Facilities Site Manager

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Estates and Facilities Department for an enthusiastic team member for Facilities Site Manager.
The post is suited to a motivated and experienced worker to work at Broadoak Unit and Windsor House, Liverpool Park L14 3PJ
Planned Shortlisting- 31-October-2024
Planned Interviews- 8-November-2024, To provide operational and professional leadership to Facilities support staff ensuring the provision of a high quality FM service to the Mersey Care Trust economy across Sites.
To be responsible for the delivery of an appropriate and fit for purpose professional FM service; through effective liaison and the use of appropriate communication channels, appropriately trained staff, the application of performance management systems and procedures and in optimising the use of the available resources.
To oversell the provision of a safe and aesthetically pleasing environment in which patients can be treated and staff can work. Emphasis on overseeing and maintaining safe working conditions and adhering to ridged security factors working to established working procedures, codes of practice and established standards and objectives.
To ensure that appropriate governance arrangements are in place across all locations comprising the area of responsibility and to ensure that appropriate risk assessments and safe systems of work are in place for all components of the hard and soft FM services delivered under the control of the post holder., 1.To undertake the daily operational responsibility to ensure that all sites run
smoothly, in direct relation to all Facilities services including external areas,
grounds and gardens, housekeeping, portering, and catering services, waste
management, security, fire safety, H&S signage, cleanliness including external
areas such as grounds and gardens and general operational maintenance
across all sites.
2. To be responsible for the co-ordination, planning and provision of efficient and
effective services for patients, ensuring compliance with all current statutory
requirements
3. To be the first point of contact for both clinical and non-clinical services with
regard to ensuring that usage of the site, including storage space is provided
in an equitable and effective manner and any unwanted items are disposed of
in the appropriate manner and to monitor this on a regular basis
To manage relevant external contractors to ensure an effective value for
money service.
5. To look for ways to improve current services and contracts in the best interest
of the Trust.
6. To work with external contractors and consultants to develop, implement and
review effective systems of work within the site.
7. To manage and ensure that all security systems and procedures are effective
and known throughout all of the site. Work with NHS SMS to ensure the Site
complies with SMS Directives and H&S legislation. Where necessary to
develop/enhance security systems to ensure the safety of Service-users,
Carers, staff and visitors to the site. To further develop existing internal
communication channels to achieve this.
8. To be responsible for all internal and external contractual arrangements; to
include being the main source of communication, coordinating, monitoring to
minimise disruption. This will include external suppliers and their
representatives.
9. To be responsible for the management of all non-clinical complaints within
Trust guidelines and to look for and implement corrective actions and / or
problem solving techniques to reduce reoccurrences, as appropriate.
10. To be fully aware and trained in the latest Health and Safety requirements in
connection with managing an NHS site. To use this knowledge in everyday
issues that arise as appropriate and when necessary and through routine
matters, utilising expertise from Fire Safety Service, health and Safety Service
and / or Estates Officers.
To facilitate the equitable use of space and the allocation of any available
accommodation, where appropriate consulting with users and where
necessary operating as an independent arbitrator. To ensure all MCT
Directorates receive an equitable Facilities Management service within the
site. To liaise with all Local Division and Corporate Service Managers to deliver
an equitable service.
12. To work collaboratively with the Facilities Management Team on the
development of services.
13. To operate an affective system of reporting and monitoring both incidentals,
emergency and planned maintenance requirements to include monitoring any
other SLA's in place.
14. To manage multi-departmental budgets, to deliver a balanced budget, and
generally to ensure that all financial actions accord with the Trust's SFI's and
guidelines. To have management responsibility for the procurement,
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We celebrate diversity and promote equal opportunities; we are committed to challenging and eliminating racism and other forms of discrimination and advancing and promoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect.
We take positive action to support disadvantaged groups and also particularly encourage applications from ethnic minorities, disabled and LGBTQIA+ people that are under-represented in our workforce. Furthermore we welcome applications from reservists and ex-armed forces personnel as we recognise the benefits of the values, skills, training and experience that they bring to their work with us. We encourage all applicants to share their equality information with us.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants who consider themselves to be disabled who meet the minimum (essential) criteria for the role in the person specification. If you would like your application to be considered under the Trust's guaranteed interview scheme you can indicate this in the personal information section of your online application form.
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We reserve the right to close any vacancy earlier than advertised in exceptional circumstances once we have received a high volume of applications.
The Trust expects all post holders who require an enhanced DBS for their role subscribe to the DBS Update Service. You will be required to enrol for this service for a fee of £13 per year and maintain registration. Trans applicants who require a DBS check and do not want to reveal details of their previous identity can contact the DBS Sensitive Applications Team or email [email protected]) with their application number once they have completed their DBS application form. The team can prevent any previous identity showing on the DBS Certificate, unless the applicant has a conviction under their previous details in which case this will need to be disclosed.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
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Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.