Job overview
The Assistant Facilities Manager is responsible for the management of facilities services across the UCLH estate and will support the Trust Facilities Manager in delivering a clean and safe environment for patients, service users and staff. We are looking for an enthusiastic and knowledgeable problem solver to join the team, someone with a strong people management background.
The Assistant Facilities Manager will maintain effective communication and close collaborative working relationships with internal and external key stakeholders at all levels, including but not limited to contract partners and service providers, matrons, ward and departmental sisters, infection control, trust expert advisors, external contractors, consultants, risk management, health & safety, patient safety and quality leads, North Central London ICB and local authorities.
Main duties of the job
1. Effective management of In-house soft FM Portering teams.
Effective management of in-house services performance through SLA and direct management processes.
Ensure effective systems and processes are in place to capture, record, monitor and improve the status of statutory and legislative compliance in relation to Facilities services.
Support the Facilities Manager and Estates and Facilities Operations Manager with the implementation of change management processes and practices so as to achieve delivery of the trust’s strategic agenda.
Responsible for the management of work schemes as directed by the Head of Facilities.
To provide advice for service development options, which will improve existing services, deliver cost efficiency and take advantage of the latest technical solutions and innovations.
To be responsible for the delivery of high quality service, which meets the standards, expected by Estates and Facilities, our partners and the wider organisation
Working for our organisation
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
· University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
· National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
· Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
· University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
· Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
· University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
· The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
· University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.