Job overview

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is the largest comprehensive cancer centre in Europe with a reputation for high quality patient care, research, development and education. The Projects and Estates Department plays an instrumental role within the Trust by managing critical infrastructure, maintenance, and projects across its entire estate which directly impacts on frontline clinical care, research, infection prevention and control and energy efficiency. We are looking for a committed, highly self-motivated Service Manager, to join the Estates Team in Cheslea and to take ownership for actively embracing the responsibilities of this post as detailed in the Job Description and Person Specification. This role is an exciting opportunity to join our Estates team and be part of our continued development and success, making a real difference to patients and staff.                                                                                            

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work closely with the Head of Engineering. This position will be based on our Chelse site, the role encompasses managing operational maintenance and budgets across the estate, driving increased productivity from the in-house service team and Estates Officers /Technicians, overseeing contracted services and managing projects / operational initiatives. As a key leadership role within Estates Operations the post holder will work closely with clinical & other user departments and adapting the estates service and processes.

The Estates Department is responsible for providing Estates Services encompassing operations and maintenance of buildings, plant, building services and infrastructure and external grounds used by the Trust. This includes managing and providing a safe, NHS compliant, resilient and competent Estates service which protects the Trust from business continuity risks and has effective plans for disaster recovery.

Working for our organisation

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.

At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.

At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.