Devon Partnership NHS Trust is seeking a dynamic and dedicated Facilities Manager to join our team based in Exeter. As a key member of the Facilities Department, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the efficient and effective delivery of essential services that contribute to the smooth running of our facilities and the well-being of all our staff and patients.,

• Coordinating Cleaning Services: Oversee the provision of high-quality cleaning services to ensure that all Trust facilities meet hygiene and infection control standards.
• Pest Control Management: Coordinate pest control services to maintain a clean and safe environment for staff and patients.
• Waste Management: Ensure the effective management of waste disposal, including hazardous and clinical waste, in compliance with relevant regulations and Trust policies.
• Catering Services: Supervise the catering services, ensuring that nutritional needs are met and standards of food safety and hygiene are maintained.
• Line Management: Manage and support a team of Facilities staff, providing leadership, training, and development to ensure high performance.
• Tendering Process: Manage the tendering process for contracts and services, ensuring value for money, compliance, and quality of service delivery.
• Contractor and Supplier Relationships: Lead relationships with external contractors and suppliers, ensuring service delivery meets Trust requirements and contractual agreements.
• Deputy Function: Provide support to the Head of Facilities in their absence, ensuring the continuation of high standards and service provision across all areas of facilities management.
  
  Experience in facilities management, with a strong understanding of cleaning, waste, pest control, and catering services.
• Proven track record in line management and team leadership.
• Strong knowledge of tendering processes and managing relationships with contractors and suppliers.
• Excellent organisational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage competing priorities.
• A proactive and solution-focused approach to facilities management., We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.

About Devon Partnership Trust We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery. We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do