Job summary
- Main area
- Estates and Facilities
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 274-11793-COR
- Employer
- Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St George's site
- Town
- Lincoln
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/12/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 09/12/2025
Employer heading
Hard FM and Works Officer-NR
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
The Hard FM & Works Officer plays a key role in supporting the safe, compliant, and efficient delivery of planned and reactive maintenance, backlog maintenance, and minor works projects (up to £15,000 in value) across Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LPFT) premises, including both freehold and leasehold properties.
You will be responsible for the day-to-day supervision of in-house maintenance teams and external contractors, ensuring that engineering and building services are delivered to a high standard, with minimal disruption to clinical operations. You will act as an Authorised Person under relevant HTMs, ensuring statutory compliance and safe systems of work are maintained.
Working closely with the Hard FM & Works Manager, you will contribute to the operational delivery of Hard FM services, support the Trust’s compliance obligations, and help maintain a therapeutic and functional estate that enables high-quality patient care. The role also involves liaising with clinical teams, contractors, and estates colleagues to ensure maintenance activities are coordinated effectively and aligned with Trust priorities.
Main duties of the job
Contract and Performance Management
Maintenance and Project Delivery
Asset and Estate Management
Financial and Procurement Oversight
Health, Safety, and Compliance
Sustainability and Environmental Management
Leadership and People Management
Governance, Risk, and Strategic Alignment
Undertake any other reasonable duties as required by the Hard FM & Works Manager in support of estates operations and service delivery
Working for our organisation
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.
You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of ‘outstanding’ for well-led and ‘good’ overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We’re really proud of this!
We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.
Whether you’re taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that’s friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life. Visit beinlincolnshire.com to find out more.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for complete details regarding this post.
When completing your application, please demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
We can also offer you many staff benefits to help support you which include:
• Early access to Psychological Therapies and Physiotherapy
• Competitive annual leave allowance
• Car leasing scheme
• NHS pension scheme
• Free eye tests
• Money saving options through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Discounts on major high street retailers and restaurants
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- City & Guilds, HNC, or equivalent level 4 qualification in Building Services, Mechanical, Electrical, or Facilities Management
- Specialist works and building knowledge including legislation to undergraduate degree level or equivalent experience
- Completion of a recognised trade apprenticeship
- IOSH Managing Safely or equivalent health and safety qualification
- Evidence of continued professional development relevant to estates and facilities management
Desirable criteria
- NEBOSH General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety
- Membership or working towards membership of a relevant professional body (e.g., IWFM, IHEEM, CIBSE)
- •PRINCE2 Foundation or equivalent project management qualification
- CAFM system training or certification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in supervising Hard FM services within a multi-site organisation
- Experience in planned and reactive maintenance, statutory compliance, and minor works delivery
- Experience in working with contractors and service providers, including monitoring and reporting
Desirable criteria
- Experience in supervising Hard FM services within a multi-site organisation
- Experience in planned and reactive maintenance, statutory compliance, and minor works delivery
- Experience in working with contractors and service providers, including monitoring and reporting
Skills
Essential criteria
- Strong communication skills with the ability to liaise effectively with clinical, operational, and technical stakeholders
- •Ability to interpret technical documentation and compliance standards
- Proficient in using CAFM systems and Microsoft Office applications
- Ability to manage workload and prioritise tasks effectively
- Understanding of health and safety legislation and safe systems of work
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of NHS Premises Assurance Model (PAM), ERIC returns, and PLACE assessments
- Familiarity with inclusive design and accessibility standards in healthcare environments
- Understanding of NHS procurement frameworks and minor work capital project governance
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Antony Woods
- Job title
- Hard FM and Works Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07546 692302
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