Deputy Head of Estates Maintenance

Job summary

• Responsible for the operational management of building and engineering services for the organisation and for the management of the Trust's Estate.
• Responsible for the performance of the in-house Estates Maintenance multi-skilled workforce at both The Hillingdon Hospital and Mount Vernon Hospital sites in regards to work orders being attended to and completed within the SLA allocated.
• Has overall responsibility for ensuring that engineering maintenance, including contracted work is carried out to appropriate standards and specifications
• Provide expert specialist and professional building and engineering expertise to other Estates staff, Directors, Senior Management of the Trust and external agencies (refer to list of the "Key Working Relationships")
• Undertake Authorised Person responsibilities, in line with Health Technical Memoranda, for relevant engineering elements.
• Deputise for the Head of Estates Maintenance and work closely with the Head of Compliance; Head of Capital; Head of Sustainability; all Estates Officers; Authorising Engineers.
• Direct line management of the Estates Maintenance Manager.
• To efficiently manage the Estates Maintenance budgets and control expenditure on stores and reactive maintenance which will be regularly reviewed with the Head of Estates Maintenance.
• To review, revise and update Trust/Departmental Policies and Standard Operating Procedures.

Main duties of the job

1. Take part in the on-call rota.
2. Deputise for Head of Estates Maintenance during periods of absence.
3. Directly line manage and carry out regular 121s for the Estates Maintenance Manager
4. Efficiently manage the Estates Maintenance budgets (e.g. stores and reactive maintenance) and have a "Budget Control" system in place.
5. To review, revise and update Trust/Departmental Policies and Standard Operating Procedures.
6. Liaise with other Estates Officers to ensure harmonisation in working practices Trust wide.
7. Any other duty that may be requested by senior management.

About us

The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital in the London Borough of Hillingdon and offers a wide range of services, including accident and emergency, inpatient care, day surgery, outpatient clinics, and maternity services. The Trust's services at Mount Vernon Hospital include routine day surgery, delivered at a modern treatment centre, a minor injuries unit, and outpatient clinics.

The safety and well-being of our patients and staff is paramount and we are making urgent improvements to address this - particularly in infection prevention and control. We are making progress by working in partnership with local GPs, charities, community services, academic partners, our local authority, neighbouring hospitals, and the wider North West London Integrated care system, and ensuring that we listen and work in partnership with our local population. We are focused on ensuring that our hospitals provide high quality, safe, and compassionate care, while we drive forward with the building of the new Hillingdon Hospital.

We have over 3,500 members of staff that are proud to care for nearly half a million people, with a vision to be an outstanding provider of healthcare through leading health and academic partnerships, transforming services, to provide the best care where needed