Estates Compliance Support Manager - #723262

Job Overview

Are you passionate about ensuring estates compliance in a healthcare environment? Do you possess the expertise to influence and drive continuous improvement within one of the largest NHS teaching hospitals in the country? If so, we would like to talk to you about the exciting opportunity to join our team as Estates Compliance Support Manager at UHS.

As the Estates Compliance Support Manager, you will play a pivotal role in the auditing, monitoring and reporting on all estates related legal compliance and coordinating risk management activities across Estates, Facilities and Capital Development.

Main duties of the job

Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.

For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the ‘Job Description and Main Responsibilities’ section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.

Working for our organisation

As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to. UHS is rated ‘Good’ by the CQC and in the latest national NHS Staff Survey, we were in the top 10 acute trusts for staff engagement and for staff recommending the hospital as a place to work or receive care.

All non-clinical roles may involve a mixture of on site and remote working, Specific details and flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.

Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 20% lower than London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.

Key Responsibilities Include

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To monitor, report and provide information and specialist guidance on all current and relevant legal and technical estates compliance, building related regulations, healthcare guidance and Trust policies.
• Lead the estates compliance auditing, monitoring and assurance reporting programme.
• Responsible for coordinating risk management across estates, facilities and capital development.
  
  

General Duties

• Implementing the estates compliance priorities and objectives.
• Working autonomously to plan and manage a demanding workload including day to day activities and programmes of work.
• Deputising for the EFCD Compliance Manager when needed.
• Undertake or provide independent support for recruitment, investigations, or other activities across EFCD
• Liaising with a range of external bodies to maintain a specialist level understanding of latest requirements and procedures.
• Understanding and presenting highly complex and / or legislative information to staff and managers across the Trust and board level when appropriate.
• Where necessary, challenging and influencing others to ensure compliance with relevant legislation, policy, and the range of working procedures undertaken across Estates.
  
  

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for a detailed list of duties and responsibilities.

Additional Information

Interviews are to be held on the 24th May 2024

Person specification

Qualifications, Knowledge And Experience

Essential criteria

• Degree (or level 6) qualification or equivalent level of knowledge and experience.
• IOSH Managing Safety or equivalent.
• Member of IHEEM/other with qualification to graduate level or equivalent level of knowledge and experience in building services.
• Relevant engineering, and/or engineering building services training including knowledge of Engineering, Construction Design & Management Regulations.
• Experience in developing and monitoring governance frameworks.
• Understanding of Health Technical Memorandums and UK standards, codes of practise, building regulations and all current relevant UK statutory legislation.
• Sound specialist knowledge of Legislation, Regulations, ACoPs and estates healthcare requirements.
• Experience in developing and managing audit programmes.
• Knowledge of computer aided facilities management integrated work management systems.
• Evidence of relevant continued development (CPD)
• Strong planning and organisation skills with the ability to prioritise competing demands and work within the bigger picture
• Able to provide and receive highly complex information in the form of policies, procedures, contracts, statistical data, space related information and drawings
• Able to research and develop new systems and methods of work, and positively manage change required to achieve improvement
• Able to analyse and compare a range of options and appropriately advise technical and non-technical staff
  
  

Desirable criteria

• NEBOSH General Certificate.
• Healthcare building services compliance in NHS / healthcare setting.
  
  

Values/Behaviours

Essential criteria

• Patients First
• Always Improving
• Working Together