Building Team Leader

Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust; Willerby; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a Team Leader to manage a team of Building Craftspersons and Maintenance Assistants, overseeing day-to-day Estates maintenance activities across the Trust. You will support Estates Managers in coordinating contracted building and engineering works, and you will communicate with other department managers to arrange access to plant and equipment.

The role requires tactful, persuasive communication and the ability to maintain good working

Qualifications

• Excellent team leadership skills.
• Ability to motivate subordinate staff and provide training, technical advice and support.
• Ability to communicate and liaise with other department managers to arrange access to plant and equipment.
• Capable of being tactful and persuasive when handling complex, sensitive information.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Building Craftspersons and Maintenance Assistants in day-to-day Estates maintenance across the Trust.
• Support Estates Managers in coordinating contracted-out building/engineering works.
• Communicate with Estates Officers, Fire Officers and other Estates, Facilities and Development team members to ensure access to plant and equipment.
• Maintain good working relationships across Estates, Facilities and Development teams.

Skills

Team leadership

Training

Communication

Tactful communication

Persuasion

Motivation

Job description

The Team Leader is required to control a team of Building Craftsperson's and Maintenance Assistants, employed in the day-to-day Estates maintenance activity throughout the Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, and additionally support Estates Managers in control of contracted out Building/Engineering Works., Must have excellent team leadership skills, be able to motivate subordinate staff and provide training, technical advice and support. Ability to communicate and liaise with other department managers to arrange suitable access to plant and equipment for maintenance and maintain good working relationships. Capable of being tactful and have persuasive skills in respect of providing and receiving complex and sensitive information.

Ensure timely and effective communication with Estates Officers, Fire Officers, Team Leaders and other members of the Estates, Facilities and Development team.

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.