Job overview

An opportunity has arisen within Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust for an enthusiastic, highly motivated individual with excellent interpersonal skills to support the Directorate of Estates & Facilities. 

Reporting to the Estates Manager, the post holder’s main duties will be to:

• Ensure compliance in accordance with all MPFT Health, Safety & Wellbeing Policies, relevant NHS Technical Guidance, Process and Procedures, Statutory Regulations, Approved Codes of Practice and any applicable aspects of HTMs.
• To oversee the day-to-day operation of the estates operational team, including planned preventative maintenance and reactive repairs. To also include completion of all detail and reports as required using the Micad CAFM system.

Main duties of the job

• Can implement new standards and lead change to manage continual improvement.
• To conduct quality audits of works to ensure minimum organisational standards are met and maintained and to take immediate corrective action when required where audits do not meet such standards. To undertake toolbox talks and lead health & safety compliance across teams.
• Meet with clients and contractors to ensure works are delivered to organisational standards and where applicable to resolve first line customer complaints or (when appropriate) escalate to immediate line manager with a view to providing accurate information/recommendations for corrective action to be taken.
• Responsible for the supervision, health, safety, and wellbeing of the maintenance team.
• Undertake and support own staff in fault finding on structural building fabric, fire doors, roofing, drainage, security or other critical systems and equipment.

• To maintain effective site logbooks where required at NHS premises, ensuring that they are completed in a timely and accurate manner. To carry out audits to ensure that site logbooks are completed by the team/contractors etc and that records are accurate and up to date.

Working for our organisation

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping  your communities and in return for this, we will support you by; 

• Supporting your career development and progression
• Excellent NHS Pension scheme
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Options for flexible working
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
• Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, milage paid at business rates
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
• Free car parking at all trust sites
• Free flu vaccinations every year
• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.