building maintenance environment or equivalent service environment
- Must be an effective communicator and able to maintain standards
- Have good customer skills, able to prioritise and programme work
- Experience of managing teams and shift patterns - preferably in a Healthcare environment
Desirable
- Experienced in fault finding
- Experience of maintaining or installing systems commensurate with the relevant trade experience
- Previous line supervisory experience, including appraisals and recruitment
- Able to work across trade boundaries and provide flexible working attitudes
Skills
Essential
- Thorough all round knowledge of Electrical /mechanical building services, especially HVAC pressure systems
- Skills to carry out multi-discipline tasks associated with the building industry
- Computer literate, with knowledge of various software applications ie Access, Excel, word
- Able to use appropriate tools and test equipment
- Willingness to travel to various location
- Undertake further training as and when required
Other Requirements
Essential
- Experience and evidence of engagement around equality, diversity, and inclusion issues in relation to policy, service development and service delivery in respect of both services to users and the management of staff
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).
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).
