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Main area
317 Estates PFI Performance
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
317-2024-40-15-DR
Employer
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Victoria Infirmary
Town
317 02 Royal Victoria Infirmary
Salary
£46,148 - £52,809 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
24/10/2024 23:59
Interview date
05/11/2024

Employer heading

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Engineering Manager – Estates Corporate Services

Band 7

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.

We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We’re also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients ‘contacts’ each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.

Job overview

The Estates Directorate is seeking to recruit a skilled and motivated Engineering Manager to join the Estates Corporate Services Team.

 

The successful candidate will support in managing the performance of one of the largest PFI contracts in the region therefore providing a truly unique experience and opportunity to develop within the organisation, whilst supporting clinical staff to deliver the highest standard of patient care.

 

  • Interview Date: 5 November 2024
  • 37 hours 30 minutes/week

  • You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy.  Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will perform a key role in managing our PFI partners for engineering, technical and compliance matters at our two main sites at the Royal Victoria Infirmary and Freeman Hospital within a complex PFI setting. 

This will also include taking a lead role in managing projects, compliance auditing, decarbonisation initiatives relating to engineering services and lifecycle development.  

Working for our organisation

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.

We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We’re also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

Our staff oversee around 2 million patients ‘contacts’ each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

 

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  • To assist and support the Associate Director - Estates Corporate Services and Operational Manager – Estates Corporate Services to lead, manage and develop and report on quality procedures regulating facilities services across the Trust’s PFI Estate. Develop and implement appropriate systems and work closely with functional leads and specialist advisors to audit and monitor the services provided by external service providers, ensuring the maintenance of consistently high standards in all areas. Research, compile and deliver appropriate and accurate information in connection with corporate and departmental standards and projects within non-clinical support services.
  • Work closely with functional leads and specialist advisors, to manage the engineering systems including HTM safe systems of work throughout the PFI estate and audit and monitor the services provided by external service providers, ensuring the facilities and maintenance of consistently high standards
  • Drive a programme of continuous improvement in the way in which services are delivered, providing a patient environment of the highest standard.
  • A key point of contact for the Trust in its dealings with PFI partners and will have responsibility for ensuring that the Trust meets its obligations in regard to performance management of the PFI Agreement.
  • Identify and promote opportunities to improve the quality and efficiency of service delivery to enhance the patient experience and environment.
  • To maintain effective systems of performance management ensuring that services provided by PFI Partners achieve the requirements of the PFI Agreement especially in regard to engineering systems, HTM safe systems of work and lifecycle replacement works.
  • Ensure that all estates services, primarily those provided by PFI Partners are responsive to and capable of improving to meet the changing needs of the Trust.
  • To provide expertise in respect of performance indicators particularly in respect of changing national targets and consequent implications for the Trust.
  • Providing suitable responses in line with the Trust's Complaints Procedure, reporting outcomes, recommending and initiating changes to procedures and services as appropriate.
  • Review and scrutinise the PFI’s monthly performance report, including key performance indicators on the current position of the Division.
  • Produce feasibility reports and business case reports, intermediate reports / presentations as requested by the Trust.
  • Organise, attend and chair the monthly Service performance Group meetings ensuring representation from all appropriate parties, including members from the PFI partnership.
  • Manage the delivery of engineering systems, HTM safe systems of work, lifecycle works and performance through Service performance Group meetings ensuring input and representation from all appropriate parties, including members from the PFI partnership.
  • To undertake as required research & development surveys, including patients and staff surveys, audits, benchmarking and activities as necessary to carry out the duties of the post.
  • Agree with PFI representative's programmes for maintenance and other works involving potential disruption to clinical service, liaising as appropriate with clinical teams.
  • Develop and implement an audit programme for all estates services producing and maintaining auditable records of performance management activity.
  • To undertake as required research & development surveys, including patients and staff surveys, audits, benchmarking and activities as necessary to carry out the duties of the post.
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Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Person specification

Qualifications & Education

Essential criteria
  • Minimum of a degree in a related field (or equivalent qualification/experience) plus specialist knowledge and significant experience of working at appropriate management level (Master’s level equivalent).
  • A supplemental qualification such as member or incorporated member of a professional body in building services, estates or specialist training and knowledge or equivalent experience o Recognised relevant Apprenticeship o Significant demonstrable post-apprenticeship experience. o Significant demonstrable experience, post qualification, in an engineering or estates related field o Specialist training and knowledge in particular field of hospital engineering (sterilisers, steam, ventilation, electrical, medical gases, energy management)
  • Hold a full UK driving licence.

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria
  • A sound knowledge of national standards relating to facilities services and audit processes particularly PFI experience in the operational phase
  • Have extensive experience in the operation and maintenance of engineering services found in a large acute hospital site. This will typically involve post qualification experience, including formal training and a good working knowledge of the following key disciplines: o Mechanical/Electrical Engineering o Health and Safety legislation and other associated legislation o NHS Estates Guidance Documents o Emergency procedures and systems

Skills & Abilities

Essential criteria
  • Good presentation skills
  • Ability to lead and inspire others, reflecting the ability to lead by example

Values, Behaviours and Attitudes

Essential criteria
  • Maintain a programme of continual professional development (CPD) to ensure current best practice is achieved.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

We are a Living Wage EmployerVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardRIDI Awards Finalist 2021Mindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerStonewall Gold 2022Better Health at Work Award - Maintaining ExcellenceDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - Gold

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
Gary Scott
Job title
Operational Manager - Estates Corporate Services
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0191 28 23917
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