We are recruiting for an Facilities Manager to oversee management, performance and delivery of Soft Facilities services across Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire area of the Trust.
This is a full time role and your base will be at Whiteleaf Centre in Aylesbury, although you will be expecting to travel to other trust sites weekly, whereby you'll be providing operational support on cleaning, waste, portering, catering management,, whilst ensuring compliance with government legislation.
You'll be key in developing and managing policies, procedures, and contract service levels, contributing to the Trust's strategic objectives. You'll also be responsible for performance reporting and effective management of directly employed and contracted Soft FM staff across multiple sites.
This is a fantastic opportunity to make a big impact on how we deliver our FM services within a supportive and motivated team. We promote a learning culture here and will support you in your career and personal development through a range of excellent learning & development programmes by our dedicated 'Ofsted Good' providers.
If you have experience managing soft FM services in large matrixed organisations and want to make a different to the NHS we would love to hear from you!
Please note interviews are being held on Friday 6th March
Main duties of the job
* To ensure the continuous delivery of comprehensive services, including recruitment, appraisals, disciplinary and grievance issues, training and development, sickness absence monitoring.
* Manage soft fm operational staff
* Accountable for the operational delivery of soft fm contracts. To ensure that the contractor meets requirements in respect of health and safety policies and risk assessments and that any breaches are rectified and notified in accordance with Trust procedure. To be responsible for ensuring all legal and legislative requirements are met regarding the contract to ensure the Trust is not placed at risk of litigation.
* Record and ensure complaints are rectified in a timely manner. Recognise trends and make recommendations for improvement.
* Conduct cleaning and waste audits in line with the national cleaning standards and HTM.
Please refer to the job description attached for a comprehensive list of duties
Working for our organisation
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible
Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”
Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”
At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
* Excellent opportunities for career progression
* Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
* 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
* NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
* Competitive pension scheme
* Lease car scheme
* Cycle to work scheme
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Mental Health First Aiders
* Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
* Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team