Main area Estates Officer (Operational) SN Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Including On Call Rota) Job ref 269-SFT9234
Employer Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust Town Salisbury Salary £38,682 - £46,580 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 11/08/2025 23:59
Band 6
Job overview
We are seeking a motivated and reliable individual to join our Estates Technical Services (ETS) team to assist with the provision of a professional technical and operational service to Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust and all contracted partner organisations within the Estates Technical Services (ETS) function.
Main duties of the job
To manage the operational maintenance team in the effective delivery of planned and reactive maintenance of the Hospital estate. Assist with managing the operational team resource levels, technical competencies, service quality, timeliness of delivery, emergency response, individual’s development, team health & wellbeing.
Responsible in conjunction with the Senior Operations Manager for ensuring the operational team recognise, adopt, and adhere to all Trust policies, procedures, and systems in place to manage Health and Safety and ensure a safe environment.
Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities
Working for our organisation
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we’re driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.
We are an acute Trust, rated “Good” by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.
We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.
Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don’t just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities
Person specification
* • ONC/HNC Level qualification in relevant field, or equivalent experience.
* • Qualifications / specialist knowledge of building structures / engineering services
* • Practical experience of undertaking the physical Mechanical or Electrical aspects of the Operations teams day to day work supported by an appropriate apprenticeship or formal training
* The post holder must be able to demonstrate management/Supervisory experience in a large multi service organisation and a proven successful track record delivering within timescales and budget in a relevant building services environment.
* Experience of managing and participation in an on call rota system.
* Required to manage conflicting demands and provide judgements and decisions over a range of complex operational estates maintenance technical issues, taking into account legislation, Health & Safety and available resources.
* Proven ability to plan, organise and implement a range of complex activities; requiring formulation, coordination and adjustment. Formulates long-term maintenance programmes and emergency contingency plans for critical services
* Demonstrate knowledge and experience to Post graduate course equivalent level and physical application in a building, mechanical or electrical engineering discipline
We offer excellent benefits that help make SDH a great place to work. These include but aren't limited to:-
* Holiday starting at 27 days plus Bank Holidays rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years for Agenda for Change staff
* Holiday entitlement for Medical and Dental staff starts at 27 days for Junior/Senior Clinical Fellows, Specialty Doctors and rises to 32 days after 5 years. Consultant entitlement starts at 32 days and rises to 34 days after 7 years
* An additional day's leave to celebrate your birthday (after 12 months & non contractual) pro rata
* Access to a career average revalued earnings pension scheme
* Life assurance if a member of the pension scheme
* An extensive Health and Wellbeing offer to help you deal with life's challenges
* Exclusive deals and discounts websites saving you money on everyday purchases, treats for the family, eating out and utility bills for home
* Cycle to work scheme
* Uniform provided (where required)
* On site Day Nursery and Holiday Play scheme
* On site health and fitness club
* On site car parking (fee's and restrictions apply)
* Opportunities to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and training, to help you achieve the job and career you want.
Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if we receive a large number of applications. We will not accept any applications or queries via agencies, under any circumstances.
We continue to encourage and support our staff to participate in the seasonal respiratory vaccination programme in order to protect themselves, colleagues and their patients.
GETTING TO WORK
We offer parking on site at Salisbury District Hospital, a daily charge applies. We encourage our staff to utilise other green methods of getting to work such as cycling or walking where possible, and our Trust is well connected through the bus services to the city centre and other areas.
OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUALITY
We are committed to making Salisbury an inclusive and welcoming place for every single staff member, regardless of who they are and where they come from. Equality sits at the heart of everything we do, and we ensure that all employees have equal opportunity to develop, to apply for promotions and to work flexibly.
The Trust actively promotes a work environment free from harassment and discrimination and provides training for 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, martial status and age.
OTHER INFORMATION
If this job requires you to have DBS check to enable you to properly fulfil the requirements of the job, on appointment, you will be required to replay the cost of obtaining a DBS check and this amount will be reclaimed in instalments from your salary. Many staff use the DBS update service at a cost of £13 per annum but you need to sign up for this via their website.
Please read the job description and person specification carefully and ensure that your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience required.
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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.
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