Senior Facilities Manager

As part of the senior estates and facilities management team, the postholder will be responsible for the overall management of all soft FM (facilities management) services across Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust (PCFT)'s footprint. The postholder will be accountable for all in-house services/staff as well as the appointment and monitoring of all contracted services. The postholder will be responsible for full budget management of both in-house and outsourced FM services. The postholder will be responsible for ensuring services are compliant with policies, external and local standards and all applicable legislation. The postholder must also ensure that the FM services continually meet the needs of the clinical and non-clinical services through the effective management of in-house services and robust contract management. Whilst the postholder will have detailed knowledge of all soft FM services, they will be the lead subject matter expert (SME) for catering services across the Trust, referred to as the 'Competent Person', as well as the Trust's appointed Food Safety Specialist. The postholder will provide the lead and expert advice on behalf of Facilities towards the ongoing implementation of the National Standards of Healthcare Food and Drink 2022. The postholder shall also be the SME for cleaning across the Trust and lead any initiatives relating to cleaning services with detailed knowledge of the National Standards of Healthcare Cleanliness 2021., The postholder shall ensure there is the sufficient resource and planning in place to effectively deliver and manage all in-house soft FM services in line with service requirements 365 days a year. Main duties include to:

• Manage and monitor all external contracts and contractors providing soft FM services, including service level agreement (SLA) providers with regular performance review meetings and market testing.
• Lead and motivate a team of managers and supervisors to deliver quality soft FM services through effective communication and engagement.
• Have a detailed understanding of the National Standards of Healthcare Cleanliness 2021.
• Efficient management of delegated facilities budgets, including service contracts with both commercial and NHS / Local Authority providers.
• Identify and propose annual cost improvement schemes as a contributor to the overall Trust Value Improvement Programme.
• Form part of the wider capital, estates and facilities senior management team.
• Hold regular review meetings with service managers, clinical leads, quality leads etc. to discuss soft FM services.
• Attend the Trust's nutrition/food group as a main representative for facilities services and food safety specialist.
• Participate as part of the management on call estates service on a rota.
  
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