Facilities Manager: Portering Services / Domestic Services

Job Overview

We currently have an opportunity within our Facilities team in Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (Central) for an enthusiastic, motivated individual to take delegated responsibility for the following services in the Central Area:

• Portering Services
• Residential Accommodation
• Materials Management /Stores
• Post Room
• Transport (on site)
• Domestic Services & Linen Distribution (when required)

The overall purpose of the role is to manage the provision of a range of Facilities Services within the acute and community hospital sites in the Central geographical area of the Health Board.

Main duties of the job

The Manager has responsibility for providing operational support for these services for the Head of Facilities (Central) and other members of the Senior Management Team.

The Manager will lead in identifying and implementing change in conjunction with the Head of Facilities (Central), which contributes, to direction and strategy. They will be expected to develop policies following allocation of specific responsibilities, use resources effectively, and contribute to the wider activities and plans of Facilities and BCUHB.

The post will be based at Glan Clwyd Hospital but the Facilities Manager will need to be able to travel to Community Hospitals and Clinics.

The Health Board offers excellent working conditions including a generous entitlement of paid annual leave, enhanced pay for weekend working and a Superannuation Pension Scheme.

This is a full time permanent position.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients.

The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.

Person specification

Qualifications And Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Relevant degree & Evidence of Continuous Professional development at post grad level
• Relevant Management qualification, e.g. ILM Management level 5 or above and/or equivalent experience
• Formal Structured Courses, e.g. Post Grad Diploma, Prince2, NEBOSH
• Significant level of knowledge, training and relevant experience at a management level

Experience

Essential criteria

• Demonstrate achievement of service improvement (give examples)
• Demonstrable practical employee relations experience including liaison with staff representatives and partnership working
• Demonstrable experience in operational middle management in healthcare institution or related area
• Experience of budgetary management and Demonstrable achievement of financial controls
• Experience of production of business cases (give examples)

Skills And Attributes

Essential criteria

• Ability to initiate, implement and effectively manage change
• Ability to prioritise competing demands for resources, time and workload allocation
• Demonstrate an awareness and appreciation of current issues relating to Facilities in the NHS
• Knowledge of Statutory Regulations and Legislation relating to Health and Safety at Work and Risk Management
• Knowledge of Statutory Regulations and Legislation relating to Facilities Services and Waste Management

Additional Requirements

Essential criteria

• Flexibility with working hours
• Ability to visit all sites in the Locality