Job summary
Birmingham Community Health Care NHS Trust requires a self-motivated and experienced individual with strong compassionate leadership skills to join our busy Estates and Facilities Department within the Facilities Management Soft Services.
The successful candidate will be required to develop strategic plans relating to the National Standards of Healthcare Cleanliness 2021 and the National Standards for Healthcare Food and drink. By providing a high-level operational and visual leadership to the facilities services on four hospital sites and other Intermediate Care Units that provide clinical services.
Main duties of the job
Working in the busy Estates and Facilities department you will be leading a number of varied work streams, including partnership working with the Catering Service Lead to deliver a patient meal service at ward level in line with the National Standard for Healthcare Food and Drink.
Appropriate scope of experience is essential, and a flexible can-do attitude to the broad remit of the role is required to succeed. Possessing strong leadership skills is essential to provide ongoing assurance to the Trust that compliance relating to services within their remit are maintained and have Business Continuity Plans.
About us
Be Part of Our Team...
BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.
If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Working across the Trust you will be able to represent the Trust in key areas of compliance and will chair or support governance meetings required relating to the National Standards of Healthcare Cleanliness 2021. Having a professional soft facilities background, you will be able to offer pragmatic solutions to help maintain business continuity as the Estates & Facilities (Trust) representative.
A flexible attitude to an ever-changing work environment will be required to succeed in this challenging post whilst you will be joining a great team of Facilities professionals. It is essential applicants can meet the travel requirements of the post.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Working across the Trust you will be able to represent the Trust in key areas of compliance and will chair or support governance meetings required relating to the National Standards of Healthcare Cleanliness 2021. Having a professional soft facilities background, you will be able to offer pragmatic solutions to help maintain business continuity as the Estates & Facilities (Trust) representative.
A flexible attitude to an ever-changing work environment will be required to succeed in this challenging post whilst you will be joining a great team of Facilities professionals. It is essential applicants can meet the travel requirements of the post.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Facilities Management, Business Management, or similar degree. (Or equivalent qualification).
- Management qualification or experience at a senior management level.
- Evidence of continuous professional development within own profession.
Desirable
- Knowledge and experience of project management and service development
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience in managing staff, budgets and strategy in a management post.
- Significant experience of developing and implementing departmental business plans for both income generation and efficiency savings.
- Leading on the Cleaning Policy in line with the National Cleaning Standards.
- Experience of working to Care Quality Control (CQC) and National Cleaning Standards.
- Knowledge of risk management and statutory legislation.
- Experience Length and type of experience Level at which experience gained Significant experience in managing staff, budgets and strategy in a management post. Experience in NHS Facilities Management. Significant experience of developing and implementing departmental business plans for both income generation and efficiency savings. Leading on the Cleaning Policy in line with the National Cleaning Standards. Experience of working to Care Quality Control (CQC) and National Cleaning Standards. Knowledge of risk management and statutory legislation. Experience of Patient-led Assessments of the Care Environment (PLACE)
Desirable
- Experience in NHS Facilities Management.
Skills
Essential
- Able to demonstrate innovation and develop new ways of working for Facilities.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skill and writing formal reports/letters and business plans.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Packages such as EXCEL, PowerPoint and Word.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to work competently under pressure and maintain a professional presence.
- Ability to motivate and manage staff in order to meet Trust and staff's objectives.
Other Job requirements
Essential
- Develop and coach staff members.
- Ability to regularly travel cross site i.e. Trust community premises, attendance at meetings.
- Member of professional organisation relating to Facilities management services, for example , AHCP, HCA, NPAG
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Facilities Management, Business Management, or similar degree. (Or equivalent qualification).
- Management qualification or experience at a senior management level.
- Evidence of continuous professional development within own profession.
Desirable
- Knowledge and experience of project management and service development
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience in managing staff, budgets and strategy in a management post.
- Significant experience of developing and implementing departmental business plans for both income generation and efficiency savings.
- Leading on the Cleaning Policy in line with the National Cleaning Standards.
- Experience of working to Care Quality Control (CQC) and National Cleaning Standards.
- Knowledge of risk management and statutory legislation.
- Experience Length and type of experience Level at which experience gained Significant experience in managing staff, budgets and strategy in a management post. Experience in NHS Facilities Management. Significant experience of developing and implementing departmental business plans for both income generation and efficiency savings. Leading on the Cleaning Policy in line with the National Cleaning Standards. Experience of working to Care Quality Control (CQC) and National Cleaning Standards. Knowledge of risk management and statutory legislation. Experience of Patient-led Assessments of the Care Environment (PLACE)
Desirable
- Experience in NHS Facilities Management.
Skills
Essential
- Able to demonstrate innovation and develop new ways of working for Facilities.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skill and writing formal reports/letters and business plans.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Packages such as EXCEL, PowerPoint and Word.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to work competently under pressure and maintain a professional presence.
- Ability to motivate and manage staff in order to meet Trust and staff's objectives.
Other Job requirements
Essential
- Develop and coach staff members.
- Ability to regularly travel cross site i.e. Trust community premises, attendance at meetings.
- Member of professional organisation relating to Facilities management services, for example , AHCP, HCA, NPAG
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
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).
