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Estates Officer - Specialist
NHS
Taunton
On-site
GBP 46,000 - 53,000
Full time
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Job summary
The NHS seeks an Estates Officer to oversee various engineering and environmental duties critical for maintaining hospital infrastructure. This role includes managing medical gas systems, leading maintenance efforts, and ensuring compliance with legislative standards, contributing to the safe environment of patients and staff.
Benefits
Qualifications
- Experience in managing and planning maintenance of Mechanical systems.
- Supervisory experience required.
- Ability to write and present reports effectively.
Responsibilities
- Manage engineering and environmental duties related to medical gases.
- Support the Estates Maintenance Manager.
- Provide specialist support for Building Management Systems.
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Job description
The purpose of the Estates Officer -- Specialist Estates Services is to manage a variety of engineering and environmental duties including maintenance, installation, testing, and repair and commissioning of services and equipment. This would include plant and equipment in accordance with relevant legislative standards and operational procedures to ensure the integrity of engineering services and infrastructure of the hospital and to provide a safe environment for patients, public and staff.
The purpose of the Estates Officer -- Specialist Estates Services is to manage a variety of engineering and environmental duties including maintenance, installation, testing, and repair and commissioning of services and equipment. This would include plant and equipment in accordance with relevant legislative standards and operational procedures to ensure the integrity of engineering services and infrastructure of the hospital and to provide a safe environment for patients, public and staff.
*To act as Senior Co-ordinating Medical Gas Authorised Person for the trust.
*To act as the Estates Decontamination Lead/Authorised Person.
*To support the Estates Maintenance Manager & Head of Estates in the provision of a high quality, responsive, flexible & cost-effective estates service
*To manage and provide specialist support for the ongoing management and development of Building Management Systems
*To provide direct support to support the delivery and development of the CAFM system.
*To support other estates officers across all disciplines
The post holder shall report to the Head of Acute Estates & Infrastructure and work alongside fellow Estates Officers for day-to-day operational duties. Other key responsibilities may include Authorised Person (AP) and Competent Person (CP) duties for:
*Piped Medical Gases.
*Confined Spaces.
*Ventilation, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning.
*Building Management Systems
*BOAS
At Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, we're committed to supporting our employees with a range of benefits designed to enhance your professional and personal life. We offer:
- Flexible working options to help you balance work and life
- NHS pension scheme for long-term financial security
- Generous annual leave allowance to recharge and relax
- A strong focus on career development to help you grow and achieve your potential
Additionally, you'll gain access to our Blue Light Card, unlocking exclusive discounts on shopping, dining, and leisure activities, as well as NHS-specific perks to support you both inside and outside of work.
We are proud to foster a diverse, skilled, and inclusive workforce, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds.
Why Somerset? Somerset offers the perfect blend of idyllic countryside, outstanding areas of natural beauty, and breathtaking coastlines, with vibrant cities like Bristol, Bath, and Exeter just a short drive away - and only two hours to London.
The region is home to excellent educational facilities, and with affordable housing compared to other parts of the country, it's a great place to build both your career and your future.
Somerset truly has it all - the peaceful countryside and cosmopolitan city life, with something for everyone to enjoy.
For full details of the main duties and the person specification, please refer to attached Job Description.
- ONC / HNC or equivalent in a mechanical engineering or similar discipline
- HND or Degree level education and/or evidence of continuing professional development.
- Membership of a relevant professional body
- EXPERIENCE
- Managing and planning maintenance of Mechanical systems specifically relating to medical gases and decontamination
- Using BMS systems
- Supervisory and Leadership experience
- Experience in writing and presenting both reports and business cases to be presented to a variety of forums.
- Experience of managing, planning, and budgeting
- Proven Management skills -- as well as working directly with Senior Management / Executive level.
- Perform root cause analysis on Serious Untoward Incidents for the Trust
- Extensive Knowledge of Computer Aided Facilities Management Systems.
- Able to undertake 24/7 on call duties
- Willingness to use technology to improve standards of care and support to our service.
- Willingness to adopt other technology to improve standards and the provision of services.
- Full driving licence
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.
£46,148 to £52,809 a yearPlus Local Recruitment Retention Premia £2500 per annum
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