Senior Estates Officer (Mechanical)
- NHS
- Full Time
- Scunthorpe
- 46148.00 - 52809.00 a year
Job Description
Job summary
North Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals NHS trust require a highly motivated Senior Estates Officer (Mechanical) who will be based in the Estates department at Scunthorpe General Hospital and is required to play a proactive part within the Estates Management team to meet Trusts objectives in a safe, cost effective, efficient manner and compliant with legislation and good practice.As Senior Estates Officer you will report directly to the Senior Estates Manager. You will provide effective management and leadership support for the team of Estates Officers and other Estates staff in the Estates Operational Maintenance, Additional Works, Capital Backlog and Maintenance Services. You will be supported by performance management arrangements and encourage team working, by providing the varied skills that support the department's philosophy and flexible working. The post holder will receive training in elements required but will have Engineering skills and acquire the skills to support this flexibility in a safe and professional manner. The post holder will be expected to work across the Trust.
Main duties of the job
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Primary function is to carry out AP duties in line with relevant appointment and HTM (Health Technical Memoranda) requirements.
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Supports the Senior Estates Manager in his role and deputises as and when required.
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Functional management of junior staff members.
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Responsible for training and mentoring of estates team, toolbox talks within respective discipline.
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Provide senior engineering support and act a role model for other members of the maintenance team.
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Cross site responsibilities in accordance with the respective appointed AP function and have detailed understanding of sites.
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Med Gas/Mechanical
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Responsible for specific oversight and completion of AP action logs.
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Technical support to projects.
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Provide technical reports and provide solutions.
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Be regularly engaged with the Authorising Engineer.
About us
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust is part of one of the largest acute and community Group arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Group has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Group and our community.
Job responsibilities
For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.
As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.
Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.
We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.
Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.
We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.
We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of peoples age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
To learn more about Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, view our latest videos, plus more, please visit our recruitment website at https://joinnlag.co.uk/
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We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers.
Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A minimum qualification of a Foundation Degree / HND (level 5) Engineering in Mechanical and / or Electrical Engineering and willingness to work towards a recognized masters degree in line with the requirements of the role.
- Evidence of continuing Professional Development
- CMI/ILM level 5 in leadership and management or evidence or demonstrable experience commensurate with the requirements of the role
- Experience of managing a range of Estates services
Desirable
- Registration with Professional Body
- HTM knowledge of specialist systems
- Management experience of a large multi-disciplinary team
Experience
Essential
- Proven management skills and experience to control and promote teamwork within a multi-skilled team.
- Experience of managing and development of planned maintenance systems
Desirable
- Experience in financial management of budgets
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Scunthorpe General Hospital
Scunthorpe
DN15 7BH
