Permit Officer

The Estates team at the University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust are excited to announce that they are looking to add a Permit Officer to join their existing dedicated team. You will be responsible for the day management of the electronic permit system, and ensuring requests are processed within an agreed timeframe to help ensure the effective delivery of capital, and planned and reactive works., You will require a good working knowledge and experience with permit systems, processes and procedures and be able to interpret, process and coordinate the permit requests. You will be working closely with the capital and estates teams to ensure that the requests are reviewed and actioned effectively. You will be required to demonstrate good communication/interpersonal skills to work with all teams across the wider EFCD teams as well as with external parties. You will be responsible for ensuring all permit records are managed appropriately to demonstrate the safe and compliant management of engineering activities on site., Equality remains at the centre of our policymaking, service delivery, and employment practice, giving all employees equal opportunity to develop, apply for promotions, and have working arrangements that enable them to achieve a manageable work-life balance. UHS actively promotes a work environment free from harassment and discrimination and provides training for managers and staff to ensure this happens. We also closely monitor recruitment activity, training, development, and employment practices to ensure equality of practice with regard to race, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability, marital status and age.

• Must have a strong focus on quality, safety and customer service
• Good written and verbal communication, especially on technical matters
• Must be capable of negotiating with and presenting to, line professionals within and outside the NHS
• Must be able to work on own initiative with limited supervision/direction
• Must have; or obtain a current driving license within 6 months to enable prompt attendance across University Hospital Southampton buildings in emergencies
  
  As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to.
Due to the nature of this role and service, this role is on-site and the hours are as advertised. Please talk to us at the interview about the flexibility you need, and we will explore what's possible for the role and service. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 20% lower than London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.