Facilities Manager

ADMK Limited; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free on-site parking

Free tea and coffee

Flexible working opportunities

Discounted gym membership

Generous annual leave and pension

On-site nursery (chargeable)

Extensive staff health and well-being

Job summary

ADMK Limited is recruiting a Facilities Manager (Band 7) for Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. The role focuses on soft facilities management, leading teams, and managing day-to-day operations across the Trust.

The successful candidate will start at the first pay point for Band 7, with NHS pay arrangements and potential site-based responsibilities, including occasional travel to other sites. Interview date: 26 November 2026.

Qualifications

• Degree in Estates Management or Facilities Management.
• Healthcare experience preferred.
• Health and Safety qualification.
• IWFM or similar professional body membership.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day operations of ADMK facilities services across the Trust.
• Lead facilities teams and contractors, ensuring compliance with NHS standards and SLAs.
• Monitor outsourced contracts and service providers.
• Review incidents and identify trends to mitigate risk.
• Develop team objectives and training to enable potential.

Skills

IT skills

Organisational skills

Negotiation & liaison

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

Degree in Estates/Facilities Management

Health and Safety qualification

IWFM membership

Job description

Employer ADMK Limited Employer type NHS Site 43A W62511 ADMK Estates Management (Dept) Town Milton Keynes Salary £49,387 - £56,515 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 12/11/2026 23:59 Interview date 26/11/2026

Facilities Manager

Band 7

You can expect a warm welcome at Milton Keynes University Hospital, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At MKUH we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:

Free on-site parking
Free tea and coffee
Great flexible workingopportunities
Discounted gym membership
Generous annual leave and pension scheme
On site nursery (chargeable)
Extensive staff health and well-being programme

Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, in partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital; we conduct research and teaching on site to improve the care of our patients . The hospital is undergoing significant investment and development including a new surgical ward.

Job overview

Facilities Manager

ADMK Limited

Band 7 £49,387 - £56,515 per annum

Hours: Full-time 37.5 hours per week, all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working

The successful candidate will be part of the management team responsible for delivering the operational excellence in readiness for the next phase and developing the people working in the organisation as it continues to grow.

This broad role is directly responsible for the day-to-day operations of the organisation with an emphasis on Soft Facilities Management.

The successful candidate will start on the first pay point for the Agenda for Change band 7, subject to the NHS pay-setting rules. For existing band 7 candidates, employees transferring into the role will retain their existing salary, subject to contractual terms and applicable pay arrangements.

It is anticipated that this role will be predominantly site-based, with occasional travel to and attendance at other sites as required.

Please note that we are unable to provide sponsorship for this role

Interview date: 26 November 2026

Main duties of the job

ADMK Limited is a subsidiary of Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

The investment in a wholly owned subsidiary was approved by the MKUH Trust Board in September 2017. It was initially created to provide managed accommodation in respect of the Cancer Centre. The Cancer Centre has been operational since 2020 and ADMK Limited continues to manage the building

Working for our organisation

You can expect a generous reward package which includes:

• Enhancements paid for week-end, bank holiday and evening work
• 27 days annual leave (pro-rata for part time posts)
• Nest pension scheme
• Free uniform
• Free Tea & Coffee
• Free parking
• On-site restaurant

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Main duties and responsibilities:

• To manage the operational delivery of ADMK’s facilities services across the Trust, ensuring services are safe, effective, compliant, patient-focused, and provide value for money.
• The post holder will lead facilities teams and contractors, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements, NHS standards, trust policies, and service level agreements.

Operations:

• Manage and develop the ADMK domestics team.
• Facilitating stakeholder engagement through regular building user group meetings.

  Contract management:

  • Monitor outsourced contracts and service provider.

  Information Management:

  • Work with senior managers to review and investigate incidents, identifying any emerging trends or changes in incident profile of the organisation, in order to adopt any learning to mitigate future risk.

  Human Resources:

  • Responsible for the management of a team, sometimes through others, working across the estate to plot and manage team objectives and to assure their and your own opportunity to fulfil potential through training and development.

  Please refer to the Job Description for further details.

  Person specification

  Qualifications and knowledge

  • Degree in Estates Management, Facilities Management or equivalent relevant experience.
  • Experience of working in healthcare
  • Evidence of continuous professional development.
  • Health and Safety qualification (e.g., IOSH Managing Safely or equivalent).
  • Membership of IWFM or a similar professional body

  Experience

  • Experience within estates and facilities management in a large complex organisation.
  • Experience managing domestic/Soft Services teams.
  • Experience of managing directly employed staff and contractors.
  • Experience of statutory and mandatory compliance management.
  • Experience of service performance monitoring through KPIs and SLAs.
  • Experience managing operational maintenance services and engineering systems.
  • Experience of budget management and financial control.
  • Experience of undertaking risk assessments and implementing corrective actions.

  Skills

  • Intermediate level of IT skills
  • Able to quickly learn in house systems and to manipulate and retrieve data.
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Able to deal effectively with a variety of people including staff and other professionals.
  • Excellent negotiation and liaison skills

  Personal and people development

  • Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
  • Strong problem-solving skills.
  • Flexible and adaptable.
  • Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.
  • Commitment to NHS values.
  • Able to work effectively under pressure, meet deadlines and prioritise workload in a challenging and demanding environment.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills.
  • Able to deal sensitively and sympathetically with highly emotional situations.
  • Flexible approach to work.
  • Able to work independently, from independent location

  Communication

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with colleagues, clinicians, patients, contractors and senior stakeholders.

  Specific requirements

  • Ability to travel independently between sites for business purposes and to attend training.

  Please note that this post is subject to an initial probationary period of six months, extendable up to a period of 12 months. A DBS check may be required for new employees. MKUH promotes an inclusive workforce and are committed to equal opportunities, we proactively welcome applications from underrepresented groups in our community.

  Thank you for your interest in our Hospital.

  We reserve the right to close posts early if we receive a sufficient volume of applications.

  Milton Keynes is the fastest growing and most successful city in the country (visithttp://www.destinationmiltonkeynes.co.uk/) for which we provide Emergency Medicine (including Paediatrics) from minor injury to major trauma, Critical Care, Cancer Services, General Surgery & Medicine, Women’s & Children Services (including Maternity, Paediatrics & Neonatal) and Renal Services.

  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.