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Job summary

Main area
Estates
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (4 days on- 4 days off - 4 nights on- 4 days off)
Job ref
213-CORP-7577958
Employer
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Town
London
Salary
£46,419 - £55,046 per annum, including high cost allowance
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
12/11/2025 23:59

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Shift Team Leader - Estates

NHS AfC: Band 6

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1.8 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King’s College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in the London Borough of Bromley.

We encourage all our staff to have a healthy work/life balance. In doing so, you can apply for flexible working from the beginning of your employment. We offer a range of options which are designed to suit different circumstances and priorities in line with service requirements. 

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Job overview

*PLEASE DO NOT RE-APPLY FOR THIS POSITION IF YOU HAVE PREVIOUSLY APPLIED IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS*

We are looking to recruit enthusiastic and dedicated Maintenance Shift Team Leaders to be based at our Denmark Hill site but may be required to work at a number of satellite sites.

The successful applicants will work within the engineering team ensuring the effective maintenance and operation of all buildings, plant and associated services in an efficient, economical and safe manner in accordance with all statutory, NHS Trust and departmental guidelines.



Main duties of the job

The post holder’s main areas of responsibility are managing an Estates shift team, including managing three members of staff, owning the performance of the team and ensuring work is completed in a timely fashion and to the standard expected. When on the day shift, the role holder will also manage the day working maintenance teams. The role holder will need to make decisions on the priority of works to be completed throughout the shift and will need it liaise with senior managers to update on progress, risks, incidents and any other shift related information.

Working for our organisation

The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

 1.         Communication and Representation

1.1         Extensive reporting to senior managers on shift performance, risks or near misses, completed and prioritised work and ongoing projects

1.2         Communicating with both technical and non-technical colleagues on work being carried out, providing oversight and ownership of all shift members’ work

1.3         Keeping in regular contact with contractors operating and working onsite, managing the quality of services provided including conducting spot checks and maintain the proper lifecycle of repair and build work

1.4         Represent the CEF department in various internal Audits

 

2          Strategy and Planning

2.1         Prioritising and planning work to be conducted on shift-by-shift members by working with senior leaders, analysts and shift team members to understand scale, scope and effort required to complete works

2.2             Maintaining the planned maintenance schedule and allocating work appropriately

 

3          Reporting and Analysis

3.1.           Providing regular updates to Head of Estates, Director of CEF and other leaders on performance of the shift, including analysing shift work completed, in progress and to be started to report on areas of improvement, overall efficiency of the team and forward planning both reactive and planned maintenance

 

4.    Information Systems and Data Management

4.1             Understanding and using systems to allocate and record works such as CAFM systems.

 

5.    Operational Performance

5.1             Managing the In house team & shift team and closely monitoring individual and team performance, including reporting on number of jobs raised, in progress and completed by the shift team & Maintenance team

5.2         Monitoring SLAs both internally within the department and SLAs of our key contractors to ensure they are delivering a valuable, efficient and cost-effective service

5.3             Must hold and be capable and willing to undertake CP (Competent Person) or AP (Authorised Person) skills and be able to respond to requests as needed

5.4             Supervising and undertaking estates and maintenance work with a trade background as an electrician, plumber or similar. 

5.5             Carry emergency WIFI phone & emergency bleep

 

 6      Research and Service Development

6.1         Recommends areas of improvement within the shift team and across the entire CEF department

6.2             Identifies efficiencies and implements these within the shift team

 

 

7.      Policy and Process 

7.1             Encouraging staff to report near misses, risks and hazards, as per the process

           7.2          Managing the permit to works process to ensure staff are adequately trained and                                skilled to  conduct work

8.         People Management and Performance

8.1         Leading, coaching and managing the performance of the team in line with good people management practices. Ensuring excellence is recognised and underperformance is addressed.

8.2             Participating in regular performance appraisal meetings and ensure each member of the team has a clear set of objectives and development plans.

8.3             Ensuring the team is compliance with all statutory, mandatory training together with any professional training requirements, ensuring they are up to date and fully compliant.

8.4             Managing team absences including sickness in line with Trust policy ensuring the appropriate return to work meetings occur, e-roster is updated, and productivity is at keep to the highest possible level.

8.5             Identifying and filling any vacancies that arise within the team in line with the Trust’s recruitment policy and process.

8.6         Identifying talent and supporting the internal talent management process in order attract and retain and succession plan for your people.

8.7             Reviewing skills mix at regular intervals in order to identify any potential opportunities to maximise resource utilisation / allocation, ensuring job descriptions are kept up to date.

8.8             Ensuring overall wellbeing of the team is maintained. Continuously support in improving the morale of the team and implementing a culture of zero-tolerance for bullying and harassment.

          8.9        Conduct regular toolbox meetings & staff meetings 

Person specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Postgraduate/diploma level specialist knowledge acquired through courses and experience, or equivalent
  • Extensive experience performing maintenance and technical work, including as CP and AP
Desirable criteria
  • Degree or equivalent Professional Qualification

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria
  • Highly skilled in tradesmen work
  • Line management experience
  • Proven ability to make decisions and work unsupervised
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of NHS processes

Skills & Competences

Essential criteria
  • Excellent communication skills in English written and verbal
  • Able to demonstrate tact and diplomacy
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Able to establish and maintain working relationships with colleagues from a variety of professional and organisational backgrounds
  • Ability to train others of varying abilities
  • Proactive approach to problem-solving and proven ability to develop and implement solutions
  • Able to manage conflicting priorities on a daily basis
  • Excellent time management and ability to deliver accurate work within strict deadlines

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Joji Abraham
Job title
Senior Estates Officer
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
020 3299 2804
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