We are looking to recruit an Estates Officer to join our team at Hexham General Hospital and to provide support to our community sites at Haltwhistle & Haydon Bridge., The successful post holder will be accountable for the day to day management of all directly employed and contracted Estates engineering and building tradesmen.
They will be required to participate in the Estates on-call rota and undertake essential out of hours on-call duties, as directed. The applicant will already have significant M&E Building Services experience, be able to handle conflicting priorities and have the ability to work under pressure. They will be computer literate, have good technical knowledge and ability, with good verbal and written communication skills. They will also possess good interpersonal skills, allowing them to effectively communicate with both technical and non-technical personnel, within and beyond the organisation.
Direct line management of a multi-disciplined workforce within respective sites to prioritise workloads Undertake management, design and costing of any new and minor works/upgrades as and when required., Ensure that all NHCFT premises are effectively estate managed and all statutory and mandatory Estate and Health & Safety related issues are identified, prioritised and minimised within financial and physical restraints.
Develop and deliver solutions to challenges and problems through creativity and change.
Advance technology and promote advanced changes in designs to create efficient techniques, and new services to the benefit of existing staff, the General Public and patients.
Participate in and raise the profile of the Sustainability agenda identifying carbon/energy saving schemes as appropriate.
Attend current training courses in line with new technology and advances.
Work in co-operation with other heads of departments, professionals and contract supervisors to lead and drive forward the modernisation of clean working practices within the hospital environment, during the course of construction, maintenance and breakdown of building services, therefore reducing risk to employees general public and patients alike.
The management of own and client budgets ensuring that these are kept within financial restraints.
Management and design of minor works. Direct line management of multi-disciplined workforce within respective sites.
Effective operation and testing of life/business critical engineering services ensuring that all existing and emergency support services run to maximum efficiency.
Ensure that all internal and external building fabric and decoration is in a sound condition and maintains relevant published quality condition standards.
Monitor quality of contracted out services within NHCFT and external clients/agencies, ensuring performance and value for money is obtained throughout.
Participate in the coordinating of health and safety management across the Trust.
Implement procedures to ensure compliance with the Trust's policies, procedures and Standing Financial Instructions.
To monitor energy, identify areas of excessive usage, and produce action plans to reduce consumptions.
Drive forward the Sustainability agenda ensuring that principles are firmly embedded and implemented/adopted by staff and clients.
The successful applicant will be an employee of the subsidiary and not Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
Applicants who are members of the Armed Forces, and those who have a disability that requires support in the work place (two ticks pledge) and who meet the essential criteria will be interviewed under the Trust's interview guarantee scheme.
We recognise the positive value of diversity and inclusion and are committed to a workforce that is diverse, equal and inclusive. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME people are currently under-represented in our workforce as well as other under-represented groups such as LGBT+ and disabled candidates. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, we have a Gold award from the Defense Recognition Scheme, and we are delighted to support Apprenticeships, Age Posi+ive and are a mindful employer.
If you require any reasonable adjustments to attend interview please make the recruitment team aware as soon as possible by calling our HR Recruitment Team on option 2.
Applicants who meet the Fit and Proper Person Requirements (FPPR) will require additional pre-employment checks in line CQC and statutory guidance.
Make sure to read the 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application and make sure you know everything there is to know before joining our fantastic trust!
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Please note that it is a requirement of this Trust that all successful applicants pay for their own DBS certification if a DBS check is required for the post. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first monthly pay.

Knowledge and experience equivalent to degree level in an engineering or building related discipline.
Extensive specialist knowledge and experience working within an Acute healthcare environment, within the Estates & Property Services environment.
Specialist knowledge of Building construction.
Specialist knowledge of all relevant NHS Estates guidance memorandum and building/facilities notes gained through continual personal development, experience and continuous theoretical study to maintain competence.
Specialist knowledge and experience of safe operation and maintenance of critical engineering plant and equipment gained through operational experience and internal and external professional technical courses.
Specialist knowledge of building construction/defects, preparation of building and engineering specifications and tendering procedures.
Specialist knowledge and experience of design and project management of major and minor capital schemes.
Need to meet the travel requirements of the post to cover the geographical area of Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Excellent motivational skills.
Willingness to act as an Authorised Person in a range of technical disciplines.

NHFM is a wholly owned subsidiary of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. Established in 2012, NHFM provide specialist project management services for large and small capital developments, estates maintenance and a full range of facilities services. Carrying out facilities management for a state-of-the-art specialist emergency care hospital - The Northumbria, three general hospitals - North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham hospitals - and a number of smaller community hospitals and clinic sites, we cover one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country.

NHFM is a wholly owned subsidiary of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. Established in 2012, NHFM provide specialist project management services for large and small capital developments, estates maintenance and a full range of facilities services for all of Northumbria Healthcare Trust's sites.
Come and work for us and we can offer you:
+ Competitive rates of pay
+ Enhanced rates of pay for working evenings, nights, weekends and bank holidays
+ Favourable employment terms and conditions - we mirror NHS Agenda for Change terms and conditions (https://www.nhsemployers.org/tchandbook) which includes up to 33 days annual leave + bank holidays per year, generous maternity and paternity leave provisions, occupational sick pay, and much more
+ NHS Pension Scheme
+ Career development opportunities
+ Fantastic staff benefits including car lease, home electronics, cycle to work and childcare schemes, priority access to vaccinations, physiotherapy, counselling, among many more
+ A great employee experience - we score very highly on our employee satisfaction metrics