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Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
About
We provide high quality, accessible and responsive community and specialist services within Birmingham and the West Midlands. We deliver over 100 clinical services, out in peoples homes and in over 200 hospitals, health centres and clinics. We provide services for adults, children, people with learning disabilities, those with rehabilitation needs and also dental services.
Band 7 Facilities Manager - Patient Services
Closed for applications on: 2-May-2024 00:04
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 2-May-2024 00:04
Key details
Location
- Site
- Moseley Hall Hospital
- Address
- Alcester Road
- Town
- Moseley
- Postcode
- B13 8JL
- Major / Minor Region
- Birmingham & The Black Country
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Fixed term: 18 months
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Flexible)
Salary
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (NHS AfC: Band 7)
Specialty
- Main area
- Support Services
Job overview
Birmingham Community Health Care NHS Trust requires a self-motivated and experienced individual with strong compassionate leadership skills to join our busy Estates and Facilities Department within the Facilities Management Soft Services.
The successful candidate will be required to develop strategic plans relating to the National Standards of Healthcare Cleanliness 2021 and the National Standards for Healthcare Food and drink. By providing a high-level operational and visual leadership to the facilities services on four hospital sites and other Intermediate Care Units that provide clinical services.
Advert
Working in the busy Estates and Facilities department you will be leading a number of varied work streams, including partnership working with the Catering Service Lead to deliver a patient meal service at ward level in line with the National Standard for Healthcare Food and Drink.
Appropriate scope of experience is essential, and a flexible can-do attitude to the broad remit of the role is required to succeed. Possessing strong leadership skills is essential to provide ongoing assurance to the Trust that compliance relating to services within their remit are maintained and have Business Continuity Plans.
Working for our organisation
Be Part of Our Team...
BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe’s leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.
If you want to ‘Be Part of Our Team’ and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Working across the Trust you will be able to represent the Trust in key areas of compliance and will chair or support governance meetings required relating to the National Standards of Healthcare Cleanliness 2021. Having a professional soft facilities background, you will be able to offer pragmatic solutions to help maintain business continuity as the Estates & Facilities (Trust) representative.
A flexible attitude to an ever-changing work environment will be required to succeed in this challenging post whilst you will be joining a great team of Facilities professionals. It is essential applicants can meet the travel requirements of the post.
Disability Confident Employer and Guaranteed Interview Scheme
BCHC offers a guaranteed interview to any candidate who is Disabled, Neurodiverse, has a hidden or long term health condition as recognised under the Equality Act 2010, providing they meet the essential criteria of the job role, as set out in the person specification. We encourage applicants to submit their applications and to request any reasonable adjustments where required.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Birmingham is a fantastic place to live and we serve a wide range of people and communities. BCHC are an advocate of diversity and strive to mirror the community we serve as much possible.
We are committed to and actively promote equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals from all areas of the community who meet the specific criteria are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage/civil partnerships.
Promoting Workforce Equality
In response to data held by BCHC which demonstrates that individuals from particular protected characteristics are under-represented, BCHC are striving to redress these imbalances. In order to do this, the Trust is committed to the employment and career development of individuals with these protected characteristics. As part of this commitment and given this under-representation, the Trust guarantees an interview to any applicants from under-represented groups for positions at Band 8a and above whose application meets the essential criteria for the post as detailed on the Person Specification.
The Trust is currently under-represented in terms of people who identify as Black, Minority Ethnic (BME) and welcomes applicants from these communities. Selection will be on the basis of merit. In order to ensure the diversity of our workforce and understand the differing needs of our communities, the Trust is committed to the principles of Positive Action.
Flexible Working
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) supports a variety of flexible working practices and, where possible (given our range of services and community settings) dependent upon the requirements associated with the role, will actively consider requests made and support these where practically possible. This may include hybrid patterns of working to enable colleagues to request the flexibility of a mixture of home/base working.
In accordance with the NHS People Promise, the Trust is committed to facilitating a healthy work/life balance that is essential to health and wellbeing and to making BCHC a ‘Great Place to Work’. We will be happy to discuss and consider all requests relating to working patterns and hours at your interview so please do ask!
Benefits of working for us:
- Full NHS terms and conditions including extensive holidays, Agenda for Change pay with enhancements
- Attractive relocation payment if you relocate to the local area.
- Discounts for local and national retailers
- Dedicated well-being services for all employees
- Flexible working where possible
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree in Facilities Management, Business Management, or similar degree. (Or equivalent qualification).
- Management qualification or experience at a senior management level.
- Evidence of continuous professional development within own profession.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge and experience of project management and service development
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant experience in managing staff, budgets and strategy in a management post.
- Significant experience of developing and implementing departmental business plans for both income generation and efficiency savings.
- Leading on the Cleaning Policy in line with the National Cleaning Standards.
- Experience of working to Care Quality Control (CQC) and National Cleaning Standards.
- Knowledge of risk management and statutory legislation.
- Experience Length and type of experience Level at which experience gained Significant experience in managing staff, budgets and strategy in a management post. Experience in NHS Facilities Management. Significant experience of developing and implementing departmental business plans for both income generation and efficiency savings. Leading on the Cleaning Policy in line with the National Cleaning Standards. Experience of working to Care Quality Control (CQC) and National Cleaning Standards. Knowledge of risk management and statutory legislation. Experience of Patient-led Assessments of the Care Environment (PLACE)
Desirable criteria
- Experience in NHS Facilities Management.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Able to demonstrate innovation and develop new ways of working for Facilities.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skill and writing formal reports/letters and business plans.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Packages such as EXCEL, PowerPoint and Word.
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Ability to work competently under pressure and maintain a professional presence.
- Ability to motivate and manage staff in order to meet Trust and staff’s objectives.
Other Job requirements
Essential criteria
- Develop and coach staff members.
- Ability to regularly travel cross site i.e. Trust community premises, attendance at meetings.
- Member of professional organisation relating to Facilities management services, for example , AHCP, HCA, NPAG
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Elaine Burgoyne
- Job title
- Head of Facilities
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07540 677371
No longer accepting applications
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