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Job summary

Main area
Facilities
Grade
CHS Grade D
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
372-CHS1672
Employer
Calderdale and Huddersfield Solutions Ltd
Employer type
NHS
Site
Huddersfield Royal Infirmary
Town
Huddersfield
Salary
£27,945 per annum, pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
10/08/2026 08:00

Employer heading

Calderdale and Huddersfield Solutions Ltd logo

Facilities Duty Manager

CHS Grade D

CHS is able to offer a wide range of services. Our scale enables us to offer competitive rates and we have a long track record of providing high quality, customer-focused services.  

We offer comprehensive estates, facilities management, medical engineering, catering solutions and procurement services supporting the provision of safe, effective healthcare to our communities. We are committed to delivering our Green Plan goals of reducing carbon emissions, air pollution, waste generation and improving recycling throughout delivery of our services. We also enable profit to go back into patient care.

CHS recognises that its staff are its greatest asset and that its business is its people. The company aims to create an environment and culture of openness, trust and honesty.  We encourage and celebrate diversity because broader perspectives, skills, experience and knowledge will enrich and enhance the value we bring to each other, our clients, shareholders and other stakeholders.

Job overview

To provide a full range of support services to the Trust, covering an out of hours rota. 

Management of all Facilities services, outside of normal working hours, ensuring quality services are delivered in compliance with relevant service specification and key performance indicators.

Ensure the continuous delivery of services and respond to service failures in a timely manner.

To act as key contact for all operational issues, concerns and service failures, responding to and resolving such issues in a professional and timely manner

Main duties of the job

A vacancy has arisen  for a Facilities Duty Manager (Mainly Nights) to oversee a range of facility services within CHS at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, joining a large and dedicated team. 

To provide a full range of support services to the Trust.

Please note the hours of work are Monday to Sunday 6.00pm - 6.00am with occasional weekend cover involved.

Working for our organisation

Working for your organisation

Calderdale and Huddersfield Solutions Ltd (CHS) provides estates, facilities and procurement services to our partner organisation Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) and other customers. We employ around 450 staff in a wide range of functions, ranging from cleaners, porters, retail and administrative staff to engineers and procurement specialists. 

In addition to a competitive salary and NEST pension employer/employee match scheme (up to 6% CHS contribution) we also offer a range of benefits as follows:-

Extensive range of discounts on-line and in store at all your favourite retail outlets

Blue Light discount card for further savings

Staff Lottery scheme

On site restaurant (staff discount), Café and coffee bar serving Costa coffee and Retail shop

On site Nursery provision and generous Maternity/Paternity and Adoption schemes

Workforce benefit team to support with a range of childcare provision/out of school clubs

Salary sacrifice car and cycle schemes (subject to certain criteria)

Tax free childcare vouchers

Career break scheme

Special leave policies

Flexible working opportunities

On site Occupational Health service

24/7 Care First Employee Assistance scheme that provides:-

                        Confidential counselling and support 

                        Financial and legal help and advice               

Chaplaincy Services, Chapel and Prayer rooms

Dedicated wellbeing hour each week

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To ensure consistent high levels of service delivery of all CHS Facilities services, outside of normal working hours:- 

  • To demonstrate and provide ongoing leadership and supervision of a range of Facilities tasks.
  • Ensure all equipment and services relating to the day-to-day operational management of the departments are functioning correctly and report where necessary.
  • Provide support and assistance to Management in the provision of required mandatory and essential training, to ensure staff complete all required training.
  • Support with monthly team meetings for staff working outside of normal hours, undertake toolbox talks and provide information on Facilities Services when required.
  • Provide and receive technical and non-technical information, to inform work colleagues, patients and clients. Ensuring, where relevant, such information is communicated effectively up to senior management level.
  • To respond to incidents occurring with staff within the department and inform Deputy Head of Facilities of such matters. Conduct initial investigation as appropriate.
  • To liaise with a multidisciplinary staff as appropriate to develop and maintain good working relationships and to ensure effective communication takes place at all times.
  • To receive and distribute work instructions to the appropriate service delivery staff.
  • To maintain a general understanding of the various tasks performed within each of Facilites services and support delivery where necessary..
  • Responsible for ensuring that services are delivered in compliance with current Health & Safety legislation and good practice guides, as agreed and supported by the Head of Facilities paying particular attention to Risk Management issues.
  • Respond to service delivery issues using own judgment and problem solving techniques.
  • Ensure clear and consistent communication with all staff groups, ensuring staff awareness of service priorities, plans and objectives.
  • Support the Equality & Diversity Agenda within the Directorate
  • Receive, interpret and provide information relating to service needs
  • Responsible for providing patient focused service and maintaining a safe environment that supports and enhances patient care.
  • Responsible for ensuring that all support services are responded to in an effective and timely manner to support and enhance patient experience and care.
  • Give clear information to patients and visitors when asked or during incidental contact.
  • Responsible for undertaking risk assessments where required relating to support service with attention to aspects of patient care.
  • Identify and action any poor practice which may result in financial loss to the Trust and report such to the Head of Facilities.
  • Ensure all associated database, spreadsheets and information systems are managed and maintained in an effective manner ensuring they are up to date and accessible.
  • Ensure a responsive service is delivered and maintained for associated functions.
  • Carry out return to work interviews and complete all associated paperwork
  • Receive, review and interpret a range of information in relation to the provision of Facilities services, ensuring, where relevant, that such information is communicated up to management level.
  • Ensure communication and distribution lists are up to date.
  • Receive, handle, prioritise and forward, as necessary, incoming correspondence (e-mail, letter, telephone).  Deal appropriately with people at all levels, using written and verbal communication.
  • Manage, and maintaining accurate, computerised databases and records relating to CHS Facilities.
  • To verbally assist hospital visitors with out of hours access to the HRI site, between the hours of 10pm and 6am.
  • To monitor and operate the EPR (Capman) system during the hours of 6pm – 6.00am
  • To operate the radio system and liaise with appropriate personnel.
  • To respond to attack alarms activated on the hospital site, reporting alarms quickly to Security.
  • Undertake all such reasonable other duties as may be required as part of the role.

 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • A good standard of general education to GCSE standard or equivalent at Grade C or above
Desirable criteria
  • IT qualification such as CLAIT or ECDL
  • Evidence of continuing professional development

Knowledge & Skills

Essential criteria
  • A working knowledge and understanding of the provision of facilities services.
  • Excellent communication and organisational skills, ability to prioritise and organise own workloads
  • Ability to manage own time
  • Multi-tasking skills
  • Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines whilst delivering high quality work
  • Quick thinker, innovative and self motivated
  • Skilled at working with multidisciplinary teams
  • Numeric & writing skills to be able to accurately complete all necessary documentationation
  • Computer skills, excel, e-mail
Desirable criteria
  • Excellent customer service skills

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work undirected and using own judgment
  • Good interpersonal and relationship building skills
  • Demonstrable experience at supervisor / management level  Ability to lead and manage service delivery teams
  • Ability to lead and manage service delivery teams
  • Excellent ability to communicate effectively in writing and face-to face.

General

Essential criteria
  • Able to fulfill the health requirements of the post as identified in the Job Description, taking into account any reasonable adjustments recommended by Occupational Health. (
  • Must be eligible to work in the UK.
  • Ability to work in various locations throughout the network of services provided by the Company/Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust.
Desirable criteria
  • Demonstrate a commitment to continuing professional development and personal progression

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerCare Leaver CovenantStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.

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
Cara Sutcliffe
Job title
Support Services Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01484 343413
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