Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT

Facilities Manager Domestics Manager

The closing date is 07 December 2025

Job summary

The post holder will work as part of a dynamic Facilities Senior Management Team in supporting and enabling the continuing transformation to a high-quality modern department with new approaches in the provision of Facilities services to our internal and external customers.

The Domestic and Portering Services Facilities Manager will be responsible for the operational management, quality, performance, compliance and delivery of cleaning, portering and receipt and distribution services across Greater Manchester. You will possess strong leadership skills that positively contribute and influence the day-to-day operating of these services, and actively explore opportunities to improve performance and effectiveness, in a sustainable and efficient way.

The post-holder will be required to model the values and behaviours of Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH) at all times and collaborative closely with other Trust stakeholders (clinical and corporate) and external partners for the effective delivery of this role.

Main duties of the job

The role of Facilities manager for Domestic and Portering services within Capital Estates and Facilities Directorate is to provide expert advice to clinical and corporate services on a range of services identified as having responsibility for, and to ensure service continuity and business resilience with an emphasis on driving continuous improvements.

This will involve making important judgements based upon strategic and operational experience. The role involves regular engagement with wider stakeholders within the Trust, including Service Users, Carers and Visitors to ensure customer satisfaction, whilst working closely with the Senior Managers within the CEF Directorate, whichmay involve the management of directly employed workforce and contracted service providers, agency and temporary staff.

Contractual and financial management is an essential part of the role and experience within these areas is paramount as well as demonstrating and applying highly developed specialist knowledge across the range of work procedures and practices in relation to services under your remit. You will expected to undertake any other reasonable duty, when requested to do so by an appropriate Trust manager and comply with all Trust policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines.

About us

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 122 locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford,Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

Details

Date posted

26 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

437-7609924

Job locations

Prestwich Hospital

Bury New Road

Prestwich

M25 3BL


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification

Staff benefits

  • Pay Enhancements
  • 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
  • Excellent pension
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Salary sacrifice car scheme
  • Wellbeing programme
  • Blue Light Card Discounts
  • fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification

Staff benefits

  • Pay Enhancements
  • 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
  • Excellent pension
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Salary sacrifice car scheme
  • Wellbeing programme
  • Blue Light Card Discounts
  • fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)

Person Specification

Service Delivery

Essential

  • Demonstrable experience working in a Senior Management role
  • Working at senior management level within Healthcare
  • Experience of managing varying groups of staff and departments
  • Experience of managing contracts and tendering exercises

Desirable

  • Commercial Sector experience

Performance and Resource Management

Essential

  • Experience of developing services
  • Financial budgetary experience
  • Implementation and Knowledge of NSoHC
  • Knowledge of Procurement services including contractual management/ tendering of services

Desirable

  • Staff development

Qualifications

Essential

  • Masters Qualification in a Facilities Management or equivalent
  • Qualified Trainer

Desirable

  • Evidence of continued Professional Development
  • Level 3 ILM Qualification

Human Resource Management

Essential

  • Demonstrate an experience of Providing mentoring of managerial and supervisory staff to ensure the Human Resource policies relating to organisational development, personal development plan, and the knowledge and skills framework are embedded in operational practice across all services managed.
  • Demonstrate how to use motivational skills to encourage collaborative working where the challenge of change may be evident. This may involve the presentation of motivational workshops to large groups, to demonstrate why changes need to be implemented, using national service examples/case studies/priorities.
  • Experience in the management of any grievances, appraisal and absence management
Person Specification

Service Delivery

Essential

  • Demonstrable experience working in a Senior Management role
  • Working at senior management level within Healthcare
  • Experience of managing varying groups of staff and departments
  • Experience of managing contracts and tendering exercises

Desirable

  • Commercial Sector experience

Performance and Resource Management

Essential

  • Experience of developing services
  • Financial budgetary experience
  • Implementation and Knowledge of NSoHC
  • Knowledge of Procurement services including contractual management/ tendering of services

Desirable

  • Staff development

Qualifications

Essential

  • Masters Qualification in a Facilities Management or equivalent
  • Qualified Trainer

Desirable

  • Evidence of continued Professional Development
  • Level 3 ILM Qualification

Human Resource Management

Essential

  • Demonstrate an experience of Providing mentoring of managerial and supervisory staff to ensure the Human Resource policies relating to organisational development, personal development plan, and the knowledge and skills framework are embedded in operational practice across all services managed.
  • Demonstrate how to use motivational skills to encourage collaborative working where the challenge of change may be evident. This may involve the presentation of motivational workshops to large groups, to demonstrate why changes need to be implemented, using national service examples/case studies/priorities.
  • Experience in the management of any grievances, appraisal and absence management

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT

Address

Prestwich Hospital

Bury New Road

Prestwich

M25 3BL


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT

Address

Prestwich Hospital

Bury New Road

Prestwich

M25 3BL


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Deputy Head of Facilities

Ian Hankinson

ian.hankinson@gmmh.nhs.uk

01619384725

Details

Date posted

26 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

437-7609924

Job locations

Prestwich Hospital

Bury New Road

Prestwich

M25 3BL


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