Compliance Manager (Estates Technical)

NHS; Tooting; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Compliance Manager to ensure statutory and regulatory compliance across estates operations. The role involves supporting estates managers, preparing reports, and participating in audits. Ideal candidates will have a degree in engineering and experience in the NHS sector.

Qualifications

• Experience in NHS premises or equivalent critical service.
• NEBOSH / IOSH Certificate required.

Responsibilities

• Support compliance with health and safety policies and NHS guidance.
• Prepare reports on plant status and financial matters.
• Assist in the implementation of control systems for monitoring.

Skills

Team Management

Financial Management

Contract Management

Computer Skills

Health & Safety Knowledge

Education

Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

CAFM

Microsoft Office

Job description

Go back St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Compliance Manager (Estates Technical)

The closing date is 26 May 2025

The Compliance Manager will support the Deputy Head of Estates (Compliance) and Operational Estates Managers in ensuring statutory, regulatory, NHS, and internal compliance across St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. They will assist in the safe and efficient operation of all Building Services Engineering systems, ensuring cost-effective and reliable service delivery.

Key responsibilities include:

• Supporting estates managers in maintaining compliance with health and safety policies, statutory legislation, and NHS guidance.
• Assisting in the implementation of control systems for monitoring plant and equipment performance.
• Collaborating with clinical teams to identify compliance risks and priorities for audits.
• Liaising with the contracting team on technical information and equipment standardization.
• Preparing reports on plant status, energy efficiency, and financial matters.
• Participating in the internal inspection team and acting as an authorised person subject to training.
• Supporting training and development initiatives within the estates team.
• Deputising for the Deputy Head of Estates - Compliance when required.
• Participating in the out-of-hours emergency call-out schedule.

This role ensures compliance systems are in place, risks are managed, and estates operations align with regulatory requirements.

Main duties of the job

Focusing, where possible, on both qualitative and quantitative outcomes. The following responsibilities are common to all posts in the Trust and should be included at some point in the job description:

To have responsibility for the health, safety, and welfare of oneself and others and to comply at all times with the requirements of the Health and Safety Regulations.

To ensure confidentiality at all times, releasing confidential information obtained during the course of employment only to those acting in an official capacity, in accordance with the provisions of the Data Protection Act and its amendments.

To work in accordance with the Trust's Equality and Diversity policy to eliminate unlawful discrimination in relation to employment and service delivery.

To adhere to the Trust's policies to ensure that no person receives less favourable treatment than another on the grounds of: age; disability; marriage and civil partnership; pregnancy and maternity; race (ethnicity); religion or belief; sex (gender); gender reassignment; or sexual orientation.

To ensure skills are up-to-date and relevant to the role, to follow relevant Trust policies and professional codes, and to maintain registration where required by the role.

To be trained in and demonstrate fair employment practices, in line with Trust policies.

To undertake such duties as may be required from time to time, consistent with the responsibilities of the grade and the needs of the service.

About us

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

Job responsibilities

The Estates Department is a patient, visitor and staff driven department focused in delivering a range of engineering services in a professional, effective, consistent and friendly manner.

Our key objectives are to provide staff, patients and visitors with safe, attractive and fully operational environments whilst ensuring the Trust has all the engineering support services required to sustain normal, healthcare operations and business continuity.

To support the Deputy Head of Estates - Compliance and other estates managers in co-ordinating the infrastructure to support the trusts internal and external requirements in relation to statutory, regulatory, NHS and internal compliance.

Support operational estates managers in the day to day safe and efficient operation and maintenance of the electrical / mechanical plant, equipment and machinery, the associated services and distribution systems ensuring a technically sound and cost-effective service to St Georges University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

In conjunction with other engineering officers of St Georges University Hospitals NHS Trust provide engineering services at a high and efficient standard.

Ensures that St Georges University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and its associated users are provided with a cost effective, technically sound and reliable distribution and engineering service on a continuous basis.

Liaise with and support the contracting team as required in connection with technical information, standardisation of equipment and parts regarding compatibility with existing hospital services and equipment.

Support all estates managers with the production of specific health and safety policies and protocols ensuring their adoption in both spirit and application.

Acts in support of the Estates Managers as an authorised person, subject to training.

To keep abreast of all changes and amendments to Statutory Legislation and Mandatory NHS Guidance relating to the safe and effective maintenance and operation of healthcare building services installations and equipment and advise management colleagues accordingly.

Be a member of the internal inspection team.

Support the Deputy Head of Estates - Compliance in his/her duties.

Set up systems to allow the Trust to monitor and measure its compliance with external standards.

Work with clinical teams to identify priorities and risks for inclusion in annual audits.

Assist Deputy Head of Estates - Compliance in the direct implementation of all operational engineering department health and safety policies and protocols, ensuring that working practices comply with these in both spirit and practice.

Assist with the direct implementation of such management systems of control and monitoring and installation of plant and equipment necessary to meet the requirements of current statutory legislation.

Assist Estates managers with the safe and efficient operation of all Site Wide Electrical / Mechanical systems ensuring that all statutory legislation and testing is adhered to and written scheme of examination are maintained and remedial action is taken as and when required.

Assist with the implementation of best working practices to ensure the achievement of safe and efficient operation and maintenance of the electrical / mechanical services.

Responsible for the preparation of regular reports, including facts and recommendations to the Estates Operational Managers on plant status, energy efficiency, emergency schemes, financial matters and any other items/subjects as might be required.

Responsible for the effective implementation of the Hospitals Health & Safety policies and protocols.

When requested deputises for the Deputy Head of Estates - Compliance in their absence.

To attend various training courses (both on-site and off-site) as identified during staff appraisals and as required by the Trust.

Participation with the Engineers Out of Hours on call schedule and arrangements to ensure the provision of 24-hour emergency call out cover, 365 days a year, to the Trust.

Procurement of goods, materials and services and to ensure compliance with the Trusts Standing Financial Instructions at all times.

Support the Deputy Head of Estates - Compliance in developing and ensuring that staff training and development is achieved.

Person Specification

Experience

• NHS Premises or Equivalant Critical service Experience in the same role
• Premises Assurance Model or Equivalent System Experience

skills

• Solid team management skills Good understanding of financial management Board level report writing Contract management
• Good computer skills Sound understanding of CAFM Advanced Microsoft Office skills
• NEBOSH / IOSH Certificate Permit to Work experience
• Planet FM Understanding of the healthcare environment

Qualifications

• Degree / HND qualified in Mechanical / Electrical Engineering
• Member of recognised engineering/industry body, i.e. IHEEM/CIBSE / Engineering Council

Knowledge

• Technical specifications Relationship Management Health & Safety COSHH
• of electrical / mechanical engineering Pressure Systems Water Management Technical report writing
• Previous knowledge of Healthcare Estates and compliance issues

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£54,320 to £60,981 a yearp.a. pro rata inclusive of HCAS (Inner)