Estates Supervisor Mechanical (NHS AfC: Band 7) - Estates supervisor - The Princess Alexandra H[...]

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust; Harlow; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust is seeking an Estates Supervisor to manage the operational aspects of building and engineering services. This full-time role includes responsibilities for staff management and compliance with NHS standards, serving a diverse patient population and enhancing healthcare services.

Benefits

Structured pay scheme

Minimum 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Free car parking for staff

Access to NHS Pension scheme

Onsite creche facilities

In-house training courses

Discounted hospital restaurant

Access to health and wellbeing services

Flexible working options

Annual appraisals with career pathways

Qualifications

• Experience in managing maintenance operations.
• Proven ability to manage teams.

Responsibilities

• Operational management of building and engineering services.
• Act as Authorised Person for specified systems.
• Manage direct labour and contractors in accordance with standards.

Skills

Planning and coordination

Development of policies

Knowledge of compliance standards

Education

Higher national diploma in engineering discipline or equivalent

Health and safety certification e.g. NEBOSH or IOSH

Authorised Person (AP) in line with HTM's

Job description

Main area Estates supervisor Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (on call) Job ref 292-7233809-E&F

Employer The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS trust Town Harlow Salary £46,148 - £52,809 per annum, plus 5% high cost area supplement Salary period Yearly Closing 20/06/2025 23:59

NHS AfC: Band 7

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.

Our values

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) promise to our patients, as identified by our three values which will contribute to improving our patients’ experiences, is:

Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts.

Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both.

Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care.

Job overview

The post holder will be responsible for the operational management of the building and engineering services for the Trust and for the management of the Estate including staff management. To provide specialist and professional building and engineering expertise to the Trust, other estates staff, directors and senior managers. To act as Authorised Person for a number of disciplines.

Main duties of the job

To undertake Authorised Person responsibilities in relation to specified systems.

To be the source of technical ability and supply interpretation of legislation when needed to senior estates management team

Day to day operational management of direct labour and contractors in line with standards such as HTM’s SFG20 and operating procedures.

Working with the Head of Estates agreeing, monitoring and reporting against budgets.

Ensuring the design and build installation and services comply in accordance with, legislation, statutory, HTM requirements and service requirements.

Active member of the management team. Representing the department commercially and technically at meetings when required.

To continually improve reporting systems to maintain a safe environment for patients and staff

Working for our organisation

Our Organisation

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.

We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop’s Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.

Our Values

The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:

Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts

Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both

Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care

The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job description and person specification. This is available to download at anytime.

Person specification

education

• Higher national diploma in engineering discipline or equivalent
• Authorised Person (AP) in line with HTM’s
• Health and safety certification e.g. NEBOSH or IOSH

Experience

• Experience in managing maintenance operations
• Proven ability to manage teams

Skills

• Ability to develop policies and guide technicians on best practices and safety protocols
• Knowledge of compliance standards and audit tools
• Excellent planning and coordination abilities

What we can offer you:

• Full induction and onboarding process in our organisation
• Free car parking for our staff
• Structured pay scheme, including additional living supplement to your basic salary
• Minimum 27 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time staff)
• Access to our Alex Lounge, our staff only rest area with free tea and coffee
• Access to NHS Pension scheme
• Flexible working options available, in line with our flexible working policy
• Onsite creche facilities
• Annual appraisals with career pathways
• In-house training courses
• Discounted hospital restaurant
• Staff health and wellbeing health services and complimentary health provision
• Our Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all its employees. We welcome applications from anyone who meets the specific criteria of the post regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender reassignment, marital status, pregnancy, religion or belief or sexual orientation. Reasonable adjustments to the interview process can also be made for any candidates with a disability
• All new colleagues joining PAHT will be subject to a probationary period of six months
• The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions where we have to close a vacancy once sufficient applications have been received. It is therefore advisable that you submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment
• Our Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and vulnerable adults. Offers of employment are subject to pre-employment NHS screening checks
• Providing false or misleading information or unsatisfactory pre-employment checks may result in the offer of a post being withdrawn

Employer certification / accreditation badges

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.